Local Food System Infrastructure Grant

An owner-operated farm or ranch in Washington with less than $1 million in annual gross cash farm income in 2022, that sells some portion of their products in Washington state.
An owner-operated farm is one in which the majority of the business is owned by the person/s involved in the day to day on-farm operation, including co-operatively owned and operated farms or ranches.

OR

A non-farm food business with less than $5 million dollars in annual revenue in 2022, and fewer than 200 employees, whose primary function is to gather, process, manufacture, move, store, or sell foods grown, caught, or raised in Washington.
Revenue and employee count must include parent company and subsidiaries and across all geographies where the company operates.
Employee count is the average number of people employed for each pay period over the business’s latest 24 calendar months. Any person on the payroll must be included as one employee, regardless of hours worked or temporary status.

OR

A non-profit, tribal, or local government entity that is directly enabling small and midsize Washington farms, ranches, and food businesses to access or improve aggregation, processing, distribution of their products in Washington, or otherwise directly enabling their access to markets within Washington. This grant may not be used for sub-awards or pass-through funding.