Federal Update as of April 23, 2025
ISDA is continuing to receive updates from the federal funder about the status of grant programs. Our office has received communications confirming the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) and Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) programs will be moving forward. There has been no official word yet regarding a 2025 application round for SCBG and RFSI remains a one-time grant opportunity. ISDA staff will reach out to current awardees and applicants once guidance has been received regarding next steps. If you have any questions, please reach out to your ISDA program point of contact.
Federal Update as of February 24, 2025
Memorandum M-25-13 ordering the freeze of financial assistance was rescinded on January 29, 2025. Following this action, the White House released guidance clarifying that the order to freeze funding remained in effect; however, this White House order was temporarily blocked by a federal judge. ISDA has reached out to federal grant programs’ points of contact at the onset and is awaiting guidance. ISDA will relay information as received from the federal funder. Any questions you may have regarding this should be directed to ISDA program points of contact.
Federal Update as of January 29, 2025
As you may know the President issued an Executive Order freezing federal financial assistance. The Order has undergone several updates in the last 48 hours and will likely continue to evolve as time goes on. As a preemptive measure, many federal payment platforms and agencies are pausing reimbursement processing to await further guidance on the implications of the Executive Order. These decisions are executed outside of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture. We will continue to provide pivotal updates to our grantees as they are received, and capacity allows.
All grant applications received by ISDA must be submitted utilizing the online grants management portal, excluding the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) and the Indiana Meat & Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP). If you have questions about the portal or need assistance to create an account, please submit a request here. Portal accounts are only available for currently active programs.
All applications for ISDA grants must be accompanied by a W-9 and Direct Deposit Authorization form: