Federal Grants Support W.Va. Food Chain

Eleven new grants have been awards to boost resilience in the state’s food supply. 

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture announced more than $3.3 million in grant awards through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). 

The largest grant, of more than $600,000 goes to Devil’s Due Distillery in Kearneysville for distillery equipment to expand their capacity. 

The grants will support supply chain coordination and technical assistance to farmers and food businesses operating in processing, aggregation and distribution. 

Money for these grants comes from $420 million of American Rescue Plan funding signed by President Joe Biden in 2021. 

For more information, visit the AMS Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure webpage.

The status of each state and territory’s RFSI program is available on USDA’s StateGrant webpage.