Project Grant 102252002Q12577

The Hmong American Partnership will receive $726,016 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate support services to emerging farmers and ranchers through September 2025. Funded through the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program (CFDA 10.443), Hmong American Partnership will utilize its expertise serving Hmong and Southeast Asian communities...

This $750,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach will fund Groundswell Conservancy Inc. to deliver outreach and assistance services to Asian-American farmers in Wisconsin through September 2025. The goal is to build upon a coalition of Hmong-led organizations and farm groups to help Asian-American farmers access USDA programs, reach additional markets, and obtain support for Hmong farmers to attend established farm conferences and field days. These...

The Food Connects Inc. was awarded a $380,021 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to innovate supply chains and increase institutional, local food purchasing in central New England through September 2025. The overall goal of the project is to leverage existing relationships to drive greater demand for regionally produced foods in institutions, expand sales capacity into new...

This two-year, $211,174 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) will support Fairshare CSA Coalition Inc. and partners in assessing the feasibility of establishing aggregated vegetable sales through direct markets focusing on community supported agriculture (CSA) models in Wisconsin. The grant will allow Fairshare CSA Coalition to work with three aggregators and Hmong farmers in the...

Refugee & Immigrant Self Empowerment (RISE) will utilize a $122,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to plan and establish a local food hub. The food hub will aggregate, store, market and distribute produce grown by 15 socially disadvantaged refugee and immigrant farmers currently in RISE's farming program. Working with a food systems consultancy, RISE will conduct...

The Hawaii Good Food Alliance (HGFA) and the Hawaii Food Hub Hui (HFHH) have been awarded a $1,470,429 Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) program grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service to establish an apprenticeship program that addresses workforce needs in Hawaii's local food system. The 12-month program will provide paid on-the-job training, mentorship, and pathways to career advancement for 14-28 new and existing food hub employees across the...

The Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services organization will receive $328,903.63 through September 2029 to implement the Roots Food Hub Online Project via a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The project aims to develop an online sales and marketing application for the Roots Food Hub in Hawaii to expand its customer base, increase marketing through photographs and stories, and create new sales opportunities to support local farmers....

Adaptations Inc. received a $737,088 USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to scale its food hub operations in Hawaii. Adaptations will increase aggregation and storage capacity at its newly acquired warehouse facility and improve coordination with producers and consumers to source from at least 180 small and mid-sized farms. This is expected to generate $600,000 in annual payments to producers and increase Adaptations' annual...

The Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) was awarded a $726,628 cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment Program to provide outreach and technical assistance to historically underserved farmers and ranchers from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2027. HAFA will collaborate with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to deliver targeted technical assistance and related activities to achieve outcomes of...

The Hawaii Good Food Alliance and Hawaii Food Hub Hui will receive $1,041,424 under a three-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Regional Food System Partnerships program. The grant aims to increase collaboration, sales and profitability among 12 food hubs across five Hawaiian islands. Key activities include assessing individual hub market areas and development needs, sharing best practices, providing technical assistance for...