Project Grant 1225G0913

The City of El Paso, Texas received a $123,750 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to establish and implement the new permanent Northeast Art and Farmers Market in El Paso. The Market, scheduled to launch in September 2022 and operate through September 2025, will be the city's first to integrate local artisans and farmers in one centralized location. As part of the FMLFPP's...

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...

The Mid-Hudson Children's Museum (MHCM) received a $525,150 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to operate and expand its Poughkeepsie Waterfront Market from September 30, 2021 to September 29, 2024. MHCM opened the market in 2017 to address food insecurity in Poughkeepsie, NY by connecting local farmers with urban consumers. The market focuses on locally-produced food and...

This $372,549 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service will support the establishment of the South Oak Cliff Dallas Farmers Market. Led by Dallas County Health and Human Services Chronic Disease Prevention in partnership with local non-profits, the grant project aims to provide economic opportunities for socially disadvantaged local farmers and improve access to fresh produce in a food desert located in southern Dallas County. Specifically, the grant...

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 City of Frankfort, Kentucky received a $115,806.50 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175) to plan and develop a community kitchen and local food campus. The City will partner with the Franklin County Farmers Market and Franklin Center for Innovation to conduct site selection, design, and business planning for a community kitchen that may be co-located with a...

The City of South Bend, Indiana Venues, Parks Arts Board received a $814,592 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program. The grant funding will support the addition of new recreational amenities to Martin Luther King Jr. Park, including a renovated splash pad, new tournament basketball courts, native plantings and pollinator garden, bat houses, a...

The City of Redding, California received a $7,040,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to reimagine and revitalize the 8.5-acre South City Park. The grant funds will be used to construct community-selected amenities that promote intergenerational and healthy activity, including a destination playground, spray fountain, activity plaza, pickleball courts, youth area...

The Nuestras Raices Inc. was awarded a $490,608.40 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support the "PARATE AQUI MERCADO (STOP HERE MARKET)" initiative, which aims to increase access to locally grown, culturally relevant foods in Holyoke, MA through expanding direct producer-to-consumer markets. Key activities to be undertaken include launching Nuestras Raices' LA...

The Allen Neighborhood Center received a $394,449.90 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to support relocation and expansion of services at the Allen Farmers Market in Lansing, Michigan. Funding will allow relocation of the 18-year-old year-round farmers market to a new mixed-use development called Allen Place featuring 21 apartments, a federally qualified health clinic serving...