Project Grant 20237043838726

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $374,759 Project Grant to Taproot A Lopez Kitchen through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. Taproot operates a community kitchen and food storage facility in San Juan County, Washington to create jobs utilizing local agricultural produce. The grant funding will broaden the types of value-added products that can be processed at Taproot's kitchen, provide educational programs and business mentoring for...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $202,830 Project Grant to the San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to support the Multi-Use Food Center Planning Project. The Project aims to increase economic opportunities for farmers and value-added producers in San Juan County, Washington by expanding direct producer-to-consumer markets, organizational infrastructure and capacity, and access to healthy...

This federal Project Grant award of $250,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The funding will support a two-year project by Tapenade, Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation in the agricultural sector, to develop and expand local and regional food systems in Washington state. The grant activities will focus on increasing access to and availability of locally...

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...

The Learning Council (TLC) received a $124,274.78 three-year Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to support the Arbol Farmers Market (AFM) in Colorado. The grant funding will allow TLC to expand and develop AFM to establish a reliable marketplace for local food producers, increase food access and security in the community, foster a resilient local food economy, and...

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 Ugrow, Inc., DBA The Food Mill, was awarded a $933,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The Food Mill will activate components of its food and wellness hub in Columbus, Georgia to support markets for local producers and small food businesses and improve access for food insecure individuals. Specifically, the organization will launch a food hub and indoor farmers market open six days a...

This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service, under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP), provides $926,832 to Renewing The Countryside II to develop and expand ten farmers' market hubs in Minnesota from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. The hubs will connect small-scale local farmers to institutional and wholesale buyers, consumers, and food-insecure individuals through aggregation programs, online...

The One Generation's Indigenous Farm Hub (IFH) was awarded a $249,642 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. IFH will conduct research and feasibility studies to develop a regional Community Supported Agriculture distribution and marketing plan serving underserved Indigenous communities in central and northwest New Mexico. The initiative aims to train and support new Indigenous...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded North Coast Opportunities, Inc. a $834,825 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to support the MendolaKe Food Hub. The Food Hub aims to broaden the customer base, conduct community outreach, expand geographical reach, and offer additional products for small-scale farmers in Lake and Mendocino Counties, California impacted by economic hardships, wildfires, and drought. Key deliverables...