Cooperative Agreement NR223A750003C008

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded MFA Producers LLC $143,678 under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP, CFDA 10.183) cooperative agreement. MFA Producers will distribute PMVAP funds to eligible dairy farmers who received lower values for their milk due to market abnormalities caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and related federal policies during July-December 2020. MFA Producers must obtain adjusted gross income attestations from eligible...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $991,221 Project Grant under the Regional Food System Partnerships program to Harvesting Good of Maine. The grant will support the development of New England's only regional vegetable processing operation to supply fresh processed broccoli to grocery and institutional food service customers throughout the six-state region year-round. Harvesting Good will purchase broccoli from Circle B Farms and contract with food...

Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Inc. (BAV) will provide $547,875 in technical and financial assistance services to farms and food enterprises in the Berkshire-Taconic region under a three-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant funding will support BAV's work helping local agricultural businesses improve and scale operations through September 2024. The grant was awarded under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program...

Project Grows, Inc. received a $445,500 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to expand direct-to-consumer markets in the Central Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia. The project aims to increase market access for small, beginning, and socially disadvantaged farmers as well as traditionally underserved and low-income communities through initiatives such as launching a...

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) received a $461,365.43 Specialty Crop Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (CFDA 10.170 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill) to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Massachusetts. The 3-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will support MDAR's efforts to market and promote specialty crops, assist producers with research and development, expand crop...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $534,108 Cooperative Agreement to Marburger Farm Dairy Inc. on December 8, 2021 through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP, CFDA 10.183). The purpose of the award is to distribute Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program monies to dairy farmers who received a lower value due to market abnormalities caused by the pandemic and ensuing federal policies. As the sub-awardee, Marburger Farm Dairy Inc....

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Growing Places Garden Project, Inc. a $406,518 Project Grant under the Regional Food System Partnerships program. Over a two-year period, Growing Places Garden Project will lead a comprehensive planning process to develop a sustainable and resilient local food value chain and business model for North Central Massachusetts. Key activities include conducting a strategic planning process using a SOAR analysis to formalize the...

The Middlebury Cooperative Milk Producers Association Inc. received a $542,074 cooperative agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program on December 7, 2021. The purpose of this award is for Middlebury Cooperative to distribute Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program monies to dairy farmers who received a lower value for their milk due to market abnormalities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $246,447.00 Project Grant under the Value-Added Producer Grants program (CFDA 10.352) to the Western Montana Growers Cooperative on September 7, 2023. This grant funding aims to assist the agricultural cooperative in entering value-added activities related to the processing and marketing of bio-based, value-added agricultural products. The goal is to generate new products, create and expand marketing...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service provides $383,675 to Steamberg Milk Producers Cooperative, Inc. to administer the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP, CFDA 10.183). As the recipient, Steamberg will disburse all PMVAP monies to eligible dairy farmers who marketed milk to a federally regulated handler from July through December 2020. This includes obtaining adjusted gross income attestations, issuing Form...