New York State Regional School Food Infrastructure Grant Program 2025 Round 3

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (the “Department”) is pleased to announce the availability of funds for Round 3 of the 2025 School Food Infrastructure Competitive Grants Program. Applications for funding must conform to the format provided in the Statewide Financial System. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED via the Statewide Financial System Grants Management System (SFS GM) to be considered for funding. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be accepted. The name for this opportunity is “New York State Regional School Food Infrastructure Grant– Round 3” and the EVENT ID is AGM-RSFI25. Release Request for Proposals (RFP) September 18, 2025 Informational Workshop October 1, 2025 Link to recording of Informational Workshop Regional School Food Infrastructure Grant 2025 - Informational Workshop-20251001 1702-1 - State of NY Enterprise Webex Question Submission Deadline December 12, 2025, 4PM Questions and Answers Posted December 19, 2025 Deadline for Applications January 20, 2026, 3 PM Announcement of Grant Awards April 2026 All questions about this RFP must be submitted in writing to:The Farm-to-School TeamAttn: Matthew WilsonNYS Department of Agriculture and Markets10B Airline DriveAlbany, NY 12235E-mail: [email protected]: (518) 457-1605 Eligible Projects: Only capital projects necessary for construction, renovation, alteration, rehabilitation, improvements, installation, acquisition, repair or replacement of buildings, equipment, or permanent facilities for the development of facilities to support the preparation and distribution of New York-focused meals for regional school infrastructure, such as aggregation, storage hubs and/or commissary-type kitchens. For purposes of this program, a project may be a portion of a larger overall capital project. Grantees can only apply for the full amount of $5,000,000 per proposal. Eligible Applicants • Registered not-for-profit organizations (e.g., tax-exempt under section 501c(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code);• Local Municipalities• School Districts• Boards of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES)Applicants must be registered and prequalified in the Statewide Financial System Grants Management System, and the organizations’ document vault must be up to date. Applicants who are not registered or whose document vaults have expired will be disqualified. Project Duration Project contract terms will be five years; start date will be 3/15/26. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Awarded in previous rounds and excluded from being awarded in Round 3: Western New York: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, NiagaraNorth Country: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, St. LawrenceLong Island: Nassau, SuffolkCentral New York: Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 6.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 15.00% WBE Goal: 15.00%