School Food Infrastructure Fund (SFIF)

• Certificate of Incorporation and Articles of Incorporation or Letters Patent
• Last 2 years of financial statements
• Detailed project budget
• Project team description
• Optional: accountability and management framework
• Optional: endorsement or support letters

Who is eligible?

• Not-for-profit organizations
• Not-for-profit Indigenous organizations
• Sector councils
• Not-for-profit corporations

Who is not eligible

• Schools, school boards, and educational institutions
• For-profit entities
• Unincorporated organizations
• Consultants or third parties applying on behalf of another organization

Eligible expenses

• Project management and administrative staff costs
• Office supplies, rent, utilities, and communications
• Audit, bank, insurance, and legal fees
• IT products, services, and maintenance
• Other office overhead costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Costs and work incurred before the application is deemed complete
• New building construction by ultimate recipients
• Structural changes to an existing building by ultimate recipients

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada

• Capacity, governance structure, partners, existing networks, and facilities used to redistribute funds within prescribed timelines
• Capacity to manage a transparent and open selection process for ultimate recipients and related projects or activities
• Capacity to develop and implement an accountability and management framework and manage written funding agreements
• Experience working with local non-profit organizations that support school food programming in low-income communities
• Ability to collect data and report on financial and project results

• Access your program information through the online portal.
• Click the Grants and Contributions button and choose a secure sign-in method.
• Sign in or register, then start a new application.
• Fill in the School Food Infrastructure Fund application form.
• Upload the required forms and documents, then enter the application details.
• Submit the completed application.

• Applications are selected in a fair, accessible, and transparent manner.
• Applications are reviewed competitively and evaluated based on merit and how well they meet the program criteria.
• If your application is complete, it will be assessed against the program principles and criteria.
• If your application is incomplete, it will be placed on hold and you will be asked to provide more details.
• If funding is approved, you must sign a contribution agreement before receiving any funding.

• Organizations established in Quebec must address M-30 compliance during the assessment process.
• Even if all eligibility criteria are met, submitting an application does not obligate the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food or AAFC to provide funding.
• If approved, you will receive a written decision letter describing the funding level and any other terms, if applicable.