2025-26 Partner Agency Grants

November 3, 2025

Food for Lane County (FFLC), in partnership with the Lane Community Health Council and the Upper Willamette Soil & Water Conservation District (UWSWCD), is offering grants to support Partner Agencies and community organizations that strengthen local food security. 

For funding application and other important details, scroll to the bottom.

Goals of Funding Opportunity 

The goals of this grant opportunity are to: 

• Provide a greater volume and diversity of culturally preferred foods as identified by clients,

• Sourced first from Lane County producers and processors,

• Then, if needed, from Oregon-based producers and processors,

• Improve infrastructure to store, process, aggregate, and distribute whole foods, and

• Support staff and volunteers who help make this food available to clients. 

Criteria & Eligibility 

This funding is reserved for Partner Agencies of FFLC and other invited organizations whose proposed projects meet at least one of the priorities listed below.  Additional criteria include: 

•  Partner Agencies must be in good standing with FFLC. 

• Non-FFLC partners must demonstrate at least three years of successful fiscal management and community programming. 

• Projects must serve a minimum of 30 unduplicated individuals each month. 

• A 10% match (cash or in-kind, including volunteer time) is required.  

• Whole and minimally processed foods must be purchased from Lane County producers and processors first and secondarily, from Oregon producers. 

• If your agency currently receives food through FFLC, these purchases must be coordinated with FFLC’s food resourcing team to prevent overlapping products. 

• Projects must serve a majority (75% or more) of Lane County residents.  

Priorities 

Projects that meet one or more of the following priorities are encouraged: 

• Purchase whole and minimally processed foods from Lane County that: 

  • Reflect the needs identified by clients of the Agency or FFLC.

  • Are culturally preferred but are not readily available. 

  • Support beginning Lane County farmers and ranchers (defined as less than 10 years' experience)

  • Support beginning Lane County processors (defined as less than 5 years’ experience)

• Improve the infrastructure needed to purchase, store, aggregate, and distribute foods, including the staff and volunteer capacity needed to support these efforts. 

• The partner agency or distribution site is located in or serves a USDA ERS-defined Low Income / Low Access area. 

Timeline  

Key dates for the 2026 cycle are: 

• Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025 - Application Period

• Jan 2 - 30, 2026 - Review Period 

• Feb 6, 2026 - Awards Announced 

Application Documents

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1. Overview: 2026 FFLC Food Distribution Grants (PDF)

2. Grant application questions: Recommend that you download the Questions ahead of time before filling out the form (PDF)

3. Application form link: 2026 FFLC Food Distribution Center Grant Application (Microsoft online form)

Helpful Documents

1. List of Farmers to purchase local products from: Farm List (PDF)

2. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): 2026 Partner Agency Grant FAQs (PDF). Please check here for an up-to-date list to help you with your application. Most recent update on 11/10/2026.

3. Info Session Recording Grow Lane County Grant FAQ Session (MP4)

Questions

Please contact Samanth Simonich (contracted support) at sam@ensoterra.com