While wholesale buyers know there is consumer demand for regionally grown products, they usually rely on highly consolidated supply chains, and can be resistant to changing their procurement practices…
Active Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 25RFSPME1092
- Recipient
-
Midcoast Council Of Governments UEI CRQ3FTWKX9J7
- Awarding agency
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
- Obligated
- $1,138,460
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 10.177 Regional Food System Partnerships
- Completion date 22% complete
- Funding
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- $824,723.50 Federal
- $313,736.28 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Maine, USA
Award details come from USAspending.gov.
About this award
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $1,138,459.78 to Midcoast Council of Governments on March 1, 2026, under the Regional Food System Partnerships Program (CFDA 10.177).
Midcoast Council of Governments, an inter-municipal council serving the Midcoast region of Maine (Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, and southern Waldo counties), will execute this award through February 28, 2029, with place of performance in Maine. The Regional Food System Partnerships Program supports partnerships that connect public and private resources to plan and develop local or regional food systems and encourage food economy viability and resilience. The program aims to address wholesale buyer resistance to changing procurement practices toward local sourcing by building partnerships that bring together diverse stakeholders to set priorities, connect resources and services, and establish sustainable, measurable approaches to regional food system development.
Description
While wholesale buyers know there is consumer demand for regionally grown products, they usually rely on highly consolidated supply chains, and can be resistant to changing their procurement practices to prioritize local sourcing. Their sourcing prioritie
Quick answers
Who received award 25RFSPME1092?
25RFSPME1092 was awarded to Midcoast Council Of Governments by Agricultural Marketing Service (Department of Agriculture) on March 1, 2026.
How much is award 25RFSPME1092 worth?
$1,138,460 has been obligated on 25RFSPME1092: $824,724 in federal funding and $313,736 in non-federal funding.
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