New York Food for New York Families Round 2 Competitive Grants

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (the “Department”) is pleased to announce the availability of a second round of funding for the New Fork Food for New York Families Competitive Grant Program. The New York Food for New York Families Program Round 2 (NYFNYF2) will maintain and improve food and agricultural supply chain resiliency in New York State. This funding is provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA.)  The goal of this program is to purchase food grown and produced in New York State and deliver it to food insecure communities. Additionally, this program focuses on creating new markets and purchasing from underserved producers. RFP: Timeline Release Request for Proposal - January 10, 2024 Informational Webinar - January 18, 20204, 3:00 p.m.,  Please click below to register. New York Food for New York Families Round 2 Grant Opportunity registration - NYS Information Technology Service WebEx Enterprise Site Deadline for Questions:  February 1, 2024, 3:00 p.m. Answers to Questions Posted:  February 8, 2024    Deadline for Applications:  February 15, 2024, 3:00 p.m. Announcement of Grant Awards:  Anticipated May 2024  Application Submission Requirements: Proposals must be submitted via mail or hand delivered. Proposals must be received by the Department by 3:00 p.m. local time on February 15, 2024. Mail or hand-deliver your proposal, in one sealed envelope or package addressed to: NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets Division of Fiscal Management Attn: Kimberly Carr (RFP0325) 10B Airline Drive Albany, NY 12235 Proposers are solely responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of their proposal. Proposals may not be submitted by fax or email. Materials received after the deadline will be returned unopened to the sender. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Minority Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Women Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 0% Disadvantaged Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Due date:02/15/2024 3:00 PM Applications must be submitted via mail or hand delivered Contract term: 5/1/24 - 8/31/25 County(ies): All NYS counties Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Food Bank of Central New York Food Bank For New York City United Way of New York City Council on the Environment Inc. Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Inc. Comfort Food of Washington County, INC. Island Harvest LTD Cornell University The Campaign Against Hunger, Inc. Saranac Lake Rotary Foundation Inc. Capital Roots Inc. Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty Skyline Charitabe Foundation Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Putnam County New York Common Pantry, Inc. Buffalo City School District Infinity Educational Special Programs Corp RiseBoro Community Partnership Inc. BronxWorks Inc. FeedMore Western New York, Inc. FOOD BANK ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE ADKACTION.ORG, INC. Institute for Community Equity & Sharing, Inc. Feeding Westchester, Inc. Foodlink Inc. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County