Business Size: medium

Industries: agriculture, food_processing, community_development

Region: Canada

Demographics: Indigenous, Black-led, Black-focused

Other Criteria: Eligible organization types: Indigenous (First Nation, Métis, Inuit) community/government or not-for-profit, Not-for-profit organizations with a mandate to provide community food services, Municipal Administrations., Must foster equity, diversity, and inclusion by removing barriers to equal opportunities for all persons, including 2SLGBTQI+, Black, and Indigenous communities., Operating for at least 2 years as a legal entity (federally, provincially, or territorially incorporated) capable of entering into legally binding agreements., Projects must include a mandatory food production element and a minimum of 2 partnerships., Applicants must have the financial capacity to manage upfront project costs (minimum 25% cost-share is required from the applicant)., Projects must predominantly serve equity-deserving groups, particularly Indigenous and Black communities (and generally include 2SLGBTQI+, visible minorities, youth, women, persons with disabilities as beneficiaries)., Organizations that signed a Local Food Infrastructure Fund funding agreement since September 2021 are ineligible as applicants (exceptions may apply for Indigenous applicants), but are eligible to be partner organizations., Application must be submitted directly from the eligible organization requesting funding, not by a third party (e.g., consultants)., Ownership of equipment must be held solely by the applicant.