Cooperative Agreement SPRMCO20CA0119

The Central Market Trust was awarded a $305,147 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to explore expanding its programming outside of the Central Market walls. The Trust will research best practices, develop program models, study feasibility, and identify implementation plans for increasing access to local foods in the Pennsylvania area through 2025. The Farmers Market and Local Food...

This $312,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) aims to foster diversity among vendors and customers at the Schenectady Greenmarket. Key efforts include: Recruiting, outreaching to, and retaining historically underserved producers by providing resources like a vendor toolkit and business trainings facilitated by the Community Loan Fund. The project will also offer...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $163,755.05 Project Grant to Ankara Sinema Dernegi to support the 59th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and the 27th Festival on Wheels in Turkey from October through December 2022. The funding supports the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) objective of informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between people to advance U.S. foreign policy goals. Specifically, the grant will support the...

This $312,500 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) will support the Tukwila Village Farmers Market in Tukwila, Washington. The market was founded in 2017 to specifically serve low-income, low-food access communities and support entry-level immigrant, refugee, and BIPOC vendors. This 3-year project will help Tukwila Village increase their customer and vendor base, and...

The Common Market Georgia, Incorporated was awarded a $828,602.40 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to expand its farm-to-institution model in Georgia and Alabama. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit local food distributor founded in 2016, Common Market connects communities to sustainable family farms in the Southeast through its wholesale food distribution services. It sources fresh produce,...

The Project Grant award of $625,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) is focused on the CHOPLOCAL S LFPP IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT. This project aims to connect, cultivate, and strengthen relationships between local and regional producers and local/regional food businesses and consumer-facing markets. The key activities include hiring a dedicated marketing specialist, revising...

The Swamp Rabbit Cafe & Grocery LLC (SRCG) was awarded a $618,282.13 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to support the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems. SRCG, founded ten years ago in South Carolina, currently purchases products from over 300 local and regional producers to support a just and sustainable food system. Through...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $249,216 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) project grant to Sustainable Harvest Farm LLC in London, Kentucky. The grant supports the development and expansion of local and regional food systems, with a focus on enhancing product safety and reducing contamination risks in organic produce. The 24-month project period runs from September 2023 to September 2025. Through this grant,...

The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded a $1,377,360 cooperative agreement to Multeci Destek Dernegi under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Near East. The agreement will support efforts from September 2022 to September 2023 to improve protection mechanisms and provide assistance to asylum seekers and refugees in Turkey's Kirikkale, Eskisehir, and Yalova provinces. The Overseas Refugee Assistance Program aims to provide protection and aid to...

The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded Refugee Solidarity Network Inc. a $2.5 million cooperative agreement under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Near East to ensure access to justice for vulnerable refugees and empower refugee communities in Turkey from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023. The funding will support programs to strengthen Turkey's refugee protection system and assist refugee populations in neighboring countries, as called for...