Purchased Product Categories:
| Food Category | % of Total Spending |
| Produce | 48.5% |
| Animal Protein + Seafood | 37.7% |
| Dairy | 11.7% |
| Nuts, Seeds, and Legumes | 0.4% |
| Honey, Snacks, and Condiments | 0.4% |
| Grains | 1.3% |
| Prepared Meals | 0.01% |
Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program
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Background
WSDA requested funds for the LFPA pilot program to leverage public purchasing opportunities and achieve the shared goals of strengthening supply chains and fostering equitable and resilient local food systems across the state. Washington received $11,806,813 in funding for LFPA.
Washington’s plan was initially comprised of a two-prong approach to achieve the goals of LFPA: First, for the Food Assistance team to issue sub awards to hunger relief organizations (HROs), tribes, and tribal organizations to purchase from local farmers. Second, for the Director’s Office to do direct procurement with underrepresented producers and distribute food to communities experiencing food insecurity.
In March 2025, unexpected changes to the LFPA program at the federal level caused WSDA to pivot from this two-prong approach and move forward with only the first prong. 94% of total funding for LFPA has therefore been awarded as pass-through to 31 HROs across Washington State.
The LFPA program has proved to be immensely beneficial to participating organizations, their partner farms, and the individuals that they feed. Read on for more specifics about the program and its impact in Washington.
Washington’s plan was initially comprised of a two-prong approach to achieve the goals of LFPA: First, for the Food Assistance team to issue sub awards to hunger relief organizations (HROs), tribes, and tribal organizations to purchase from local farmers. Second, for the Director’s Office to do direct procurement with underrepresented producers and distribute food to communities experiencing food insecurity.
In March 2025, unexpected changes to the LFPA program at the federal level caused WSDA to pivot from this two-prong approach and move forward with only the first prong. 94% of total funding for LFPA has therefore been awarded as pass-through to 31 HROs across Washington State.
The LFPA program has proved to be immensely beneficial to participating organizations, their partner farms, and the individuals that they feed. Read on for more specifics about the program and its impact in Washington.
LFPA in Washington State
Program Overview:
- LFPA pilot program announced by USDA in December 2021.
- WSDA awarded funding to 31 hunger relief organizations and tribes, beginning in July 2022.
- Funding from LFPA "Round 1" is designated for purchasing and distributing locally and regionally grown foods in Washington State, including associated operational costs.
- USDA announced additional funding as "LFPA Plus" in November 2022.
- Funding from LFPA Plus is designated for purchasing and distributing unprocessed/minimally processed foods grown in Washington State.
- WSDA issued "LFPA Gap" funding to support subagencies' nonfood costs that could not be covered with LFPA Plus.
- Year One of the program ran from 7.1.22 - 6.30.23.
- Year Two of the program ran from 7.1.23 - 6.30.24.
- Year Three of the program ran from 7.1.24 - 6.30.25.
- USDA announced additional funding for a future iteration of LFPA, LFPA 25, in October 2024. This funding was awarded in January 2025 and then terminated in March 2025.
- WSDA was granted a No Cost Extension on current LFPA funds through December 31, 2026.
- HROs and tribes will have until December 31, 2025 to spend their remaining funds. Any funds not spent by then will be passed to the Director’s Office for direct procurement, to be spent by December 31, 2026.
- The program is currently in an abbreviated Year Four (7.1.25 - 12.31.25).
- WSDA FA will share out program impact data for the entire program period of 7.1.22-12.31.25 in Quarter 1 of 2026.
Program Impact (7.1.22 - 6.30.25):
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Over the course of three years, participating HROs have purchased from 382 unique regional and local farms. 345 of these farms were new purchasing relationships.
60% of farms identified as underrepresented.
The program experienced a 432% increase in spending on food from Year 1 to Year 2, and a 120% increase from Year 2 to Year 3, showing continued program familiarity and strengthened relationships between farmers and HROs.
Food has been distributed at 534 unique hunger relief sites across all 39 counties and to 32 tribes/tribal organizations in Washington.
As of July 1, 2025, over $8 million has been expended on local food purchasing, with the most popular category being fresh produce.
Quarterly Food Spending Years 1 through 3:
| Quarter | Total Spending |
| Jul 1 2022 - Sept 30 2022 | $8,770.25 |
| Oct 1 2022 - Dec 31 2022 | $23,503.78 |
| Jan 1 2023 - March 31 2023 | $128,363.01 |
| April 1 2023 - June 30 2023 | $286,578.70 |
| July 1 2023 - Sept 30 2023 | $752,654.24 |
| Oct 1 2023 - Dec 31 2023 | $448,664.47 |
| Jan 1 2024 - March 31 2024 | $384,842.81 |
| April 1 2024 - June 30 2024 | $794,568.47 |
| July 1 2024 - Sept 30 2024 | $1,267,497.36 |
| Oct 1 2024 - Dec 31 2024 | $1,051,823.48 |
| Jan 1 2025 - March 31 2025 | $645,576.57 |
| April 1 2025 - June 30 2025 | $2,247,112.88 |
| Total: | $8,039,956.02 |
Click below to view a list of LFPA participating organizations with remaining funds as of 9.9.25. Please note that the remaining fund balance is based on what WSDA FA has paid out and does not include pending invoices submitted to WSDA FA, or participating organizations expenditures, pending expenditures, or verbal obligations.