Project Grant 14FMPPXMI0086

The Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation & Development Council will use a $532,012 Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program grant to revitalize northeast Iowa orchards. The Council will develop an orchard education and training initiative, Driftless Area branding campaign, and provide access to a mobile juice press and trained operators. This aims to create economic opportunities for rural producers by allowing them to...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Valley Vision, Inc. a $217,170 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program on September 30, 2021 to conduct planning activities associated with developing a local food hub in Yolo County, California through September 29, 2023. The Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program supports the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems through competitive grants that...

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...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $220,600 Project Grant to Currier Farms Forest Products, LLC through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support Currier Farms Forest Products' efforts to add value to locally produced agricultural products from September 2022 through September 2024. The Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program aims to develop, coordinate and expand local and regional food systems. This award will assist...

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's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $248,125 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to the Ketchikan Agricultural Producers Association. This two-year project grant will support the development and expansion of local and regional food systems in Ketchikan, Alaska. As a remote island location that relies on sea barge for 95% of its food imports, Ketchikan faces unique challenges in agricultural production. The Ketchikan Agricultural...

The Food Conservancy, Inc. and its working arm, Good Nature Family Farms (GNFF), received a $611,794.30 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). The grant will support the establishment and expansion of aggregation, processing, and distribution capacity for locally-grown and produced foods in Missouri. This will address gaps in the local food supply chain that have...

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 $625,748 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) will support Working Landscapes in developing and marketing 24 value-added, locally sourced food products for 41 North Carolina institutions serving 200,000 people. Products will include fresh-cut produce, pasture-raised meats, seafood, and heat-and-serve meals designed for institutional kitchen use. A subaward will fund the production...

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...