Project Grant 20177002526620

The Resource Conservation & Development for Northeast Iowa Inc. received a $420,915 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support the development of a Northeast Iowa Farmers Market Manager Certification Program and pilot implementation in six communities. Key deliverables include 15 training modules to provide market managers with necessary skills and information,...

The Small Business Administration Office of International Trade awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to the Economic Development Authority Iowa under the State Trade Expansion Program. The grant period runs from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2024. The State Trade Expansion Program grant will support the Economic Development Authority Iowa's efforts to increase the number of small businesses in Iowa that export goods and services, and to increase the value of exports for small businesses...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Practical Farmers of Iowa a $263,180 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support specialty crop producers in Iowa through three key initiatives. First, it will enhance direct-to-consumer markets by increasing consumer knowledge and enthusiasm for local food opportunities. Second, it will provide market evaluation and business coaching to equip individual farmers to grow...

The Small Business Administration Office of International Trade awarded a $133,333 Project Grant to the Economic Development Authority Iowa under the State Trade Expansion program (CFDA 59.061). The grant will fund services to increase the number of small businesses in Des Moines, IA that export and increase the value of exports for existing small business exporters. Specifically, the Economic Development Authority Iowa will use the September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2022 funding period to...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $371,955.05 to the Iowa Farmers Union Education Foundation, doing business as the Iowa Farmers Union, through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) on September 30, 2021. The three-year project grant will support the continued development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems in Iowa through September 29, 2024. Core partners such as the Iowa Farmers Union, Iowa State...

The East Central Iowa Council of Governments was awarded a $515,132 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program to expand innovation lab and business lab programs and staffing to 15 additional rural communities across Iowa. The funding will support repurposing vacant downtown storefronts in these communities to create rural coworking, networking, and learning spaces. This is intended to foster new private...

This federal Project Grant award of $586,481.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services to Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University) under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The funding supports the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems through the establishment and growth of direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food...

The Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation & Development Council will use a $532,012 Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program grant to revitalize northeast Iowa orchards. The Council will develop an orchard education and training initiative, Driftless Area branding campaign, and provide access to a mobile juice press and trained operators. This aims to create economic opportunities for rural producers by allowing them to...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Iowa State University a $1,168,609 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) from September 2022 through September 2024. The FMLFPP supports the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems through competitive grants. Iowa State University will utilize this funding to operate the LAMP Agriculture Marketing Resource Center, providing technical assistance, training and...

The Iowa Food Foundation (IFF) was awarded a $135,931 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). Through this funding, IFF will develop tools to address barriers to online shopping for local foods and rapidly expand adoption of these solutions. Specifically, IFF will use the Iowa Food Coop as a test site for a new open source online shopping cart platform tailored for food cooperatives....