Wallace Center / National Good Food Network
Free benchmarking data, operations coaching, and a peer network for food hubs and aggregators — margins, staffing ratios, cold chain design, and how comparable hubs price their services.
Applications go through Wallace Center / National Good Food Network, not through this site. Open the official page below for eligibility rules, forms, and contacts. For federal programs it's worth calling your local USDA Service Center or Cooperative Extension office first — they help with paperwork for free and know what your county actually funds.
This listing was last hand-checked August 2026.
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Annual; pre-registration required
State-funded infrastructure grants supporting local and regional food aggregation, processing, cold storage, and distribution capacity.
Up to ~$150,000; varies by cycle
New York Department of Agriculture and Markets
Rolling / periodic; check current track status
New York's state-administered allocation of the federal RFSI program builds aggregation, processing, and distribution capacity for regional food systems.
Equipment and infrastructure grants; amounts vary
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Periodic pilot cycles
Grants and marketing support strengthening Michigan food hubs and farm stops within local food supply chains.
Varies by pilot cycle