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Regional Food System Partnership Fiscal Year 2026 deadline 2026

The current listed application deadline is June 4, 2026. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.

Agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Award range
$100,000 to $1,000,000
Total funding
$4,710,000
Funding instrument
Grant
CFDA / ALN
10.177
Cost share
Yes

Application Countdown

24
Days
11
Hours
45
Minutes

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Quick facts

Opportunity number
Not listed
Last updated
April 20, 2026
Expected awards
10

Deadline summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the 2026 Fiscal Year (FY) Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) grant program. RFSP purpose is to support partnerships that connect public and private resources to plan and develop local and regional food systems.RFSP is part of the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) umbrella program. AMS welcomes applications that meet LAMP goals (see section 3.1) to support the development, coordi...

Date note

Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.

Key dates

Posted
April 20, 2026
Deadline
June 4, 2026

Before you apply

Confirm the official submission path and any portal requirements.
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Validate fit against the listed eligibility groups before investing drafting time.
This program expects about 10 awards, which can help frame competitiveness.

Eligibility snapshot

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)See Section 2.2 Eligibility Section of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a full list of eligible applicants and eligible entities (partners).

See Section 2.2 Eligibility Section of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a full list of eligible applicants and eligible entities (partners).