Project Grant 15FMPPGA0136

The Jefferson County Farmers Market (JCFM) was awarded a $234,347.80 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). JCFM will use the grant funding to support its operation of the Port Townsend and Chimacum Farmers Markets in Washington through September 2025. As a nonprofit organization celebrating 30 years of service, JCFM provides an important direct-to-consumer marketing...

The Jefferson Economic Development Institute (JEI) received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to strengthen regional food system infrastructure in Siskiyou County, California. The grant funds will support JEI's efforts to expand the Mount Shasta Farmer's Market and provide development opportunities for beginning farmers through collaboration with local...

Jonesborough Locally Grown (JLG) was awarded a $200,926.44 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). JLG operates two producer-only markets, Boone Street Market and Jonesborough Farmers Market, that source primarily from within 100 miles of Jonesborough, Tennessee. The markets support over 100 vendors, many of whom are small or beginning farmers. This Project Grant will allow JLG to build...

The Franklin County Farmers Market (FCFM) was awarded a $125,264 Project Grant 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 funding will enable FCFM to collaborate with the Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development and community partners to develop and implement a marketing plan to increase awareness and engagement with the market. The project aims to increase producer sales...

The New Lebanon Farmers Market received a $643,488 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will fund expansion of the awardee's successful direct producer-to-consumer virtual farmers market over three years. Key deliverables include improving the consumer online purchasing experience to increase access to locally produced foods for 17,500 individuals, including 7,000...

The Augusta Locally Grown Inc. was awarded a $616,285 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 Farmers Market Collaboration Project which aims to strengthen and stabilize farmers markets in Georgia and South Carolina through a comprehensive market training program, on-farm support, and farmer business classes. Augusta Locally Grown will provide services and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $307,040 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to Feeding Northeast Florida, a non-profit organization, to develop a comprehensive business and management plan for revitalizing the Jacksonville Farmers Market. The objective is to boost the involvement of local food producers and restore the market's prominence as a leading sales venue in the region. The funding will...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Mill Creek Farms GA LLC on September 8, 2023 through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). This grant funding is intended to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises. Allowable activities include supporting farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture...

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 Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $182,731.80 Project Grant to the St. Johns Center for Opportunity through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). The St. Johns Center for Opportunity, doing business as the St. Johns Main Street Coalition, will use the funding to support the development, coordination and expansion of the St. Johns Farmers Market (SJFM) from September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2025. As a component of the USDA's...