Project Grant AM170100XXXXG137

The Oxford Community Market (OCM) in Oxford, Mississippi will use a $160,862 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service to expand local food system recovery and growth efforts after the COVID-19 crisis. Under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP), OCM will maintain a robust year-round market, use technology to expand direct-to-consumer marketing opportunities for North Mississippi producers, and improve access to local...

The Northside Farmers Market (NFM) in Ohio received a $199,327.78 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). Through this funding, NFM will deliver several services to increase food access, support farmers and food producers, and build organizational capacity. Key initiatives include an outreach and marketing campaign to attract more regular customers, incentives and...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Planting Justice $703,025 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to establish new market access opportunities for small local growers in the Bay Area through September 2024. The project will operate a farmers' market truck serving stops in Oakland and Richmond, establishing market access for at least five growers and serving an estimated 15,600 customers annually. A weekly farmers' market will also be...

The Brookland Center for Community Economic Change (BCCEC) will utilize $320,656 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to support its Growing Capacity & Strength through Local Food Channels program from September 2021 through September 2024. The BCCEC, located in West Columbia, South Carolina, will use the funding to develop, coordinate and expand local and regional food systems through initiatives...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Rural Action Inc. $320,699.78 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175) for its "Growing the Shawnee Farmers Market" project. The three-year project seeks to develop the Shawnee Farmers Market in Appalachian Ohio to improve access to healthy food and support the local economy. Key services include establishing a governing board, creating a comprehensive marketing strategy,...

The North Union Farmers Market was awarded a $333,552.62 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support the North Union Farmers Market's Time to Grow farmer technical training program, which will provide business planning, marketing, and technical skills workshops to small farmers in Northeast Ohio. The program aims to strengthen the farmers' business capacities and help...

The Oregon Farmers Market Association (OFMA) received a $700,287.66 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to create the Oregon Farmers Market Learning Network. The three-year program will establish a statewide community of practice of at least 90 farmers markets focused on peer-led knowledge exchange and expert technical assistance in four high-need training areas:...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $410,647 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to support Cobblestone Farmers Market in increasing its capacity. The three-year award running from September 2021 through September 2024 will fund targeted marketing, vendor recruitment of new and socially disadvantaged farmers, and strategic planning activities. Specifically, a robust marketing campaign aims to re-grow customer awareness and...

The Lexington Farmers Market Inc. was awarded $509,024 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) CFDA 10.175 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service to expand farmers market access and promote local agriculture in Davidson County, North Carolina through September 2024. Specifically, the two existing farmers markets in Lexington and Thomasville will establish a new year-round winter market and add pop-up mid-week and evening...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $1,600,340 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to the City of Columbia, Missouri on March 15, 2022. The project grant funding will support further development and expansion of the City of Columbia's Farmers Market, which serves a 22-county region within a 50-mile radius. Specifically, the grant will create additional indoor space to accommodate twice as many vendor booths, growing opportunities for...