Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · Grant program
Local Food Infrastructure Fund (LFIF): Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)
The LFIF Program aims to support locally-driven projects that include a production element and to improve community food security through the purchase and installation of infrastructure/equipment that will increase the availability and accessibility of local, nutritious, and culturally-appropriate food for equity-deserving groups, particularly Indigenous and Black communities. The Small Scale Projects component will provide grant funding between $25,000 and $100,000 to support projects that aim to address local food security priorities through the purchase and installation of one or a few pieces of infrastructure/equipment.
- Total value
- $12.3M
- Agreements
- 174
- Oct 2025 to Mar 2026
- Median agreement
- $77K
- Typical range
- $49K–$96K
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
Applying? Local Food Infrastructure Fund — Small Scale Projects. Taking applications? No. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 5 agreements ($348K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
* 2026 so far: agreements starting by Oct 2026. Departments publish each quarter after it ends, so the latest months fill in later.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | $2.1M |
| 2026* | 145 | $10.2M |
By province
Per resident: the total over the whole window divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01). Agreements are placed by the recipient’s address, so a national organization’s funding counts where its office is.
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | 43 | $3.2M |
| Quebec | 40 | $2.6M |
| Ontario | 28 | $2M |
| Saskatchewan | 14 | $1.2M |
| Alberta | 15 | $1.2M |
| Manitoba | 10 | $764K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 7 | $493K |
| New Brunswick | 7 | $431K |
| Nova Scotia | 3 | $200K |
| Prince Edward Island | 2 | $140K |
| Northwest Territories | 3 | $96K |
| Yukon | 1 | $43K |
| Nunavut | 1 | $36K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Indigenous recipients | 76 | $6M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 85 | $5.4M |
| Government | 13 | $906K |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Salish Seas Regenerative Farm Society | Swiya Farms: Indigenous-led regenerative agriculture increasing food security and sovereignty on the Sunshine Coast, BCGrant | $91,462 |
| Mar 2026 | Haisla Nation | Haisla Food SecurityGrant | $95,453 |
| Mar 2026 | Ville de Gatineau | Bonification du programme d'agriculture urbaineGrant | $81,975 |
| Mar 2026 | Groupe Pro-Vert | Un coup de main pour contrer la faimGrant | $70,910 |
| Mar 2026 | Centre d'action bénévole de la M.R.C. de Coaticook | Plateforme mobile de culture urbaine et distribution locale – CAB CoaticookGrant | $68,441 |
| Mar 2026 | Municipalité de Villeroy | Jardin nourricier de VilleroyGrant | $33,120 |
| Mar 2026 | Conseil des Innus de Pessamit | Jardins communautaires à PessamitGrant | $90,818 |
| Mar 2026 | Solidarité citoyenne Portneuf | Strengthening Food Security in the Portneuf RCMGrant | $49,135 |
| Mar 2026 | Municipalité de Saint-Marcellin | Assurer la sécurité alimentaire de St-Marcellin par une production et une distribution renforcéeGrant | $57,066 |
| Mar 2026 | Funds for the Future Sexsmith Youth Society | FFSYS’s Hydroponic Farming ProjectGrant | $100,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Maison des Jeunes des Quatre-Vents | Serre 4 saison pour la communauté des Quatre-VentsGrant | $40,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Ville de Mirabel | Aménagement d'un carrefour nourricier et d'ilôts nourriciersGrant | $88,865 |
| Mar 2026 | Fort Alexander First Nation | Sagkeeng Hydroponic Farm: Food Security ProjectGrant | $99,623 |
| Mar 2026 | North Caribou Lake First Nation | North Caribou Lake First Nation Roots of ResilienceGrant | $64,818 |
| Mar 2026 | Nawalakw Healing Society | Nawalakw Food Security Program Infrastructure Improvement Project 2025-2027Grant | $35,031 |
| Mar 2026 | Flying Dust First Nation | FDFN Bison Handling SystemGrant | $100,000 |
| Mar 2026 | My Own Back Yard Community Group Association | Grant | $82,433 |
| Mar 2026 | Kashechewan First Nation | Kashechewan First Nation Community Growcer FarmGrant | $100,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach | Naskapi Nation Greenhouse improvementsGrant | $100,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Manitoba Métis Federation Inc. | Manitoba Métis Federation Food Security Initiative - Growing with WaterGrant | $39,793 |
| Feb 2026 | Algonquins of Barriere Lake First Nation | Algonquins of Barriere Lake Food Security Initiative: Expanding Cold Storage and Greenhouse ProductionGrant | $96,538 |
| Feb 2026 | Centre d'action bénévole Concert'Action | Let's Foster Community Happiness - Phase 2Grant | $37,784 |
| Feb 2026 | Bande Indienne des Micmacs de Gaspé | Strengthening the Food System of the Gespeg Mi'kmaq NationGrant | $59,333 |
| Feb 2026 | Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg | Kīge-Kitigāning : The Healing Garden - Food Bank & Food Forest ProjectGrant | $84,832 |
| Feb 2026 | Côte des Neiges Black Community Association inc. | Uptown Pantry & GardenGrant | $45,230 |