The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $684,257 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175) federal grant program to Boulder County Farmers Market from September 30, 2021 to September 29, 2024. The FMLFPP supports the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems through competitive grants. Boulder County Farmers Market will use the funding to support local farmers and ranchers in Colorado through...
The Southwest Colorado Food Hub to Hub Connectivity Project received a $624,997 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The award will support expansion of food hub infrastructure and distribution routes connecting five non-profits and food hubs across one quarter of Colorado. A new food hub facility will be established in Gunnison, and four existing hubs will expand distribution routes to...
This $122,250.15 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) will fund two marketing and promotion campaigns in western Montana. The campaigns aim to connect rural and beginning farmers and ranchers across five counties to individual consumers, tourists, and wholesale buyers in more densely populated areas. Key activities include developing local food farm adventure passports,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $618,397.50 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to Future Harvest Inc., a non-profit organization serving sustainable farmers in the Mid-Atlantic region. The grant will fund a regional marketing initiative focused on teaching farmers how to access direct-to-consumer market channels and supporting farmers markets through training for managers. Key activities include...
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...
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 Nourish Colorado, a non-profit organization. The goal of the 3-year project is to link, build, and strengthen the collaboration of small- and mid-sized producers, food hubs, and incubators in Southeast Colorado to catalyze sustainable, regional procurement, aggregation, processing, and distribution by leveraging local food...
The Farmers Market Coalition (FMC) was awarded a $761,851.69 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to provide technical assistance resources and capacity building support to farmers markets and state farmers market associations from September 2021 through September 2024. FMC will develop comprehensive online resources on their website including evaluations tools and software...
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $375,000 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program Project Grant to the Livingston Food Pantry of Park County in Montana. The grant will support the Livingston Food Resource Center's efforts to expand access to locally produced foods through 2025. As a leader in promoting the local food system, the Center will use FMLFPP funding to further develop, coordinate and expand regional food networks. The grant's projects aim...
The West Virginia Farmers Market Association, Inc. was awarded a $435,468.70 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to provide technical assistance and business development services to farmers markets and agricultural businesses in West Virginia from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. Specifically, the Association will deliver a series of workshops and one-on-one coaching to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $124,208.92 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to Farm To School Frederick, Inc. The grant aims to enhance marketing and promotional efforts for five farmers markets in low-income and low-access areas of Frederick County, Maryland. The project will conduct a comprehensive needs assessment, develop a marketing strategy, and create promotional materials to increase...