FY26 Food Aggregation Grant Program Stage One Opens

The Office of Food Systems Resilience (OFSR) and Office of Grants Management (OGM) opened Stage One of the FY26 Food Aggregation Grant Program on February 3, 2026. Up to $550,000 is available for the first year to fund one operator to aggregate, distribute, and market regional farm food to Montgomery County institutions such as schools, senior centers, and food banks; the full performance period runs June 30, 2026 through June 30, 2030. Stage One applications are due February 20, 2026, and only applicants who pass Stage One will be invited to the second stage.