The pearl market has been the premier direct-to-consumer venue for regionally produced agricultural products in downtown columbus since 1992
Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 25LFPPRI1270
- Recipient
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Southside Community Land Trust UEI C8TNQLBD96Z9
- Awarding agency
-
Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $556,158
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 10.175 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program
- Completion date 22% complete
- Funding
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- $444,926.41 Federal
- $111,231.60 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Rhode Island, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $556,158.01 cooperative agreement to Southside Community Land Trust on March 1, 2026, under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The award runs through February 28, 2029, with place of performance in Rhode Island.
Southside Community Land Trust, a Providence-based nonprofit, receives funding to develop, coordinate, and expand local and regional food systems. The organization brings prior experience in community agriculture and food access work, including a $211,658.90 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program project grant from the same funding source awarded in September 2021 to develop crop aggregation and distribution infrastructure. The current award supports the Pearl Market, a direct-to-consumer venue for regionally produced agricultural products in downtown Columbus that has operated since 1992 and historically drew up to 4,000 daily shoppers and dozens of merchants including local farms.
Description
At its peak in 2016, the market drew 4,000 daily shoppers and hosted dozens of merchants, including 15 local farm
Quick answers
Who received award 25LFPPRI1270?
25LFPPRI1270 was awarded to Southside Community Land Trust by Agricultural Marketing Service (Department of Agriculture) on March 1, 2026.
How much is award 25LFPPRI1270 worth?
$556,158 has been obligated on 25LFPPRI1270: $444,926 in federal funding and $111,232 in non-federal funding.
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