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AzFBN is now accepting FY27 applications for the Friends of the Farm program. There are two application periods: Term 1 runs July 1, 2026 - October 31, 2026 (4 months), with an application deadline of March 30, 2026 and contracts awarded in May 2026. Term 2 runs December 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 (7 months), with an application deadline of September 30, 2026 and contracts awarded in November 2026. Project budgets are limited to $35,000 per term. Before applying, review the Program Participation Framework and the Farm-to-Food Bank Product Tip Sheet, then download the FY27 FOF Application Checklist and complete the Friends of the Farm FY27 Application Form. Applicants may schedule a Quick Touch Base (30 min) or an In-Depth Discussion (60 min) with Friends of the Farm Manager Erica Uhl to discuss their application and options. For additional information, contact AzFBN at info@azfoodbanks.org or (602) 528-3434.

Erica Uhl (AzFBN)

Friends of the Farm Manager

Friends of the Farm is a pilot farm-to-food bank program that helps Arizona’s small growers and food-insecure families. With seed money from the office of Governor Ducey, FOTF purchases Arizona-grown fruits, vegetables, dairy, eggs, and meat for distribution throughout its network of food banks and pantries. The focus is to plan contracts and purchase surplus from small-scale producers to provide a reliable market that pays a living wage, offer unique variety to food bank clients, and invest in a strong local food system.



Any Arizona-based farm, ranch, farm/ranch collaborative, or gleaning group with Arizona grown produce or protein is eligible to participate in the Friends of the Farm program. Entities may be for-profit, non-profit, and/or cooperatives. 
The focus is to purchase from small growers. "Small growers” is defined according to the USDA farm classification scale of annual gross cash farm income below $350,000 or 150 acres (both will be considered on a case by case basis).

A dedicated market or distribution channel provided by an organization that may include financial incentives.

Channel

Farmers Market

Nutrition & Food Safety

Food Systems

This is a purchase contract, not a grant — AzFBN buys your product for distribution through its food banks and pantries.

- Contract cap: "Project budgets are limited to $35,000 per term."
- Two terms per year, applied for separately (FY27 cycle): "Term 1: July 1, 2026 – October 31, 2026 (4 months)" with "Application Deadline: March 30, 2026" and "Contracts will be awarded: May 2026"; "Term 2: December 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 (7 months)" with "Application Deadline: September 30, 2026" and "Contracts will be awarded: November 2026."
- No match or cost-share is required, and no per-unit price list is published — pricing comes out of the contract you negotiate. The program's stated aim is "to provide a reliable market that pays a living wage, offers unique variety to food bank clients, and invests in a strong local food system."
- You submit a Product Proposal Plan (template provided) plus food safety documentation, and can book a 30- or 60-minute call with the Friends of the Farm Manager before applying.
- Funding behind it: state seed money plus USDA's Local Food Purchase Assistance program.

Apply via a Request for Quotation (RFQ). Applications are reviewed and awarded on a rolling basis until further notice.

Patricia Hoppe

A Nevada state local-food purchase program established by SB 370 (81st Legislature). The Nevada Department of Agriculture purchases Nevada-grown, -produced, and -processed food from producers and distributes it through food banks. Farmers, ranchers, producers, processors, and storage/transport providers can apply.



Open to Nevada farmers, ranchers, producers, processors, and storage/transport providers.

Local Food

Trade Relief

Marketing

Producers are paid for food purchased by the Nevada Department of Agriculture and distributed through food banks. Funded by the State of Nevada (SB 370). (Distinct from the now-cancelled federal LFPA money that once co-funded the program.)

Submit an emailed proposal to ndacontracts@agri.nv.gov including prior growing experience, a response to the Cost Schedule (species and acreage), a completed Nevada Native Seed Grow-Out Application, contact info, and a water-rights permit. The 2026 solicitation closed August 28, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. PST. The State intended to award up to six (6) four-year contracts; solicitations recur, so watch the Grant Opportunities page for the next cycle.

Nevada Department of Agriculture — Contracts

A Nevada Department of Agriculture program that awards paid four-year contracts (up to six per solicitation) to Nevada growers who produce locally adapted native seed for the state's post-wildfire restoration needs. Growers receive per-acre compensation and starter seed plus technical support through Nevada's Foundation Seed Program (FSP).



Open to Nevada-resident agricultural producers/growers. Cooperators must be the legal landowner (or hold notarized landowner authorization), have appropriate water rights for the site, control noxious weeds per NRS 555, and keep the majority of the growing area within Nevada. Priority to applicants who demonstrate the most knowledge of the species they apply to grow.

Air Quality

Carbon Capture

Certification

High Tunnel

Landscape

Regenerative

Soil Health

Wildlife & Pollinator Habitat

Certified Organic

Certified Grassfed

Cover Crops

Reduced Tillage

Inputs

Disaster Relief

Emergency

Growers are paid to produce native seed for state restoration on a four-year contract (subject to Board of Examiners approval). Production funding is set per acre by species difficulty at $4,000, $5,000, or $6,000 per acre; payment is made in two installments (80% at contract establishment, 20% at completion). All harvested clean seed is returned to the Department during the contract; seed produced from those fields after the contract term is the grower's to sell. Total funding available for the initiative is $316,445.

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