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Distributors & Food Hubs

Stewards Unlimited is on a mission to help agricultural distributors and food hubs grow with confidence through researching opportunities, developing strategic project plans, and securing funding through proposal development.

Federal Grants for Distributors & Food Hubs

There are hundreds of federal grants available to you. Here are some of our favorite programs to work on with our clients. Bring us any program you’re interested in and we can take a look!

Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG)

Can reimburse up to $250,000 for processing, sales, and marketing costs for any “value-added” product that you distribute.

Deadline: Typically between February - April

Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)

Can provide up to 1 million dollars for renewable energy systems like solar or energy efficiency improvements for new agricultural equipment.

Deadlines: Ongoing / Year Round

Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP)

A great option to facilitate collaboration among multiple producers and improve logistics, market access, and marketing. There needs to be groups of people benefiting, so it usually requires a fair amount of upfront collaboration to develop an application.

Deadline: Typically May

Meet Our Clients

"Well organized and very skilled project management. Smart and engaged within food system work. Good people who care about what they do…The crew at Stewards Unlimited were awesome to work with!"
Chris Hartman President + CEO, Headwater
"We couldn't find a better team to work on the grants we wanted to apply for! Stephen and the team are wonderful, highly professional, and responsible."
Hayley Painter Co-Founder, Painterland Sisters

State & Regional Grants for Distributors & Food Hubs

Each state has its own collection of grant and loan programs through the State Department of Agriculture. Depending on your state or region’s priorities, there could be very accessible funding which could even be used to match federal funding. Some examples of state/regional grants we work with our clients on include:

Our Process

From getting to know your business or organization, to preparing a competitive grant application, to answering your questions post-award, our specialty is supporting distributors and food hubs every step of the way as they navigate the grants landscape. We are a rapidly growing company that wants to provide a helpful, trustworthy, and competent service.