Project Grant 15LFPPSC0115

The Swamp Rabbit Cafe & Grocery LLC (SRCG) was awarded a $618,282.13 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to support the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems. SRCG, founded ten years ago in South Carolina, currently purchases products from over 300 local and regional producers to support a just and sustainable food system. Through...

Lowcountry Fresh Market & Cafe received a $625,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to promote local food systems in South Carolina. The awardee operates a market and cafe in South Carolina aimed at providing local growers and producers a channel to market while offering employment and bringing locally grown products to the community. Funding will be used to...

Valley Rabbits LLC received a $196,625 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant funds will support Valley Rabbits in establishing and expanding its meat slaughtering and processing capabilities to meet growing demand from customers and allow it to serve as a resource for other small and medium livestock farmers in the region. Specifically, the...

This Project Grant award of $248,531 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services was provided to Lowcountry Fungi LLC 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 in South Carolina over a 24-month period from September 2023 to September 2025. Key products and services to be delivered include initiatives to expand direct...

The Gullah Farmers Cooperative Association will receive $494,960 under a Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The Cooperative will use the funding to maximize wholesale produce sales for socially disadvantaged and small farmers in South Carolina through its packaging and processing facility. Specifically, the grant will support operational investments and financial modeling to...

Mad Local Food Group LLC, doing business as Pasture and Plenty, will use a $643,748 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to expand local food production and distribution, as well as job training programs focused on underserved populations. Specifically, Pasture and Plenty will double its local food throughput, purchasing over $1 million annually from more than 60 local farms and producers....

PF Meats Holding Company, LLC received a $200,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The funding will support PF Meats' expansion of its small, state-inspected meat processing facility in Pendleton, South Carolina into a larger, federally-inspected plant. This expansion is intended to increase affordable access and processing capacity for...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $249,135 Project Grant to Bulls Bay Enterprises, Inc. (doing business as Livingston's Bulls Bay Seafood) under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant will support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems in South Carolina over a 24-month project period ending September 21, 2025. Funded activities may include supporting farmers markets,...

Sugarloaf Mountain Meats and Processing (Sugarloaf) was awarded a $200,000 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant will support Sugarloaf's expansion of operations in Morehead, Kentucky to meet growing regional demand and formalize commitments to process approximately 75,000 pasture-raised chickens annually. As a USDA-exempt small local...

This Project Grant award of $210,087.00 was made on Sep 11, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant supports the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems through the funding of projects that develop direct and indirect producer-to-consumer marketing channels, encourage value-added product development, and improve food system...