Local Food Infrastructure Fund

To be eligible for the Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF) grant, your organization must meet the following criteria: 1. Be a community-based, not-for-profit organization with a mission to reduce food insecurity by establishing and strengthening the local food system. 2. Have a project that directly addresses food security and increases the accessibility and distribution of healthy, nutritious, and ideally local foods within the community. 3. Your project must align with the program objectives of increasing food security through investments in infrastructure needs. 4. Funding may be used for infrastructure improvements and equipment purchases related to the accessibility of healthy foods within the community. 5. The intake period for application must be open, as the program funding is time-limited and the application deadline should be noted. 6. Your project must be able to demonstrate a positive impact on food security and local food systems to be considered for grant funding. If your organization meets these eligibility criteria, you may qualify to apply for the LFIF grant. Please check the official program guidelines and application process for more details on how to proceed with your application.

Yes, there are evaluation and selection criteria for this grant. The criteria are as follows:

• Demonstrated need for funding to address food insecurity and increase accessibility of healthy, nutritious, and local foods
• Clear demonstration of how the project will impact the target community(ies)
• Evidence of collaboration and support from local partners and stakeholders
• Sustainability and long-term impact of the proposed project

Step 1. What this program offers Intake period: Closed The application intake period is now closed. The program ends March 31, 2024. The Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF) is a 5-year, $70 million initiative ending on March 31, 2024. It was created as part of the Government of Canada's Food Policy for a healthier and more sustainable food system in Canada. Program objectives The program is aimed at community-based, not-for-profit organizations with a mission to reduce food insecurity by establishing and strengthening their local food system. The program's primary goal is to help increase food security through investments in infrastructure needs. This intake of LFIF mobilizes an additional $10 million announced in Budget 2023, to provide grants to help increase food security through investments in infrastructure needs. The impact of which must be targeted and immediate, and must be directly related to addressing food security and increasing the accessibility and distribution of healthy, nutritious and ideally local foods within community(ies). There have been 4 previous funding phasesThe fourth intake of LFIF took place from June 1, 2022 to July 15, 2022 and focused on projects that either created a portion of (or expanded) a food system or implemented an entire food system. The third intake of LFIF took place from July 12, 2021 to September 3, 2021 and provided rapid-response grants to help prevent hunger through investments in infrastructure needs. The second intake of LFIF took place from June 9, 2020 to February 12, 2021, and along with simpler infrastructure requests noted below, included more complex, multi-year projects that strengthen local food systems. The initial intake of LFIF took place from August 15, 2019 to November 8, 2019, and was aimed at small community-based organizations to allow them to improve their infrastructure and purchase equipment directly related to the accessibility of healthy, nutritious, and ideally, local foods within their community. AAFC Funding Under the current intake, you may be eligible to receive a minimum of $15,000 and a maximum of $120,000 in grant funding. Cost-sharing AAFC may provide up to 100% in funding toward eligible project costs. For funding to purchase an eligible vehicle, a mandatory cost share will be applied as follows: AAFC — a maximum of 85% You — a minimum of 15% This calculation will be done as part of the project assessment. Previous-next document navigation - bottom Next

- The program aims to reduce food insecurity by strengthening local food systems. - Grant funding ranges from $15,000 to $120,000 under the current intake. - AAFC may cover up to 100% of eligible project costs. - For funding to purchase a vehicle, there is a mandatory cost share with AAFC covering a maximum of 85% and applicants contributing a minimum of 15%. - The program prioritizes projects that address food security and increase accessibility and distribution of healthy, nutritious, and local foods within communities.