Project Grant 1225G1320

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 Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded A Simpler Place In Time Inc. $244,930.60 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175) Project Grant from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. The grant funds the continued operation and expansion of an online farmers market and virtual agritourism programs to support local producers in Florida. Key initiatives include maintaining contactless pickup and home delivery of products...

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 Florida Certified Organic Growers & Consumers, Inc. (FOG) received a $415,412.81 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to develop and implement a virtual farmers market platform. FOG will use the three-year grant funding period ending September 2024 to empower farmers and consumers in Florida through an online marketplace that enables flexible and efficient...

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...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $305,502 Project Grant to the Florida Department of Elder Affairs under the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.576) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The purpose of this grant is to provide fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs to seniors through farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community programs in Florida. The Senior Farmers Market...

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 Northside Farmers Market (NFM) in Ohio received a $199,327.78 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). Through this funding, NFM will deliver several services to increase food access, support farmers and food producers, and build organizational capacity. Key initiatives include an outreach and marketing campaign to attract more regular customers, incentives and...

The National Association of Farmers Market Nutrition Programs, Inc. was awarded a $3.756 million project grant by the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on September 30, 2021 to support participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program at farmers' markets. Under the Farmers' Market Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Support Grants (CFDA #10.545) program, the Association will work to increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program accessibility and...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $132,886 Formula Grant to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services under the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP; CFDA #10.572) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The FMNP aims to provide fresh, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables and herbs to women, infants, and children participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children...