Project Grant 90EE1287

The Ugrow, Inc., DBA The Food Mill, was awarded a $933,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The Food Mill will activate components of its food and wellness hub in Columbus, Georgia to support markets for local producers and small food businesses and improve access for food insecure individuals. Specifically, the organization will launch a food hub and indoor farmers market open six days a...

Fork Food Lab received a $1,054,073 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to execute Fork Food Lab 2.0. This expansion project will scale up internal systems to support 75 commercial kitchen incubator members, create new value-added services including cooperative purchasing and centralized marketing, become USDA-certified for meat processing, develop a table-top manufacturing...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $799,928 Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) grant to Mill City Grows Inc., a non-profit organization in Lowell, Massachusetts, to support their work in improving food security, increasing access to growing space, building local food system resilience, and enhancing social determinants of health for Lowell residents. The 4-year grant will fund initiatives such as expanding education points at food...

Mad Local Food Group LLC, doing business as Pasture and Plenty, will use a $643,748 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to expand local food production and distribution, as well as job training programs focused on underserved populations. Specifically, Pasture and Plenty will double its local food throughput, purchasing over $1 million annually from more than 60 local farms and producers....

Equiti Foods, LLC will use a $317,174 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to develop local and regional food systems in North Carolina. Equiti Foods will purchase excess and grade B produce from small farmers to produce frozen "Good Bowls" meals based on the Mediterranean diet. The company will partner with local commercial kitchens to produce the meals, creating economic...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded B-More Kitchen LLC a $625,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support B-More Kitchen's expansion of its shared commercial kitchen operations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania through September 2025. Specifically, a portion of the new Philadelphia kitchen's space and the General Manager's time will be dedicated to working with local farms, ranches, producers, and...

Town Made LLC will utilize a $602,518 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to implement a scholarship fund and expand operational capabilities at its commercial kitchen facilities in Rhode Island. The scholarship fund will foster access to Town Made's kitchens for underserved communities and local food entrepreneurs through September 2025. Funding will also support business and marketing...

Norwich Meadows Farm LLC will receive $165,680 under a Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant funds a planning process for establishing a specialty food hub in Chenango County, New York centered around Norwich Meadows Farm's operations and partnerships. The food hub aims to efficiently connect small-scale, organic and sustainable farms in upstate New York to major metropolitan markets through both physical infrastructure and virtual...

The North Coast Food Web will receive $620,854 under a Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service's Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The organization will provide comprehensive support services to over 100 small-scale farmers, ranchers, foragers, and fishers in rural North Coast Oregon and Southwest Washington. Services include training, technical assistance, and one-on-one support to help local food producers scale their businesses...

The Fork Food Lab in Portland, Maine received a $194,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant will support Fork Food Lab's expansion to a 42,000 square foot facility and procurement of equipment necessary to obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection. The Grant of Inspection is required to meet the inspection requirements under the Federal...