AMS will partner with locus to lead the maccc mid-atlantic coordinated capital coalition (maccc) pilot initiative

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Locus Impact Fund a $325,000 cooperative agreement on September 30, 2025, to lead the Mid-Atlantic Coordinated Capital Coalition (MACCC) pilot initiative under the Wholesale Farmers and Alternative Market Development program (CFDA 10.164).

The project engages industry experts, investment leaders, and growth-oriented farm and food businesses to pair sector-specific expertise with innovative capital stacking strategies designed to scale regional supply chains and document and disseminate replicable strategies for mobilizing investment-ready regional farm and food initiatives in the Mid-Atlantic region.

The period of performance runs through April 30, 2027. Work is performed in Virginia.

Four sub-recipients deliver components of the initiative, all focused on creating a shared vision and identifying demand-driven strategic goals for systemic investing in the Mid-Atlantic regional food system. These sub-recipients are Foodshed Capital (awarded December 15, 2025), 4P Foods, Inc. PBC (awarded December 15, 2025), The Conservation Innovation Fund I2Cf2 Division (awarded December 15, 2025), and The American Farmland Trust (awarded December 15, 2025).

The project which will engage industry experts, investment leaders, and growth-oriented farm and food businesses to pair sector-specific expertise with innovative capital stacking strategies to scale regional supply chains and document and disseminate replicable strategies for mobilizing investment-ready regional farm and food initiatives.