The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $495,854 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175) to Hawaii Farm Trails LLC on September 30, 2021. The three-year project grant will support Hawaii Farm Trails' efforts to expand its agritourism program and develop a virtual and physical technology hub to build farmers' capacity. Specifically, Hawaii Farm Trails aims to further promote agritourism through expanded marketing and develop...
The Hawaii Good Food Alliance will receive $627,609 under a three-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to strengthen Hawaii's local food hubs and increase sales for small and mid-sized farmers and producers. Specifically, the Alliance and its partners in the Hawaii Food Hub Hui will work to improve the economic viability of individual food hubs by supporting processing, aggregation and distribution...
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $126,864.63 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to Olohana, Inc. from September 2022 through September 2025. The funding will support Olohana Foundation's efforts to develop food processing infrastructure in Hawaii and assist the state's small farms in increasing profitability. As part of the Local Agriculture Market Program, this Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program award aims...
The Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services organization will receive $328,903.63 through September 2029 to implement the Roots Food Hub Online Project via a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The project aims to develop an online sales and marketing application for the Roots Food Hub in Hawaii to expand its customer base, increase marketing through photographs and stories, and create new sales opportunities to support local farmers....
Adaptations Inc. received a $737,088 USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to scale its food hub operations in Hawaii. Adaptations will increase aggregation and storage capacity at its newly acquired warehouse facility and improve coordination with producers and consumers to source from at least 180 small and mid-sized farms. This is expected to generate $600,000 in annual payments to producers and increase Adaptations' annual...
This $250,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 16, 2024 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 will support the Hawaiian Islands Trading Company LLC, a for-profit, woman-owned small business located in Honolulu, Hawaii, in developing, coordinating, and expanding local and regional food systems. The project aims to increase access to locally and regionally produced...
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Common Ground Collective (CGC) $547,886 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) from September 2022 through September 2025. CGC and partner organizations will decrease Maui's reliance on imported goods by adding more than 50,000 pounds of produce to the local food system. They will support local agricultural producers through distribution assistance and financial opportunities for new local growers....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $2,235,219.76 Project Grant to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) under the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (CFDA 10.179). The grant, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2028, will enable HDOA to identify and competitively distribute subawards to eligible entities in Hawaii to increase the quantity and quality of locally grown food for food-insecure individuals, families, neighborhoods,...
The Hawaii Good Food Alliance and Hawaii Food Hub Hui will receive $1,041,424 under a three-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Regional Food System Partnerships program. The grant aims to increase collaboration, sales and profitability among 12 food hubs across five Hawaiian islands. Key activities include assessing individual hub market areas and development needs, sharing best practices, providing technical assistance for...
Sustainable Molokai (SM) received a $259,890 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to conduct planning activities for a dedicated food hub and food bank facility on Molokai Island, Hawaii from September 2021 through September 2023. The award will support SM to complete a needs assessment, feasibility study, site assessment, conceptual design, and architectural design for the...