THE NORTHWEST PUERTO RICO FARMERS MARKET PROMOTION PROJECT (NWPRFMPP) IS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (CTA) PROJECT PROVIDING OUTREACH, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND MARKETING SUPPORT TO FARM, RANCH AND VALUE-ADDED FOOD ENTERPRISES IN THE LOW-INCOME MUNICIPALITIES OF ARECIBO, HATILLO, CAMUY, QUEBRADILLAS, ISABELA, AGUADILLA, AGUADA, AND RINCON. THE NWPRFMPP DEVELOPS, COORDINATES AND EXPANDS DIRECT PRODUCER-TO-CONSUMER MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR AT LEAST 100 UNDERSERVED AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS, RANCHERS AND FOOD PRODUCERS, AND ENGAGES A DIVERSE GROUP OF LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING NEW, BEGINNING, WOMAN, AND VETERAN FARMERS, TO ACHIEVE A MEASURABLE EFFECT ON THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM, INCREASING TOTAL PARTICIPANT SALES BY AT LEAST 20 OR 200,000 OVER 36 MONTHS AND CREATING OR PRESERVING AT LEAST 15 JOBS. THE NWPRFMPP COORDINATES PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WITH OUR 2023-2025 USDA NRCS URBAN AGRICULTURE AND INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION (UAIP) PROGRAM, AND ENTERS INTO SUBAWARDS WITH LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS AND SUBCONTRACTS WITH T TA PROVIDERS. SPANISH-LANGUAGE CTA ACTIVITY DISSEMINATES TOOLS AND PRACTICES THAT CAN BE ADOPTED BY PROJECT PARTICIPANTS AND STAKEHOLDERS, HELPS THEM DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THEIR DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER ENTERPRISES, AND HELPS THEM PROMOTE AND MARKET THEIR PRODUCTS THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS, INCLUDING WWW.DELICIAPR.COM, AN ONLINE MARKETPLACE SIMILAR TO THE FULL-FEATURE MARKETPLACE WWW.DELICIOUSNM.ORG DEVELOPED BY OUR 2017-2020 LFPP PROGRAM IN NEW MEXICO. THE NWPRFMPP COORDINATES ACTIVITIES WITH THE MERCADO FAMILIAR (FAMILY MARKET) FARMERS MARKET PROGRAM OF THE PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND WITH THE TARJETA DE LA FAMILIA (FAMILY CARD) BLOCK-GRANT SNAP PROGRAM OF THE FAMILY SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (ADSEF), WHICH PROMOTES THE USE OF EBT AT FARMERS MARKETS.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $476.8k | 10/30/23 |