The LASA Grant Program is designed to strengthen the local food system in Rhode Island through grants to small and beginning producers.

The RIDEM Division of Agriculture will award between $550,000 and $600,000 in this grant round. The maximum grant award available to a farmer, individual, business (e.g., LLC) or non-profit organization is $20,000

The Northern RI Conservation District in partnership with the RI Food Policy Council, is holding an in-person event this Saturday, 11/19, at 404 Broad Street, Providence, RI, from 5:30 - 7:00 pm to assist with LASA applications. All are welcome to attend!

If you want to get ahead, we recommend you get the applicant (yourself, your business, or organizations) a DUNS number and a UEI number, both of which are required for the LASA application. It can take a few days to process and receive these numbers.

● DUNS number - You can get one here:

https://www.dnb.com/duns-number/get-a-duns.html?search

● UEI from the SAM.gov portal - You can get one here:

https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration

Select the “Get a Unique Entity ID Only”