25/26 Grant Award - Farm to Community Food Hubs Grant Program

The California Department of Food & Agriculture has awarded a non-IT services subvention and local assistance contract to Old Grove Orange Inc, focusing on the Farm to Community Food Hubs Grant Program. The contract, valued at $1.8 million, is structured as a multi-year grant spanning from January 1, 2026, to March 31, 2030. The award encompasses five consecutive fiscal years (25/26 through 29/30), with each year allocated a grant for supporting food hub initiatives.

The contract consists of annual grant awards, each designated for the Farm to Community Food Hubs Grant Program, with a consistent annual value of $1,800,000. While specific programmatic details are not provided, the grant appears designed to support agricultural community food distribution infrastructure in California. The consistent annual funding suggests a strategic, long-term approach to developing and maintaining food hub networks that potentially connect local farmers with community food distribution channels.