Project Grant 21LFPPWA1005
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $656,204.57 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to Sustainable Connections. The grant will support the creation of optimized online seller profiles for small and mid-sized farmers and ranchers in Washington State to be included in a new online wholesale search tool. This tool will be used by retail, restaurant, institutional, and other buyers to access local food. Sustainable Connections...
- 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 $200,355.60 Project Grant to the Seattle Economic Development Fund under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will fund the Value-Add Infrastructure and Capital Access Accelerator for WA Farmer and Rancher Pilot Project from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2023. The project will provide targeted training, mentorship, access to markets, and capital for small to midsize Washington farmers...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to Fincas Luis Roig Inc., a minority-owned for-profit organization in Puerto Rico. The grant, with a performance period of September 2023 to September 2025, will support initiatives to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises in the region....
- The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $616,394.55 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175) federal Project Grant to support the Northwest Food Hub Network collaboration. The Network, comprised of three food hubs in Montana and Washington, will work to develop, coordinate and expand local and regional food systems by helping institutional markets seek out and procure locally and responsibly grown food options for food service...
- 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 Island Grown Farmers Cooperative (IGFC) received a $939,928 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). IGFC, a farmer-owned cooperative based in Skagit County, Washington, processes livestock from over 75 farms across five counties into USDA-inspected cuts and value-added products. With this funding, IGFC will collaborate with the North Cascades Meat Producers Cooperative to...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) awarded a $248,800 Project Grant to Batchelder Family Farms LLC under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The funding supports the development, coordination, and expansion of direct-to-consumer and local/regional food supply chains. The grant aims to increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products through value-added product development,...
- 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 Rural Housing Service awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Ben-Mald Corp under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). FMLFPP aims to support the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems through competitive grants. Ben-Mald Corp will use grant funding over a two-year period ending September 2024 to deliver services that further this goal in Puerto Rico. As part of the Local Agriculture Market Program, FMLFPP...
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 local food. Specifically, the grant will enable a public-private partnership led by the Lopez Island Family Resource Center and Taproot Community Kitchen, in collaboration with the San Juan Islands Food Hub cooperative, to develop a business and marketing plan, identify key facility design elements, and increase knowledge of food safety regulations among facility users. The Multi-Use Food Center envisioned under this planning effort would serve as a pilot project to develop mid-tier local and regional food value chains through providing access to processing, value-added production, storage, and educational/incubator space for both non-profits and entrepreneurs purchasing directly from local farmers.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $162.3k | 9/15/21 |