Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Infrastructure Grant Program Service

The government authority in Richmond, VA needs a vendor to provide agriculture and forestry industries development infrastructure grant program services. The buyer seeks support for an AFID infrastructure program that awards reimbursable grants primarily for capital projects at new and existing food hubs, farmers' markets, commercial kitchens, and other value-added processing and packaging facilities. The program focuses on projects that directly support local food production, sustainable agriculture or forestry, and broad community benefits. Eligible bidders must be onshore USA organizations. The vendor will perform all work offsite. The buyer has not specified a fixed budget amount and asks bidders to submit a proposal detailing their cost structure. The source text does not provide key dates or specific evaluation criteria.