Project Grant 16LFPPVA0034

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $991,221 Project Grant under the Regional Food System Partnerships program to Harvesting Good of Maine. The grant will support the development of New England's only regional vegetable processing operation to supply fresh processed broccoli to grocery and institutional food service customers throughout the six-state region year-round. Harvesting Good will purchase broccoli from Circle B Farms and contract with food...

This $666,300 block grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service will fund the Boston Area Gleaners Inc. to develop a regional food hub network across the six New England states. Under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (SCBGP-FB, CFDA 10.170), the project aims to transform regional food hub capabilities and connect producers, distributors, food hubs, enterprises and customers into a single distribution network. Key deliverables...

The Organization for Refugee & Immigrant Success (ORIS) was awarded a $755,828 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP). Through this funding, ORIS will operate programs from its Manchester, New Hampshire food hub to improve food access and raise awareness of local fresh food options among low-income individuals in Manchester, Nashua, and Concord. Key initiatives...

This federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service provides $970,698 to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute to support the Regional Food System Partnerships program. The award will fund a partnership between fishing associations, non-profit organizations, lenders, seafood businesses and others to strengthen the regional seafood system in New England through October 2024. Services delivered under the award include improving quality...

Boston Area Gleaners Inc. received a $564,801 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to operate its Boston Food Hub program from September 30, 2021 to September 29, 2024. The Boston Food Hub program aggregates and markets surplus produce and other agricultural products from regional farms in Eastern Massachusetts that would otherwise go to waste, to increase sales...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Inc. $532,389 under the Regional Food System Partnerships grant program for the period of October 31, 2021 through October 30, 2024. The award will support Berkshire Agricultural Ventures' efforts to develop a formal collaboration of existing agricultural producers, agencies, and organizations across the Berkshire-Taconic region of Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut. This cross-border...

The Windham Regional Community Council, Inc. will receive $325,007 through a Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The funding supports the "Rooting Deep and Scaling Up: A Roadmap for Food System Equity and Viability in Eastern CT" partnership project under the Regional Food System Partnerships program. The partnership, facilitated by the Windham Community Food Network, Fresh New London, the CT Food System Alliance, and...

The Regional Environmental Council, Inc. will receive $755,828 under a four-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to support its Community Food Projects program. The grant aims to build capacity for community leadership in the local food system of Central Massachusetts, with a focus on youth, SNAP/HIP consumers, and urban gardeners. It will also create an urban agriculture education hub at the YouthGROW farm in Worcester to promote...

This $800,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) program supports Eastie Farm Inc., a non-profit organization, in implementing an integrated Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model in East Boston, MA. The project aims to increase access to fresh, locally-sourced produce for 1,000 low-income households in East Boston, which is considered a food desert with limited grocery...

The Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness (WPHW) received a $708,578 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program. The three-year award will support WPHW's Ktanaqson Project to develop a sustainable Indigenous food sovereignty system for the five Wabanaki communities in Maine. Key deliverables include hiring a Food Sovereignty Coordinator and Educator to identify and develop tribal...