Cooperative Agreement AM25LFPA0000C085

The Native Village of Tyonek, a federally recognized tribal government in Alaska, has been awarded a $309,824 Cooperative Agreement under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA #10.182). The purpose of this 3-year grant, running from January 2025 to January 2028, is to enable the tribal government to purchase local, unprocessed or minimally processed domestic foods from local producers, targeting historically underserved farmers/producers/fishers and small businesses including processors, aggregators, and distributors. The food purchases will be distributed to underserved communities in the local area, with the goals of increasing local food consumption and creating economic opportunities for local and disadvantaged producers. Quarterly performance reports will track the value of purchases, the number of producers engaged (including historically underserved and small businesses), the value of food distributions, and the number of unique distribution locations.