Project Grant 1225G0899

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $705,458 Project Grant to Santa Fe College under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support the Florida Heritage Foods Initiative: Connecting Local Food with Local Culture in Florida Farmers Markets. The initiative aims to stimulate the heritage food economy in Florida farmers markets by providing education on heritage foods to consumers and tools to help markets reach culturally diverse...

The Community Shellfish Company, LLC received a $568,136 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support the launch of Merroir.me, a new digital brand experience and direct-to-consumer marketing campaign to promote Maine seafood products in Connecticut and Rhode Island through 2024. Specifically, Community Shellfish Company will produce original videos, a website and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Keswick Winery LLC PTR a $250,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The funding will support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems through initiatives to enhance direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises. Planned activities include supporting farmers markets, roadside stands,...

The Good Meat Project was awarded a $620,891 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support the development of marketing capacity for 300 local meat producers in Oregon, Wisconsin, Iowa, New York and New Mexico through professional marketing materials and technical training. Specifically, the Good Meat Project will collaborate with five producer organizations in the...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Tara Vineyard & Winery LLC on September 22, 2023 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). This grant will fund initiatives to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises over a 2-year period. Eligible activities may include supporting farmers markets, roadside stands,...

The Brass City Regional Food Hub in Connecticut will receive $162,028 from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to implement a technology interface and targeted marketing efforts. The project aims to facilitate multi-tier value chain sales and brand awareness for locally sourced agricultural products through a more robust online store and wholesale customer order management system. This will allow pre-registered...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $622,994 Project Grant to Wild Local Seafood CO. LLC under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support Wild Local Seafood's participation in local and regional seafood markets in Southern California by facilitating seafood producers' access to farmers markets in Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties through 2024. Specifically, Wild Local Seafood buys seafood from fishers at higher...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Small Batch Kitchen Cafe And Market LLC a $937,500 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support the awardee's Value-Added Production Expansion, Diversification, and Co-Packing to Reduce On-Farm Food Waste Project. Specifically, the awardee will diversify and expand its production capabilities to develop a small-batch co-packing program for small and mid-sized local producers in...

The University of Tennessee received a $438,436 project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (CFDA 10.156) to conduct consumer research and develop a digital marketing campaign to promote products participating in the Tennessee Department of Agriculture's Pick Tennessee Products program. The goal is to help add value to Tennessee's agriculture and forestry industries by providing consumer...

Federal Grant Award Summary Agricola Meats LLC (doing business as Monti Verdi Salumi) received a $202,738 Project Grant award from Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) on August 19, 2025. The award is effective through August 19, 2027. This grant supports the development and expansion of local and regional food systems, with a focus on value-added agricultural products and direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels. Under...