The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $2,200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 10.182) to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. The purpose of this 2-year agreement is for the tribe to purchase and distribute locally grown and harvested produce, meat, eggs, and culturally specific foods from approximately 100 socially disadvantaged farmers and producers within 400 miles of distribution...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $726,757 Cooperative Agreement to The Hoopa Valley Tribe in California under the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) program (CFDA #10.182). The purpose of this project is to purchase and distribute locally produced foods, with a focus on sourcing from socially disadvantaged farmers and producers, to improve food access and security for the Hoopa community. Key activities include establishing purchasing agreements...
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa will establish the Aandanjigewin local food purchasing program under a $334,637 cooperative agreement from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The two-year award, provided through the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments program (CFDA 10.182), will support purchasing and distributing local food while targeting socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers....
The federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments program (CFDA 10.182), is intended to purchase and distribute local food with a focus on supporting socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The $600,000 award, granted to the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe on August 15, 2024, will fund the Local Food Purchase...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments (CFDA 10.182) program provides $321,480.00 to the Tolowa Dee-Ni Nation Tribal Administration Division to purchase and distribute local food from socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. Over a two-year performance period, the Nation plans to purchase and distribute 30,000 lbs...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $765,347 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 10.182: Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements) to the Native Village of Fort Yukon, a federally recognized tribal government organization in Alaska. The purpose of this three-year agreement is to purchase and distribute unprocessed, healthy foods from local and regional farmers and ranchers, with a focus on socially disadvantaged producers, to 205...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $188,840.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 10.182). The purpose of the award is to purchase and distribute local food, with a focus on procuring produce from socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as well as reindeer meat, to address the loss of critical salmon subsistence for the Native Village...
This $289,999.96 cooperative agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS) under the Wholesale Farmers and Alternative Market Development program (CFDA 10.164), aims to analyze and assess the implementation and impacts of the USDA Local Food Purchasing Assistance (LFPA) program. The cooperative agreement has four key goals: 1) characterize the structure and implementation of LFPA agreements among tribal and non-tribal entities; 2) assess the...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) program provides $819,319.00 to the Osage Nation in Oklahoma to implement the "Prairie to Plate Food Outreach" initiative. The purpose is to establish partnerships with socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, and producers in Osage County in order to purchase and distribute fresh, minimally-processed foods such as fruits,...
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe will use a $380,000 cooperative agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments program to purchase and distribute culturally appropriate food from regional farmers over two years. Specifically, the Tribe plans to enter purchasing agreements with at least five producers, three of which will be operated by Native...