Partner Agency Grants
FOOD For Lane County (FFLC) is pleased to offer grants to Partner Agencies to support a higher volume, greater diversity and expansion of whole foods from Lane County producers primarily and Oregon-based secondarily. This funding is a unique opportunity for FFLC and our partners to invest in food security for Lane County.
The goals of the project are to:
Provide for more volume and diversity of foods as identified by clients from local producers primarily and Oregon-based secondarily.
Improve infrastructure requirements to store, process, aggregate and distribute whole foods, and provide support for staff and/or volunteers to implement the changes.
2025 Funding Opportunity
FFLC will provide a total of $150,000 in grants to Partner Agencies. This funding is a unique opportunity for FFLC and our Partner Agencies to invest in projects that support food security in the way that our Partners believe to be the most useful or helpful for them. This means that funds can be used to bolster infrastructure, purchase supplies (up to $4,999 per unit), or for foods that are typically unattainable (such as berries or seafood) because of the costs, support staffing costs to implement a project, or support volunteer team members as a recognition for their commitment.
Eligibility
This funding is reserved for:
Partner Agencies of FOOD For Lane County who are in good standing
Other agencies who have demonstrated fiscal and programming success in providing services to the community for a period of at least three years.
This funding opportunity is not available to Trillium branded programs, such as Trillium Produce Plus.
Criteria
Must serve a minimum of 30 (unduplicated) individuals monthly
Provide whole foods purchased from Lane County or Oregon producers
To help Partner Agencies identify local farms for direct purchases, please refer to the Willamette Farm & Food 2024 Locally Grown Guide.
Lane County farms are listed on page 9, and a farm map of Lane County can be found on page 37.
Must serve a majority (75% or greater) Lane County residents
Priorities
Projects that address more than one of the listed areas of need are most desirable.
Purchase whole foods that meet the needs identified by clients of the Agency or of FFLC
Purchase client preferred whole foods that are not readily available
Improve infrastructure to purchase, store, aggregate and/or distribute more whole foods, and have the staffing and volunteers to support this objective
Support Lane County farmers and/or ranchers
Application Materials
Grant Overview and Fact Sheet (pdf)
Application (word)
Budget Example and Template (excel)
2025 Grant Timeline
Jan 06 - Feb 28 Application period
Mar 01 - Mar 28 Review period
Apr 07 - Awards announced
Contact Information
Shannon Dennehy, Partnerships and Mobile Pantry Manager, sdennehy@foodforlanecounty.org
