Project Grant 21FMPPOR1036
- This $685,274 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Advocacy and Outreach under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program. The grant will be used by the non-profit organization Friends of Zenger Farm to shift the demographics of farm ownership and operation in Oregon by providing education, training, and support to Black and Indigenous BIPOC communities in East Portland. The project aims...
- The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $249,592 Project Grant to Zena Forest Products under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support Zena Forest Products' efforts to develop, coordinate and expand local and regional food systems in Oregon through September 2024. The Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program is a component of the USDA's Local Agriculture Market Program and aims to support the development of local and regional food...
- 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 National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program to Growing Gardens, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Portland, OR. The award will fund a partnership between Growing Gardens and Zenger Farm to promote agricultural education, curriculum development, and youth leadership development focused on food systems...
- The Market Readiness for Local Farmers and Growers program, funded through a $733,492 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP), provides farmer training, financial planning tools, market access education, and food safety resources to local and regional food businesses in the Chicago metro area. Delivered through Familyfarmed, the multi-pronged program includes intensive yet...
- Mandela Partners received a $590,713.90 project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to strengthen markets for its network of BIPOC farmers and increase consumer demand for local agricultural products. Specifically, Mandela Partners will expand its Mandela Community Supported Agriculture Program from two to four access points to provide low-income residents with sustainably grown...
- This Project Grant award of $240,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (CFDA 10.522) supports a collaborative effort between Growing Gardens and Zenger Farm to amplify the impact of their shared work on agricultural and nutrition education, as well as leadership development, for students in the David Douglas School District. The overarching goal is to build a thriving local food...
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $525,484.25 Project Grant to Providence Farm Collective Corp. under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support Providence Farm Collective's efforts to improve equitable access to fresh, culturally significant foods for immigrant, refugee, and Black families in Western New York through 2024. Specifically, the organization will hire a Markets Manager to scale produce aggregation for food banks...
- The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $380,251 Project Grant to Plant It Forward under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support Plant It Forward's efforts to ensure the long-term success and financial self-sufficiency of its food hub, which serves socially disadvantaged farmers in central, east, and south Texas. Key deliverables include developing a business plan to close the food hub's budget deficit within five years and...
- Project Grows, Inc. received a $445,500 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to expand direct-to-consumer markets in the Central Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia. The project aims to increase market access for small, beginning, and socially disadvantaged farmers as well as traditionally underserved and low-income communities through initiatives such as launching a...
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $588,625 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to Friends of Zenger Farm. The grant will support the expansion of direct-to-consumer market activity by training over 60 beginning Black, Indigenous and farmers of color over three years. Zenger Farm will provide a beginning farmer program and the Come Thru Market will give emerging vendors, including Zenger Farm beginning farmers, an opportunity to test their business models in a low-risk market environment through subsidized access to market supplies, equipment and fees. This aims to increase the direct-to-consumer market development pipeline for BIPOC farmers and an estimated additional 5,000 project beneficiaries, and put farmers on a trajectory to scale their businesses into larger markets like farm-to-school programs. The grant period is from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $404.3k | 11/8/21 |