Grant: Local Food Infrastructure Fund: Small Scale Projects
Bridge River Indian Band
$99,696.00
Xwísten Agriculture Program 2025
FY 2024-25 · 2024-11-04
Summary
This project aim to purchase farm equipment, an irrigation system, compost, and cold storage to establish a sustainable local food system and enhance food sovereignty.
Department
Program
Local Food Infrastructure Fund: Small Scale Projects
Recipient
Location
Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Indigenous recipient
Business Number
106810617
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2026-03-31
Agreement Number
LFIF7-FIAL7 - 2111
Agreement Start Date
2024-11-04
Agreement Title
Xwísten Agriculture Program 2025
Agreement Title (French)
Programme agricole 2025 de Xwísten
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$99,696.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This project aim to purchase farm equipment, an irrigation system, compost, and cold storage to establish a sustainable local food system and enhance food sovereignty.
Description (French)
Ce projet vise à acheter de l’équipement agricole, un système d’irrigation, du compost et des entrepôts frigorifiques afin d’établir un système alimentaire local durable et d’améliorer la souveraineté alimentaire.
Expected Results
Purchase a tractor and its equipment, planters, potting soil, fertiliser, compost and plants to expand the community garden.
Expected Results (French)
Acheter un tracteur et son équipement, des bacs de plantation, du terreau, de l'engrais, du compost et des végétaux pour l'agrandissement du jardin communautaire.
NAICS Code
9141
Organization Code
aafc-aac
Organization
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
Program Name
Local Food Infrastructure Fund: Small Scale Projects
Program Name (French)
Fonds des infrastructures alimentaires locales : Projets à petite échelle
Program Purpose
The Local Food Infrastructure Fund aims to strengthen food systems to be resilient, integrated, and sustainable, and to facilitate access to safe and nutritious food, primarily for the less privileged.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Fonds des infrastructures alimentaires locales vise à renforcer les systèmes alimentaires afin qu'ils soient résilients, intégrés et durables et qu'ils facilitent l'accès à des aliments sains et nutritifs, principalement pour les personnes les moins favorisées.
Recipient Business Number
106810617
Recipient City
Lillooet
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Bridge River Indian Band
Recipient Operating Name
Bridge River Indian Band (Xwísten)
Recipient Postal Code
V0K 1V0
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
A
Reference Number
235-2024-2025-Q4-00072
