Project Grant 20193361029811

Elite Beef Producers Inc. received a $243,198.50 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service to develop direct-to-consumer beef sales and distribution capacity in the Austin, Texas area. The grant falls under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP), which supports expansion of local and regional food systems through competitive awards. Specifically, Elite Beef Producers will establish an online and mobile ordering...

This $425,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist will fund a study to assess the usefulness and limitations of current data reporting under the Livestock Mandatory Reporting program and propose modifications in light of structural changes in the fed cattle and beef markets. The study will evaluate how data are currently used by industry participants and consider revisions to Livestock Mandatory Reporting procedures to maintain relevance...

This $484,154 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (CFDA 10.156) aims to advance the CALFDEX mobile app, a tool developed in a previous FSMIP award to help cow-calf producers record and share production information. The key objectives are to: 1) build electronic RFID eartag scanning capabilities to automate data entry, and 2) develop a website companion to the mobile app. These...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) provides $152,893 to model the movement of finished cattle to harvesting locations across a 12-state region. The project will use the DIS "Commodity Flow" methodology to quantify cattle movements and create a database, maps, and movement matrices to illustrate the...

The Community Alliance With Family Farmers (CAFF) will provide cooperative aggregation and sales coordination services to small and socially disadvantaged farmers in Central California through a $723,740 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. Under the grant, CAFF will activate multilingual partnerships to help farmers collectively aggregate and sell produce to diverse buyers through a farmer-led aggregation model. Technical assistance,...

The Farm Generations Cooperative was awarded a $124,520 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant funding will support the cooperative's efforts to create promotional plans for its 13 farmer member-owners to boost their direct-to-consumer sales through the cooperative's GrownBy marketing platform. The project will measure the effectiveness of each farm's...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Universal Schedule & Booking LLC $125,000 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) from September 30, 2022 to March 31, 2024. The award will support the recipient's planning of a fulfillment platform and technology solution to efficiently market and sell products from local small and mid-size farms directly to consumers. The recipient will research business models leveraging proprietary technology,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to KP Miniature Hereford Beef, LLC, a small business located in Tekamah, Nebraska. The grant, awarded on September 12, 2024, will support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems through projects that increase access to locally and regionally produced agricultural products. The funding...

The Department of Agriculture, through the Market Access Program (CFDA 10.601), awarded a $198,529.53 Cooperative Agreement to fund overseas marketing and promotional activities to develop, maintain, and expand commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products. The award, with a performance period from March 29, 2024 to March 29, 2024, is intended to support a range of international market development initiatives, including generic and brand promotion efforts, trade...

The US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to US Beef Producers, LLC on September 30, 2021 to establish beef processing capabilities for local producers in Fort Pierre, South Dakota. The funding supports the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA #10.180), which aims to assist meat and poultry facilities with costs associated with obtaining federal inspection approval. Specifically, US Beef Producers...