Project Grant 1225

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Planting Justice $703,025 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to establish new market access opportunities for small local growers in the Bay Area through September 2024. The project will operate a farmers' market truck serving stops in Oakland and Richmond, establishing market access for at least five growers and serving an estimated 15,600 customers annually. A weekly farmers' market will also be...

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...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Foodshed Cooperative Inc. a $564,500 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. Foodshed will transition its emergency food distribution operations implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to a sustainable model increasing retail sales 25% annually. Funding will support planning with Foodshed's farmer network to achieve aggregation goals and improve distribution capacity at its Central San Diego...

This $123,706.25 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) supports Capital Roots, Inc.'s retail food access programs in the New York Capital Region. The funding will enable Capital Roots to implement a comprehensive marketing plan to increase sales of locally-sourced agricultural products at their new 2,000 sq. ft. "Good Food Market" in Troy, NY and through...

The Market Readiness for Local Farmers and Growers program, funded through a $733,492 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP), provides farmer training, financial planning tools, market access education, and food safety resources to local and regional food businesses in the Chicago metro area. Delivered through Familyfarmed, the multi-pronged program includes intensive yet...

Community Farmers Markets Inc. received a $922,145.80 three-year Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. Through this funding, Community Farmers Markets will deliver a holistic, four-pronged approach to growing local food systems and removing barriers to food access in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Specifically, the organization will expand local food distribution through farmers...

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...

Town Made LLC will utilize a $602,518 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to implement a scholarship fund and expand operational capabilities at its commercial kitchen facilities in Rhode Island. The scholarship fund will foster access to Town Made's kitchens for underserved communities and local food entrepreneurs through September 2025. Funding will also support business and marketing...

This Project Grant award of $306,521.25 from 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 development and expansion of Locally Grown, an online marketplace connecting small farms in North Carolina directly to consumers. Key activities funded by this grant include enhancing technical resources, deploying new marketplace features like customer notifications and localized promotions,...

This 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) provides $312,544 to Jannus, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Boise, Idaho, to connect, coordinate, and cultivate the local food economy through public-private partnerships. The goal is to create a new international farmers market in West Boise that will increase the capacity of the local food system, expand mid-tier...