Project Grant 15LFPPXTX0082

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...

This federal Project Grant award, issued by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Community Food Projects program (CFDA 10.225), provides $772,000 to the Little Village Community Foundation Corp to implement the Food Hero's Food Business and Wellness Incubator Program. The program aims to support early-stage food businesses and individuals from the Little Village (ZIP code 60623) and surrounding communities in Chicago's...

The Economic & Community Development Institute Inc. (Ecdi) received a $121,875 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to conduct a feasibility study for a farmer-led processing and distribution center and farm business incubator in Highland County, Ohio. Ecdi will partner with farmers in southwest Ohio to design the regional food hub facility and programs to strengthen the...

The Lake County Community Development Corporation received a $1,279,546.99 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service on October 31, 2021 to support the Northwest Food Hub Network pilot program through October 30, 2024. The grant was awarded under the Regional Food System Partnerships program, which supports partnerships to develop local and regional food systems and encourage food economy viability and resilience. Specifically, the funding will...

Augusta Locally Grown Inc. received a $249,210 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will fund a feasibility study and implementation plan to establish a 35,000 square foot food hub facility known as "The Hub" in Georgia. The Hub aims to connect local producers to consumers through innovative sales opportunities developed in partnership with farmers, educators,...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded B-More Kitchen LLC a $625,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support B-More Kitchen's expansion of its shared commercial kitchen operations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania through September 2025. Specifically, a portion of the new Philadelphia kitchen's space and the General Manager's time will be dedicated to working with local farms, ranches, producers, and...

The Project Grant award of $625,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) is focused on the CHOPLOCAL S LFPP IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT. This project aims to connect, cultivate, and strengthen relationships between local and regional producers and local/regional food businesses and consumer-facing markets. The key activities include hiring a dedicated marketing specialist, revising...

Flavors LLC will receive $629,676 under a Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service's Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to launch a hybrid 12-week culinary microenterprise program. The program will provide 150 Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) local growers, farmers and food business enterprises in Prince George's County, Maryland with business development education and resources to help scale their...

This $589,825 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) aims to invigorate local and regional food systems. The primary recipient, Navore LLC, will develop and continuously enhance an online marketplace platform to connect local producers with businesses and consumers. Key activities include onboarding over 40 local producers, establishing new distribution plans,...

The Thurston Economic Development Council Center for Business & Innovation will receive $665,219 under a Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to support the expansion of the Southwest Washington Food Hub. The Food Hub will advance its capacity in five areas - community partnerships, marketing, producer agency, operational efficiency, and strategic planning - to implement a hybrid growth...