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Local Food Infrastructure Fund – Small Scale Projects (LFIF) | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

January 1, 1900

Value

Provides grant funding between $25,000 and $100,000.

Description

The Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF) supports projects that strengthen community food security and increase the availability and accessibility of local, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food through food production-focused activities for equity-deserving groups, particularly Indigenous and Black communities.

Eligible Applicants

You must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible:

  • You are one of the following organization types:
    • Indigenous (First Nation, Métis, Inuit): First Nation, Inuit or Métis organization. They may include:
      • First Nation, Inuit or Métis community and/or governments
      • First Nation, Inuit or Métis not-for-profit associations
      • First Nation, Inuit or Métis not-for-profit organizations
    • Not-for-profit: Organizations that have a mandate or mission to provide community food services. They may include:
      • associations
      • corporations
      • local community, charitable or voluntary organizations
    • Municipal Administrations
  • Your organization fosters equity, diversity and inclusion by removing barriers so that each person (including those who identify as Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and others, as well as Black and Indigenous communities) has equal access to opportunities and resources and can achieve their full potential.
  • By the application submission date, you’ve been in operation for at least 2 years as a legal entity (federally, provincially, or territorially incorporated) capable of entering into legally binding agreements.

Eligible Expenses

Activities directly related to food production for equity-deserving groups must be the prominent feature of your proposed project. For example, building a community garden with an irrigation system, installing a greenhouse with solar panels, or establishing a food forest.

Eligible activities are restricted to the purchase and installation of:

  • equipment to produce food (such as, equipment to grow and/or harvest food)
  • equipment to process, distribute, store, and/or transport food, only when the project includes a food production element

Community food security exists when all people in a community have reliable access to an adequate supply of nutritious and culturally appropriate food. Food production is central to food security for its pivotal role in fostering resilient, secure communities. By investing in local food production, communities are empowered to take charge of their food systems, ensuring reliable access to nutritious sustenance. For information and resources to promote nutritious food and healthy eating, please refer to Canada’s Food Guide.

Deadline Date

The Local Food Infrastructure Fund – Small Scale Projects is currently closed for applications. The last intake period for Small Scale Projects closed on September 24, 2025, at 3 PM Eastern Time. While the program is expected to run until March 31, 2027, no new intake dates have been announced for this component. Please visit the official website for the most up-to-date information and guidelines.

Contact

Contact Name: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Contact Centre

Phone Number: 1-877-246-4682 (toll-free)

E-mail Address: aafc.foodprograms-programmesalimentaires.aac@agr.gc.ca

Website: https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/programs/local-food-infrastructure-fund-small

Industry:

Agriculture, Indigenous, Infrastructure, Municipalities, Non-Profit

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

ABmunis, Black

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