Food & Nutrition Grants for Food Banks and Agriculture Nonprofits

Top opportunities

• Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program

  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Up to $275Mopen

  Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Assists local waste managem...

  waste_managementenvironmental_educationland_conservationrecyclingwaste management

• Support for deprived persons to provide basic food/hot meals

  Up to $265MDeadline: Dec 31, 2028open

  Increasing the quality of life by stepping up the support for disadvantaged/marginalised people, by providing food and hot meals, in line with the pro...

• Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)

  USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)Up to $175Mopen

  Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) is sponsored by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Supports integrated research and ext...

  agriculturefood_securityspecialty cropsagriculturecrop research

• 2025 KIT Grant & Retention & Recruitment Grant

  California Department of EducationUp to $155Mopen

  2025 KIT Grant & Retention & Recruitment Grant is sponsored by California Department of Education. Supports school food authorities in California to i...

  education_researchhealth_disparitiescommunity_developmentschool nutritionlunch program

• 2025 Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Grant

  California Department of EducationUp to $145Mopen

  2025 Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Grant is sponsored by California Department of Education. Supports school food authorities in improving...

  k12_educationnutritionworkforce_developmentpublic_healthschool meals

• Building Strong Communities - Food Security

  General MillsUp to $129Mopen

  Building Strong Communities - Food Security is sponsored by General Mills. General Mills invests in programs and partnerships that expand access to af...

  discover:food securityfit_score:46

• Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP)

  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Up to $117Mopen

  Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) is sponsored by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

  community_developmentsocial_scienceemergency_managementemergency foodshelter

• Priority 6 FOOD AID MATERIAL DETERMINATIONPADKS REGION OF ATTICA

  Up to $100MDeadline: Dec 31, 2029open

  The physical object of the operation concerns the implementation of a network of actions to address material deprivation by providing food and basic m...

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach Grants

  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYUp to $75Mopen

  Reduce, Reuse, Recycling Education and Outreach Grants is sponsored by ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. The objective of the grant program is to impro...

  waste_managementenvironmental_educationpublic_healthrecyclingcomposting

• Food Security Initiatives

  The Howard G. Buffett FoundationUp to $38Mopen

  Food Security Initiatives is sponsored by The Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Match reasons: Matches your focus: "food security"

  discover:food securityfit_score:43

• 2501 Program Grants

  USDA Office of Partnerships and Public EngagementUp to $23Mopen

  2501 Program Grants is sponsored by USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement. Provides technical assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers...

  agriculturerural_developmenteconomic_developmentfood_securityfarmers

• DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGITALIZED INFORMATION SYSTEM IN THE VETERINARY HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY FIELD (SIDISVA)

  Up to $23MDeadline: Apr 30, 2027open

  The overall objective of the project is to increase the digitization of NSVFSA through the development of the SIDISVA information system, the developm...

• From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Food and Agriculture Professionals (NextGen)

  USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)Up to $20Mopen

  From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Food and Agriculture Professionals (NextGen) is sponsored by USDA National Institute of F...

  agriculturehigher_educationworkforce_developmentfood scienceagriculture education

• Africa Adaptation Initiative (AAI) Food Security Accelerator

  U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)Up to $20Mopen

  Africa Adaptation Initiative (AAI) Food Security Accelerator is sponsored by U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This initiative will ...

  discover:food securityfit_score:46

• Priority 6 FOOD ASSISTANCE MATERIAL DEPRIVATION PEDKS REGION OF EPIRUS

  Up to $12MDeadline: Dec 31, 2029open

  The Region of Epirus, as the Implementing Body of the Act entitled Implementation of a Network of Actions to address material deprivation by providing...

• USDA Announces $10.2 Million in Supplemental Grant Funding

  USDA AMSUp to $10Mopen

  USDA Announces $10.2 Million in Supplemental Grant Funding is sponsored by USDA AMS. Supports projects promoting the maple syrup industry, exploring n...

  agriculturefood_securityrural_developmentagriculturemaple_syrup

• Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program

  Up to $10MDeadline: Dec 31, 2026open

  Award range: $10,000 - $10,000,000 Eligibility: Eligibility Requirements Applicants for AFRI must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA. F...

• Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program

  National Institute of Food and AgricultureUp to $10MDeadline: Dec 31, 2026open

  The AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program supports grants in six AFRI priority areas to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied scie...

• Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science Program

  U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA-NIFA)Up to $10MDeadline: Dec 31, 2026open

  Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). The Ag...

  agriculturefood_securitybasic_researchconvergence_researchagriculture

• NIFA AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program

  USDA National Institute of Food and AgricultureUp to $10MDeadline: Dec 31, 2026open

  The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational and Applied Science (FAS) Prog...

  artificial_intelligenceagricultureprecision_agriculturefood_systemsagricultural_technology

What's included in food & nutrition grants

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How GrantMind sources these grants

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov, filtered for opportunities tagged or thematically aligned with food & nutrition.
• State portals — state-administered programs across all 50 states and D.C.
• Foundations — community and private foundations active in this category, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated foundation directories.
• Corporate giving — a curated set of corporate philanthropy programs.

Make these grants count

The leverage point isn't writing more proposals — it's qualifying funders before you write. A 1–2 page Letter of Inquiry tells you in days whether a foundation is going to fund you, instead of forty hours from now. Our guide walks through the structure that gets a yes: