Project Grant 201333800208861

The Food Policy Council of Jefferson County Partners will receive $827,532 from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program to connect public and private resources to further develop the local food system in New York. Key objectives to be implemented through September 2025 include assisting local farmers markets in accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program electronic benefit transfer and other food assistance,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $611,488.93 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) grant to the Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of St. Lawrence County. The 3-year project aims to reduce barriers for small farms and food entrepreneurs in Northern New York through three initiatives: (1) offering a comprehensive food business incubator program, (2) establishing relationships with area retailers to improve marketing...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $697,400.38 to Seed Change Strategies LLC on March 1, 2026, under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The award period runs through February 28, 2029, with place of performance in Virginia. The Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program funds projects that develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer markets and local and regional food...

The Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service will provide $165,000 to Just Food, Inc. for the PEOPLES GARDEN project under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935). This two-year project ending in May 2025 aims to encourage and promote urban agriculture through community gardens and farms located in urban New York. The award will support Just Food's efforts to establish a new community garden that brings...

The Council On The Environment Inc., doing business as the Council On The Environment Of New York City, received a $860,293.26 three-year Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service to support regional farm viability and equitable access to locally grown foods in New York City through September 2024. The grant funding will support the Council's continued development of innovative models under the USDA Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Growing Places Garden Project, Inc. a $406,518 Project Grant under the Regional Food System Partnerships program. Over a two-year period, Growing Places Garden Project will lead a comprehensive planning process to develop a sustainable and resilient local food value chain and business model for North Central Massachusetts. Key activities include conducting a strategic planning process using a SOAR analysis to formalize the...

The County of Saratoga received a two-year, $250,000 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 the creation of a food hub in Schuylerville, New York to facilitate sourcing of local foods for school lunch programs in Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties. As part of the project, the awardee will research the feasibility of the food hub and develop a business proposal...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Springfield Community Gardens a Cooperative Agreement valued at $1,228,950 on March 1, 2026, under the Regional Food System Partnerships program (CFDA 10.177). Springfield Community Gardens, a non-profit organization based in Greene County, Missouri, will execute a regional food systems partnership project through February 28, 2029, with place of performance in Missouri. The organization specializes in agricultural education,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to Lets Grow Akron Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization, under the Soil and Water Conservation grant program (CFDA 10.902). This three-year agreement, running from January 2024 to March 2027, supports Lets Grow Akron's efforts to address food insecurity in Akron's food desert neighborhoods by creating and supporting community food garden projects and offering free...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Foodshed Cooperative Inc. a $564,500 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. Foodshed will transition its emergency food distribution operations implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to a sustainable model increasing retail sales 25% annually. Funding will support planning with Foodshed's farmer network to achieve aggregation goals and improve distribution capacity at its Central San Diego...