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Food Security is defined as access, by all people at all times, to enough food for an active, healthy life (USDA, 2020).
The FSIG Program seeks to ensure that farmers, commercial fishermen, and other local food producers are better engaged with a strong, resilient food system to help mitigate food supply and distribution disruptions, as well as to ensure that individuals and families throughout the Commonwealth have equitable access to food, with a focus on food that is produced locally.
Eligible grantees include applicants that are part of the Massachusetts local food system including producers, processors, and distributors; emergency food distributors; community and food organizations; school meal programs (including summer meal sponsors); urban farms and community gardens; and nonprofit food security organizations. Applicants may be those representing farms, small, independent grocery stores, food banks, commercial fishing operations, seafood dealers and processors, and other food system businesses or organizations focused on addressing food access and/or improving and strengthening the resiliency of the Commonwealth’s food system by increasing distribution of Locally Grown Food.
Download and review the RFR listed below, and submit your application online. The full list of questions for the application are available in the RFR in Attachment A. Please review the full application before starting your online application. Detailed instructions for application requirements can be found in the RFR on Page 12.
All applications must be submitted by 4:00 PM on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 through the Online FSIG Application.
Additional documentation must be sent by email to FSIGGrant@mass.gov. A Budget Form is available below.
This program allows only for the submission of on-line applications. All applicants are advised to allow adequate time for submission of their proposal by considering potential on-line impediments like internet traffic, Internet connection speed, file size, and file volume.
All on-line submissions should generate a confirmation that the application was successfully submitted.
MDAR cannot assist in the preparation of grant applications. In order to maintain the integrity of the competitive grant process, MDAR cannot advise or provide individuals with any information regarding specific applications during the solicitation process.
