SLED Opportunity · NEW YORK · NEW YORK
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New York State offers a $5M grant for capital projects supporting regional school food infrastructure, including kitchens and storage hubs. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, municipalities, school districts, and BOCES. Applications due by January 20, 2026, via the Statewide Financial System Grants Management System.
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 Team Attn: Matthew Wilson NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets 10B Airline Drive Albany, NY 12235 E-mail: farmtoschool@agriculture.ny.gov Fax: (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, Niagara North Country: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence Long Island: Nassau, Suffolk Central 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%
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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