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No. USDA-AMS-TM-CCG-G-26-0001 · Agricultural Marketing Service

Open

Cold Chain Grants for Emergency Food Assistance

Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$2,000,000 – $7,500,000
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Oct 1, 2026 29 days left
Posted
Aug 17, 2026
Last verified
7 days ago

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

  • Agriculture
Official description from grants.gov

AMS will award these funds competitively to at least one eligible organization that meets program requirements and whose expertise is consistent with the purpose of the grant program. The selected grant recipient(s) will provide management, oversight, consultation and expertise necessary to advance the purpose and activities of the program, primarily through a subaward program to support cold storage within the middle of the supply chain. These equipment investments will be made through subawards to food banks, faith-based organizations, and other public or private nonprofit organizations that provide nutrition assistance, such as prepared meals or food for use at home, to people with low-income or challenging financial circumstances.

Who can apply

  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 10.197 · Cold Chain Grants for Emergency Food Assistance

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (10.197), not just this notice.

No grants-family awards recorded for this program since FY 2021 — it may be new, renamed, or not yet reported to USASpending.

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 18, 2026