OPEN — Illinois Department of Agriculture FY2027 LFIG applicant-facing grant; November 2, 2026 to January 6, 2027 (noon; time zone unspecified).
Illinois IDOA FY2027 Local Food Infrastructure Individual Project Grants ($1,000–$75,000; January 6)
Illinois IDOA FY2027 LFIG individual project track: competitive grants $1,000–$75,000 for qualifying Illinois local-food infrastructure projects. Applications open November 2, 2026 and close January 6, 2027 at noon (time zone not expressly stated). 25% match unless documented high-need waiver; reimbursement funding; GATA and Euna prequalification required.
FundingIndividual project applicant award $1,000–$75,000. FY2027 statewide program pool $1,800,000 shared by the individual and collaborative tracks, not an individual applicant award. 25% required match except verified high-need projects.
DeadlineApplications opened November 2, 2026. Controlling state announcement: January 6, 2027 at noon; no specific time zone stated. Must be Qualified in Euna Grants by January 6, 2027. Pre-registration may take 2–4 weeks.
Last verified2026-11-02
Required next actionReview FY2027 official NOFO https://il.amplifund.com/Public/Opportunities/Details/9591a098-92f5-4a81-b8c7-47651ac5bc22 and register promptly with SAM.gov, Illinois GATA Grantee Portal, and Euna Grants; allow 2–4 weeks. Confirm Illinois entity eligibility and individual track qualification, prepare project narrative and budget, document ownership and project benefit, document 25% match or high-need exemption and required signatures/disclosures. Submit through Euna Grants before noon January 6, 2027; portal time zone not explicitly published.
Broad Eligibility
Individual track: One eligible Illinois entity for its own project. Illinois-resident farms, cooperatives, food processors, food businesses or food hubs with fewer than 50 employees, plus Illinois nonprofits and local governments. Must process/store/package/aggregate/distribute value-added agricultural goods or plan to do so. State and federal registrations and Qualified Euna Grants status required.
Atlas Analysis
SOURCE-VERIFIED 2026-11-02. Controlling IDOA FY27 Euna Grants NOFO https://il.amplifund.com/Public/Opportunities/Details/9591a098-92f5-4a81-b8c7-47651ac5bc22; IDOA official program FAQ https://agr.illinois.gov/assistance/illinoisfarmprograms/lfig/lfig-faq.html; applicant requirements https://agr.illinois.gov/assistance/illinoisfarmprograms/lfig/lfig-grantrequirements.html; Illinois Governor October 8 2026 announcement. Financial-assistance grant not government procurement. Opportunity ID 406-01-3252, FY2027 Individual track unique grant_identifier IL-IDOA-LFIG-FY2027-INDIVIDUAL-406-01-3252. Official $1,000–$75,000 individual requests and $1,000–$250,000 collaborative requests, $1.8m aggregate pool. 25% match except high-need. State reimburses incurred and paid costs, monthly requests permitted. Eligible after application and incurred by June 30 2027. Strict exclusions: wages/labor/travel, promotion/marketing, agriculture production infrastructure, land, building purchase or rental, duplicate state/federal reimbursement; construction generally prior approval; no indirect. Official deadline January 6 2027 noon; time zone not explicit. Qualified status required as of January 6 and GATA/SAM/Euna preregistration can take 2–4 weeks; required signed conflict-of-interest and mandatory disclosure forms, ICQ. FY2026 grant same project ineligible for immediate FY2027 repeat, distinct project possible. WordPress search published/pending/draft and metadata identifier no prior FY2027 LFIG found before creating. Do not conflate with Illinois DCEO Grocery Initiative or earlier FY2026 LFIG cycle. This record covers only individual track, distinct applicant ceiling. Security: remain Pending Review until protected publisher approval and source readback.
Illinois FY2027 Local Food Infrastructure Grant: Individual Projects
Individual applicant award: $1,000–$75,000. A single qualifying Illinois organization submits a project for its own operations. The applicant owns and controls the project and is responsible for implementation, reporting and reimbursement. This is the individual-project track of IDOA NOFO 406-01-3252; the separate collaborative-project track may award up to $250,000 to an eligible lead entity. Those two ceilings must not be confused.
Purpose and Eligible Organizations
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) is accepting fiscal year 2027 Local Food Infrastructure Grant (LFIG) applications under state opportunity 406-01-3252. This is a competitive, applicant-facing financial-assistance grant, not a state equipment procurement contract. Projects must develop Illinois infrastructure for processing, storage, packaging, aggregation or distribution of value-added agricultural products. Examples include food hubs, refrigerated vehicles, processing facilities, dairy, milling and community kitchens.
Applicants must be Illinois-based, with their home base in Illinois documented by a W-9, and be involved in or planning eligible food-processing and distribution activities. Eligible entities include Illinois farms, cooperatives, processing facilities, food businesses and food hubs with fewer than 50 employees, along with Illinois nonprofit organizations and units of local government. Nonprofits and local governments do not have that employee threshold.
Important Funding Terms
A 25% matching contribution applies unless the project qualifies as a documented high-need project; the funder’s FAQ explains qualifying infrastructure gaps and underserved beneficiaries. The program uses reimbursement: recipients incur and pay eligible costs, document them and request payment, potentially monthly. Eligible expenditures must be incurred after application and by June 30, 2027. The state recommends payment and reimbursement submission by August 1, 2027 because state FY2027 payment processing ends in August. The state has $1,800,000 total across the whole FY2027 program; this amount is not a per-applicant award.
Grant funds cannot pay labor, wages, travel, marketing or promotion, production agriculture infrastructure (for example hoop houses or irrigation), land purchase, building purchase or rental, or expenses already reimbursed by another government grant. Construction generally requires prior written agency approval; some minor renovations may qualify. Indirect costs are not allowed. Grant recipients must follow applicable procurement standards when spending award funds, which does not make the grant itself a procurement solicitation.
Application and Deadline
Applications opened November 2, 2026, and close January 6, 2027 at noon. The controlling announcement does not explicitly state a deadline time zone; applicants should verify the precise closing time in their Euna Grants account. Registration and qualification through SAM.gov, the Illinois GATA Grantee Portal, and the Illinois Euna Grants/AmpliFund application portal are required. Pre-registration can take 2 to 4 weeks. Applicants must hold Qualified status in Euna Grants by January 6, 2027, or their proposals will not be reviewed. The NOFO also specifies signed Conflict of Interest and Mandatory Disclosure forms and a required fiscal/administrative risk assessment. Applications are submitted only through the state Euna Grants portal.
Controlling FY2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity and application: Illinois Euna Grants FY27 406-01-3252 LFIG. Official registration instructions: IDOA LFIG Submission Requirements. Detailed program restrictions and match FAQ: IDOA LFIG FAQs. Questions: AGR.LFIG@illinois.gov. Official-source verification: November 2, 2026.
Source verificationReferenced source · il.amplifund.comAtlas last verified this record 2026-11-02. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
