Project Grant 16FMPPGA0018

The Metro Atlanta Urban Farm LLC in College Park, Georgia will receive $299,889.24 through December 31, 2025 to improve access to local foods in underserved communities through urban and innovative agriculture practices. Funded by the US Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935), the project will support community farms, urban gardens, and emerging technologies. The two-year...

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 Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) received a $851,677.10 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service on September 30, 2021 to support the Fresh MARTA Markets (FMM) program through September 29, 2024. The FMM program utilizes MARTA's public transit system to distribute affordable, fresh produce into food desert communities in Georgia and expands marketing opportunities for small Georgia farms. This aligns with the...

This $300,000 Formula Grant from the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935) will support Augusta Locally Grown Inc. in strengthening the local food system in Georgia. The awardee will enhance urban farmer business practices and agricultural production by providing education to urban farmers with little to no agricultural or business experience. This will help them transition from living in...

The Common Market Georgia, Incorporated was awarded a $828,602.40 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to expand its farm-to-institution model in Georgia and Alabama. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit local food distributor founded in 2016, Common Market connects communities to sustainable family farms in the Southeast through its wholesale food distribution services. It sources fresh produce,...

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 Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Frazier Revitalization Inc. $292,380 under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935) to implement an innovative apprentice urban farmer training program in conjunction with an existing urban community production farm in South Dallas, Texas. The project aims to develop an agricultural hub capable of providing equitable access to fresh produce and enabling a sustainable food system. The...

This $255,690 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) will support Athens Land Trust in providing individualized land access and succession planning assistance to new and beginning farmers in Georgia. Athens Land Trust will strengthen the existing Georgia Farmlink online tool for matching farmland seekers with landowners by integrating one-on-one support services for a...

This $299,788.75 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA 10.935) will support Flint River Fresh Inc.'s efforts to expand its educational and outreach programs in urban agriculture. Funding will allow the organization to invest in human capital and support an expanded partnership with Commodore Conyers College and Career Academy, which is installing a new hydroponic...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $104,915.60 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency (CFDA 10.460 - Risk Management Education Partnerships) supports Georgia Organics, Inc., a non-profit organization in Atlanta, Georgia, in delivering comprehensive risk management training and educational resources to agricultural producers across the state. The project, running from September 2024 to February 2026, will focus on helping farmers and ranchers, particularly producers...