Project Grant 21LFPPCA1007
Award Date
9/30/21
Completion Date
9/29/24
Dollars Obligated
$724K
Federal Agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Federal Grant Program
10.175
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
California, USA
Similar Awards
The Community Alliance With Family Farmers (CAFF) was awarded a $339,584 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. CAFF will provide services to small farmers in California to develop value-added products and sell them through e-commerce. An e-course, webinars, and technical assistance will help farmers with value-added product development, food safety training, and applying for...
The Central Coast Agnetwork will receive $312,419.95 through September 2029 to scale and expand farmer collaborative partnerships in San Luis Obispo County, California under a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The funding supports the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program, which aims to develop, coordinate and grow local and regional food systems. Specifically, the Central Coast Agnetwork will measurably address major barriers faced...
This $250,000.00 Project Grant was awarded on Sep 13, 2023 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 grant funding will support the development, coordination, and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers in California over a 24-month period. Planned initiatives...
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...
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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $124,520 project grant to Farm Generations Cooperative under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant will support the cooperative's efforts to collaborate with its 13 farmer member-owners to create and implement promotional plans for their direct-to-consumer farm sales in the 2025 season. The cooperative will measure the effectiveness of each farm's promotional campaign using...
The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) was awarded a $936,919.75 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). The grant will support CFSA in increasing the organizational capacity of seven partnering food hubs and the farmers they work with through implementing quality management systems, standard operating procedures, food safety plans, and direct technical assistance...
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 Farmshoppr Inc. project will provide $625,010.15 in services to facilitate regional food chain coordination and increase capacity for 102 local producers in Southern California. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175), the project aims to benefit farmers and ranchers by developing their technical capabilities and coordinating local and regional food systems from September 30, 2022 to...
The Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $303,344 project grant to the Farm Generations Cooperative in New York. The grant will support the Cooperative's efforts to strengthen community supported agriculture (CSA) distribution channels for regional farmers and New York City neighborhoods through September 2025. As the COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of CSA networks, the...