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WSDA Local Food System Infrastructure Grant, Equipment Plus
Washington State Department of Agriculture: $15,000 to $75,000, no match. Closed October 23, 2025; WSDA anticipates the next round in summer or fall 2027.
Verified Oct 14, 2026 against agr.wa.gov · Report a change
What it pays
$15,000
$15,000 to $75,000, no match.
You pay first
No down payment
None; reimbursement grant.
Buy before approval?
No
Grant agreement first.
Drones
Excluded
Field equipment is excluded as a pre-harvest expense; the guideline does not name drones, so the harness records this as excluded by category, not by name.
Who can apply
Washington farms and food businesses strengthening local food supply chains.
What it covers
Post-harvest equipment and infrastructure; pre-harvest and harvest expenses are ineligible.
Drones: excluded
Field equipment is excluded as a pre-harvest expense; the guideline does not name drones, so the harness records this as excluded by category, not by name.
Money and timing
$15,000 to $75,000, no match. None; reimbursement grant.
| Item | What the record says |
|---|---|
| Opens | Anticipated summer or fall 2027. |
| Deadline | Closed October 23, 2025. |
| When money arrives | Reimbursement, within 30 days of a complete request. |
| Repayment | Not a loan; nothing to repay. |
| Equipment origin rules | None found. · not confirmed |
Closed October 23, 2025; WSDA anticipates the next round in summer or fall 2027.
Paperwork
Online application; receipts after purchase. · not confirmed
Where this comes from
Every quoted line below was copied from the official page the research harness captured, and checked again against that capture when this site was built. Lines marked "not confirmed" elsewhere on this page have no quote yet.
| Fact | Official wording | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program name | Equipment Plus | agr.wa.gov · capture 9 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Agency | Washington State Department of Agriculture | agr.wa.gov · capture 9 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Kind of help | Equipment Plus | agr.wa.gov · capture 9 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Who can apply | Small and mid-size owner-operated farms or ranches in Washington that sell some portion of their product in Washington. | agr.wa.gov · capture 9 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Who can apply | Small and mid-size food businesses whose primary function is to aggregate, process, manufacture, distribute, store, or sell Washington grown | agr.wa.gov · capture 9 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| What it covers | Pre-harvest or harvest expenses | agr.wa.gov · capture 9 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Status | We are not currently accepting applications for the Local Food System Infrastructure Grant. | agr.wa.gov · capture 7 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Status | We anticipate the next grant round to open in Summer/Fall 2027. | agr.wa.gov · capture 7 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Opens | We anticipate the next grant round to open in Summer/Fall 2027. | agr.wa.gov · capture 7 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Deadline | apply between August 14 10:00 a.m. PST and October 23 4:00 p.m. PST will be considered | agr.wa.gov · capture 8 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Deadline | We are not currently accepting applications for the Local Food System Infrastructure Grant. | agr.wa.gov · capture 7 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| What it pays | Minimum of $15,000 and up to $75,000 maximum. | agr.wa.gov · capture 9 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| What it pays | There is no requirement for matching funds. | agr.wa.gov · capture 9 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| You pay first | There is no requirement for matching funds. | agr.wa.gov · capture 9 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| You pay first | This is a reimbursement style grant. | agr.wa.gov · capture 9 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Repayment | This is a reimbursement style grant. | agr.wa.gov · capture 9 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Drones | Pre-harvest or harvest expenses | agr.wa.gov · capture 9 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Buy before approval? | Expenses incurred before the date the Grant Agreement is signed cannot be reimbursed. | agr.wa.gov · capture 9 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| When money arrives | Payment will be received within 30 days after submission of a completed reimbursement request. | agr.wa.gov · capture 9 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Official page | Equipment Plus | agr.wa.gov · capture 9 | Oct 14, 2026 |
Record wsda-local-food-infrastructure-grant-equipment-plus v2, approved; automatic checks run Oct 15, 2026.
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