Cooperative Agreement 23RFSIIA0015

The Practical Farmers of Iowa was awarded a $1.088 million Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program. The three-year award will support efforts by Farmers of Iowa, Kitchen Table Consultants, and Iowa Valley RC&D to preserve and significantly scale institutional markets food hubs have developed in Iowa. Key services include expanding food hub capacity to capture more institutional sales, onboard new...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $892,116 Formula Grant to the Iowa Department of Education on September 30, 2022 to further strengthen food and agriculture supply chain resiliency through September 30, 2026. The grant funds the Farm to School State Formula Grant Program (CFDA 10.645), which supports state-operated farm to school programs. These programs increase the capacity of institutions participating in the National School Lunch Program, the School...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $371,955.05 to the Iowa Farmers Union Education Foundation, doing business as the Iowa Farmers Union, through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) on September 30, 2021. The three-year project grant will support the continued development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems in Iowa through September 29, 2024. Core partners such as the Iowa Farmers Union, Iowa State...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Central Iowa Shelter & Services through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA #10.935). The grant will support a project to convert unused urban drainage infrastructure in Iowa into food production areas to boost local food security and provide job opportunities for individuals experiencing homelessness from July 2022 to November 2024. Specifically, Central...

The Iowa Food Foundation (IFF) was awarded a $135,931 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). Through this funding, IFF will develop tools to address barriers to online shopping for local foods and rapidly expand adoption of these solutions. Specifically, IFF will use the Iowa Food Coop as a test site for a new open source online shopping cart platform tailored for food cooperatives....

The Iowa State University was awarded a $644,595 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program. The grant will fund research and outreach services to understand the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 and demographic changes on quality of life in rural Midwest communities from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027. Key deliverables include establishing an...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Iowa State University a $1,168,609 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) from September 2022 through September 2024. The FMLFPP supports the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems through competitive grants. Iowa State University will utilize this funding to operate the LAMP Agriculture Marketing Resource Center, providing technical assistance, training and...

This federal Project Grant award of $586,481.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services to Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University) under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The funding supports the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems through the establishment and growth of direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food...

The Project Grant award of $300,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Rural Economic Development Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.854). The award was made to Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative, a not-for-profit organization, on January 19, 2024 with a performance period ending on January 19, 2026. Through this award, Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative will provide a range of services and initiatives to promote rural economic development...

The Project Grant award, titled "IOWA FOREST RESILIENCY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM", is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service through the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). This $4,469,964 grant, awarded on January 15, 2025, supports the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR) in implementing climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Iowa. The key objectives...