Project Grant AM180100XXXXG080

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded the Sid Public Services Association (SPSA) a $219,362.60 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025. SPSA will use the funding to rebuild the Pearl Market farmers market in downtown Columbus, Ohio and boost sales and participation for local farmers. Key activities include deploying targeted digital advertising and outreach to reconnect...

This 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) provides $234,122.50 to Grow Ohio Valley, Inc. to build a local, integrated food system and improve the health and economic vitality of the Wheeling, West Virginia community. The grant will fund initiatives to: (1) Develop and implement targeted marketing campaigns to promote local farmers and their products; (2) Host...

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 Economic & Community Development Institute Inc. (Ecdi) received a $121,875 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to conduct a feasibility study for a farmer-led processing and distribution center and farm business incubator in Highland County, Ohio. Ecdi will partner with farmers in southwest Ohio to design the regional food hub facility and programs to strengthen the...

The Central Market Trust was awarded a $305,147 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to explore expanding its programming outside of the Central Market walls. The Trust will research best practices, develop program models, study feasibility, and identify implementation plans for increasing access to local foods in the Pennsylvania area through 2025. The Farmers Market and Local Food...

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 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 Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $746,500 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to Grow Ohio Valley, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Wheeling, West Virginia. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will fund the organization's initiatives to develop and support local food systems, urban agriculture, and community economic development in the Ohio Valley region. Grow Ohio Valley, Inc. plans to use the funding to create food...

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:...

This $124,219 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175), supports the development, implementation, and evaluation of a marketing plan for 5 regional food hubs serving 10 Oregon and 2 Washington counties. The project aims to improve local food sales and consumption by 10-20% from a 2023 baseline of 1,965 consumers and $908,081. Key activities include assessing marketing...