Southwest USDA Regional Food Business Center (RFBC)

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The Southwest Regional Food Business Center’s (SWRFBC) Business Builder Award Program will support supply chain resiliency and pandemic response by building the capacity of small and mid-sized food producers, businesses, or networks of businesses. Between 2025-2027, the SWRFBC will be distributing $4.1 million in awards across our region. Awards are intended to support the development of local and regional food supply chains by providing capital directly to businesses to access and/or expand market outlets and connect with local and regional supply chains.  

The SWRFBC’s Business Builder Award Program’s overarching goal is to strengthen the viability of small and mid-sized farm and food businesses through:

• Developing strong and compliant farm and food business

• Expanding access to new or existing markets

• Increasing and/or diversifying the revenue of farm and food businesses

• Developing food supply chains

• Agricultural producers, growers, value-added producers

• Aggregator, distributor, processor, food hub

• Cooperative, non-profit organization

• Retailer, farmers market

All applicants must be small (gross annual sales less than $350,000) to mid-sized (gross annual sales greater than $350,000 but less than $1 million). 

Each state in our region–Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah–is coordinating the Business Builder Award Program for eligible businesses located within their state. Please visit your state’s Business Builder webpage to learn more about the funding and award timelines, award amounts, and priority areas.

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