Project Grant 20227042237834

The $312,500 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) supports the People's Produce Mobile Farmers Market. Operated by Project New Village under the People's Produce Project name, the mobile farmers market delivers healthy, affordable locally grown produce and other nutritious foods to low-income residents and SNAP/CalFresh beneficiaries using a refrigerated food truck. The...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $500,100 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to Produce Box LLC. The three-year project grant will support Produce Box's efforts to develop a home delivery service for fresh fruits and vegetables from North Carolina farms to low-income families in food deserts. By expanding local food systems and increasing access to affordable, healthy options, this initiative addresses needs among both producers and...

This $1 million project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will leverage the Village Market Place to increase consumption of fresh produce among CalFresh-eligible residents in South Los Angeles and surrounding food desert areas. Funded under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), the project will offer incentives for fruit and vegetable purchases through VMP retail channels and partner retailers from September 2021 to August...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Planting Justice $703,025 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to establish new market access opportunities for small local growers in the Bay Area through September 2024. The project will operate a farmers' market truck serving stops in Oakland and Richmond, establishing market access for at least five growers and serving an estimated 15,600 customers annually. A weekly farmers' market will also be...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $625,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to Farmgate Technology, LLC (doing business as Roots & Fruits) to develop an online market and delivery solution that supports local and regional agricultural producers in Southern California, with a focus on socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The project aims to increase the capacity of 113 agricultural and...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $316,077 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust. The grant will sustain and build the capacity of El Mercado farmer's market over three years by doubling foot traffic, agricultural producers, and average gross sales. Activities will focus on increasing foot traffic through consumer marketing and engagement and growing the number of participating...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $132,540 Project Grant to Urban Oasis Project Inc. under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant aims to increase sales of locally grown produce at two existing farmers markets and test two new markets for economic sustainability, using digital and print media outreach. Key activities include quarterly print campaigns, ongoing social media promotion, cooking demonstrations by...

Paratransit, Incorporated will operate a Farmers Market Accessibility Program through September 2025, with $231,733 in funding from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). Through this project, Paratransit will provide twice weekly shuttle service transporting seniors and individuals with disabilities from the Pannell Meadowview Community Center in South Sacramento to the Florin Road Farmers Market....

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 Agricultural Institute of Marin was awarded $844,515.25 under a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service's Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to strengthen regional mobile farmers market (MFM) service in Northern California from September 2021 through September 2024. Specifically, AIM will leverage its experience operating MFMs in the Bay Area along with sub-awardee Fresh Approach to expand MFM areas served across Northern...