Project Grant AM180100XXXXG088

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $103,474 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) project grant to the Portland Farmers Market. The grant aims to: 1) increase accessibility and awareness of farmers markets as direct-to-consumer sales opportunities for underserved farmers and ranchers, 2) provide trainings to enhance vendor success in diverse marketplaces, and 3) increase the number of vendors at the Lents International and King...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Oregon State University a $937,621 project grant under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. The three-year grant will support OSU's efforts to advance the viability of beginning farmers and ranchers by expanding effective educational strategies. OSU will work with sub-awardees Oregon Tilth, Inc. and the Oregon Community Food System Network to deliver outreach and training services to beginning...

The Schenectady Greenmarket S Project, funded by a $312,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175), aims to foster diversity among market vendors and customers. The key objectives of the project are to: Support historically underserved producers by providing a vendor success toolkit, small business trainings, and mentorship opportunities facilitated by the Community Loan Fund. Create...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $588,625 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to Friends of Zenger Farm. The grant will support the expansion of direct-to-consumer market activity by training over 60 beginning Black, Indigenous and farmers of color over three years. Zenger Farm will provide a beginning farmer program and the Come Thru Market will give emerging vendors, including Zenger Farm beginning farmers, an...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $120,583 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to the Montavilla Farmers Market (MFM) in Portland, Oregon. The funding will support a two-year effort to develop and implement a customized winter season marketing plan for MFM, with the goal of increasing customer counts and sales during the market's typically slower winter months. Key activities will include assessing...

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...

This $124,219 Project Grant award, provided 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 assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of a marketing plan and training for 5 regional food hubs serving 10 Oregon and 2 Washington counties. The goal is to improve local food sales and consumption by 10-20% from a 2023 baseline of 1,965 consumers and $908,081. The project, led...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $240,000 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) project grant to Infinite Tree, Inc. in Oregon. The two-year award, effective September 11, 2023, will support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems through initiatives such as supporting farmers markets, community-supported agriculture programs, food processing and distribution, and marketing...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Friends Farm, LLC, a woman-owned small business in Junction City, Oregon. The grant, provided through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175), will support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems in Oregon over a two-year period from September 2024 to September 2026. The funding will be used to enhance direct and indirect...