Project Grant 3231UGA

The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency awarded a $363,541 project grant under the Food for Progress program (CFDA 10.606) to Improving Economies For Stronger Communities on October 28, 2022. The grant will support Improving Economies For Stronger Communities' efforts to improve agricultural productivity and expand agricultural trade in its target countries through the completion date of October 28, 2022. Food for Progress aims to strengthen food security in developing countries...

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $200,000 Food for Progress Project Grant to Partners of the Americas, Inc. to implement agricultural development activities in developing countries. The grant, awarded on January 16, 2024, will support technical assistance, training, research, and capacity building initiatives focused on improving agricultural productivity and expanding agricultural trade. Key activities include those related to climate-smart agriculture, trade-enabling...

The Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency awarded a $597,950 project grant to Technoserve, Inc. on May 6, 2021 under the Food for Progress program (CFDA 10.606). The grant aimed to improve agricultural productivity and expand agricultural trade in the target country through Technoserve's provision of services. Specifically, Technoserve will work to increase food production and commercialization of agricultural goods using the funding provided under this award over its May 2021 completion...

The Cooperative League of the United States of America (dba National Cooperative Business Association) received a $351,500 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency on October 28, 2022 through the Food for Progress program. Under this award, the National Cooperative Business Association will work to improve agricultural productivity and expand agricultural trade in developing countries, in line with the objectives of the Food for Progress program (CFDA...

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 Common Grain Alliance (CGA) was awarded a $936,521 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to support the development of regional grain markets in the Mid-Atlantic region from September 2021 through September 2024. The grant funding will support CGA and its partners' efforts to increase consumer awareness and sales of regional grains through farmers markets. Specific...

This $234,122.50 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) will support Grow Ohio Valley, Inc.'s efforts to build a local, integrated food system in the Ohio Valley region. The funding will be used to develop and implement targeted marketing campaigns to promote local farmers and their products, host educational events on sustainable agriculture and the benefits of buying...

This Cooperative Agreement award was granted by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Food for Peace Development Assistance Program (CFDA 98.007). The $15,400,000 award will fund a 5-year project implemented by CNFA and its partners in Southeastern Madagascar. The project aims to deliver the "Graduation Approach" to 34,000 households in selected districts of Farafangana and Vangaindrano, focusing on improving food security, nutrition, and household resilience....

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $124,520 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) project grant to Farm Generations Cooperative. The grant will support the cooperative's efforts to collaborate with its 13 farmer member-owners to create promotional plans for their direct-to-consumer farm sales on the cooperative's GrownBy marketing platform. The project will measure the effectiveness of each farm's promotional campaign using...