Project Grant 90EE1217

The Appalachian Producers Cooperative (APC) received a $621,148.14 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant funding will support the construction of a 16,000 square foot USDA-inspected meat processing facility in Tennessee, which will double the processing capacity in the region. APC will offer fee-for-service meat processing and help market a cooperative-owned brand...

This Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service will fund $540,540.80 to Appalachian Sustainable Development over three years to expand aggregation and distribution of meat products through the Appalachian Harvest food hub. The project aims to increase markets for regional beef producers utilizing environmentally sustainable practices such as grass finishing and silvopasture. Appalachian Sustainable Development will expand training for meat producers...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Appalachian Botanical Co LLC a $224,975 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) on September 26, 2022. The grant completion date is September 26, 2024. Under this award, Appalachian Botanical Co LLC will support the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems in West Virginia. As part of the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program, this funding will aid...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $482,268 Community Food Projects grant to the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet) to implement the "Building Rural Hunger Free Communities with Accessible Market Models" project. This 2-year grant, starting on September 15, 2024, aims to expand community access to local, healthy foods in five Appalachian Ohio counties by strengthening food production, aggregation,...

The Appalachian Abattoir, LLC was awarded a $627,157 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to expand local meat value chain capacity and market opportunities for West Virginia cattle producers. Working with the West Virginia Cattlemen's Association and educational partners, Appalachian Abattoir will develop a West Virginia branded ground beef program to aggregate, process,...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $746,560 Project Grant to Appalachian Sustainable Development, a non-profit organization, under the Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) federal grant program. The core goal of this 3-year grant project is to address food insecurity and lack of access to healthy, nutritious food among vulnerable populations in Southwest Virginia. To accomplish this, Appalachian Sustainable Development will use a mobile food...

The Appalachian Resource Conservation and Development Council was awarded a $776,303.54 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program (CFDA #10.177) to establish the Northeast Tennessee Food Vision initiative. The initiative aims to strengthen the local food system in eight counties in Northeast Tennessee through several key services. It will launch a regional branding campaign called Northeast...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (CFDA 23.002 Appalachian Area Development) awarded a $1,454,841 Project Grant to Community Kitchen Pittsburgh, a non-profit organization doing business as Pittsburgh Community Kitchen. The funding will enable Community Kitchen Pittsburgh to deliver culinary training programs and create employment pathways in the food services industry from October 2023 through September 2026. The organization provides workforce development initiatives focused on...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $166,250 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the S.g. Atkins Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The grant funding will support the organization's business incubator activities focused on promoting economic development and assisting small businesses in the Appalachian region. S.g. Atkins CDC operates the Enterprise Center, which includes...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $631,674 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet), a non-profit community development corporation in Athens, Ohio. The award, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will support ACEnet's efforts to strengthen economic development, community capacity, and sustainable local food systems in the Appalachian Ohio region....