Local Food Infrastructure Fund – Small Scale Projects: 4. How to apply

4. How to apply

Closed to applications

Intake period: Closed

Complete and submit your application.

Access your program information
Click the “Grants and contributions” button
Choose a secure sign-in method
Sign in (or Sign up)
Start a new application: select Local Food Infrastructure Fund – Small Scale Projects (Intake 2)Footnote ¹
Before you enter the Project title, download and save the following forms to your computer:
- Detailed Project Budget
- Table of Metrics
After you download the forms, enter the Project title, and click the “Save and continue” button
Follow Complete the application and apply to complete the application form and the downloaded forms
Attach the following documents as required and applicable Endnote ²:
- Required: Certificate of Incorporation or Articles of Incorporation or Letters Patent
  (Exception: Not required for First Nations Communities/Governments, Tribal Councils, or Municipal Administrations. Additional options for other Indigenous Communities/Governments applicants:
  1. Director’s Resolution
  2. Self-Government Agreement or Modern Treaty Agreement, or
  3. legal document stating that your organization is a legal entity)
- Required: Detailed Project Budget
- Required: Table of Metrics
- Required: Quotes for cost items of more than $2,000
- If applicable: Band Council Resolution (required only for First Nations Communities/Governments)
- If applicable: Letter(s) of financial support (required only if requested funding is less than total project costs)
- If applicable: Letter of Permission/Landlord (required only if applicants don’t own the property)
Complete the application details
Submit your complete application

For details about the application form, refer to Complete the application and apply.

If you need help to complete and submit the application form, please contact the AAFC Contact Centre.

Multiple submissions will not be considered

If more than one application is submitted, only the first application submitted will be considered. Any subsequent applications will not be considered or assessed. Exceptions may be applied for projects that are led by or focus on Indigenous and Black communities.

Privacy notice statement – call centre

We collect personal information from callers and call centre agents to respond to inquiries regarding agriculture and agri-food sector support programs and services and to facilitate program delivery.

Please note that all calls are recorded. Calls may also be monitored by a manager through a listen-in feature, which is only used for quality assurance purposes.

The collection and use of this information is authorized under the Financial Administration Act and the applicable legislation for the program you are inquiring about, including, but not limited to, the Farm Income Protection Act.

We use personal information to:

identify you, and where required, verify your program participation
respond to your inquiry and provide guidance or services
refer your inquiry to the appropriate program official for resolution
document and manage requests and interactions
administer and deliver Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) programs
improve service delivery and internal processes
monitor call centre agent performance and adherence to call centre policies and procedures
conduct program evaluation, reporting, and quality assurance

Caller information is stored in a Government of Canada–approved cloud solution managed by a vendor under contract with AAFC, with data securely stored in Canada.

The collection of personal information is described in Standard Personal Information Bank (PIB) PSU 914 (Public Communication) and in the program-specific PIB related to the program you are inquiring about, including, but not limited to, the PIB specific to AgriStability and AgriInvest (see Net Income Stabilization Account, PIB PPU 183). Personal information is retained for 2 years and then destroyed, unless it is used for program delivery purposes, in which case it is retained in accordance with the retention period specified in the applicable program-specific PIB.

Under the Privacy Act, you have the right to request access to, and correction of, your personal information. To exercise these rights, you may contact the Access to Information and Privacy Office at aafc.atip-aiprp.aac@agr.gc.ca.

You also have the right to file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada if you believe your personal information has been handled improperly.

If you’re an Indigenous applicant and would like more information about LFIF application and assessment process, please contact the Indigenous Pathfinder Service by email at aafc.indigenouspathfinder-explorateurautochtone.aac@agr.gc.ca or telephone: 1-866-367-8506.