Refugee and immigrant self empowerment (rise) proposes this local food promotion planning grant project to create intentional procedures that support the 15 socially disadvantaged farmers currently in…
Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 25LFPPVT1295
- Recipient
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Vermont Farmers Market Education Center, Inc. UEI JA8ENF978CF5
- Awarding agency
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $359,805
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 10.175 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program
- Completion date 21% complete
- Funding
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- $246,547.20 Federal
- $113,257.50 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Vermont, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $359,804.70 to Vermont Farmers Market Education Center, Inc. (doing business as Vermont Farmers Food Center) on March 1, 2026, under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175).
The award funds a Local Food Promotion Planning Grant project designed to create intentional procedures supporting 15 socially disadvantaged farmers currently in the farming program to increase the scope of their farming operations. Vermont Farmers Food Center, a Rutland, Vermont-based nonprofit, will direct the project through February 28, 2029, with performance centered in Vermont.
The Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program supports development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems through projects that develop direct producer-to-consumer markets and local and regional food business enterprises to increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products. Awards under this program run for two or three years, with recipients eligible to request a one-year extension to complete project objectives and goals.
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Refugee and immigrant self empowerment (rise) proposes this local food promotion planning grant project to create intentional procedures that support the 15 socially disadvantaged farmers currently in the farming program to increase the scope of their far
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Who received award 25LFPPVT1295?
25LFPPVT1295 was awarded to Vermont Farmers Market Education Center, Inc. by Agricultural Marketing Service (Department of Agriculture) on March 1, 2026.
How much is award 25LFPPVT1295 worth?
$359,805 has been obligated on 25LFPPVT1295: $246,547 in federal funding and $113,258 in non-federal funding.
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