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Food access, nutrition education and food-system programs. Food banks, pantries and community organizations are common applicants. 3 open now, 3 open to nonprofits.
Food grants fund food banks, nutrition education, farm-to-institution programs, school meals and food-system infrastructure. The Department of Social Services and the Department of Food and Agriculture are the main funders, with federal pass-through from USDA programs.
Categories are assigned by the grantor on the California Grants Portal; a grant can appear in several. All categories with descriptions →
The CalAgPlate program funds projects that support agricultural education, agricultural career awareness and development, agriculture career training, and agriculture leadership development to assist students at the kind…
The 2026 CNIP RFP is focused on increasing California-grown fresh fruit and vegetable purchases at Certified Farmers’ Markets and California Small Businesses* by shoppers using CalFresh (SNAP) benefits and sustaining pro…
Funds and support are available for all California public libraries that help to provide USDA summer meals for children and youth. The Lunch at the Library program helps California public libraries to establish library …
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As of Oct 30, 2026 there are 3 open grants in this category on the California Grants Portal, 3 of them open to nonprofits. 2 have a fixed deadline and 1 are ongoing or in cycles announced by the grantor. The nearest deadline is Nov 2, 2026 (2026 CalAgPlate Grant Program, CA Department of Food and Agriculture).
Who funds it: CA Department of Food and Agriculture (2), CA State Library (1).
Funding available: programs that state a total range from $230K to $13.5M; 0 list no total. 0 of the 3 require matching funds.
Food banks, pantries and community organizations are the main applicants, and eligibility is usually straightforward. Infrastructure programs (refrigeration, trucks, warehouses) are competitive and favor applicants that already move significant volume.
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3 as of Oct 30, 2026, 3 of them open to nonprofits. The list is rebuilt daily from the California Grants Portal.
The agencies with the most open programs right now are CA Department of Food and Agriculture, CA State Library.
0 of the 3 open programs require a match. Use the 'No match required' filter to exclude them.
Yes. Applications are made on the grantor's own site at no cost. Anyone asking for a fee is not the grantor.
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