Project Grant AM180100XXXXG120

The Appalachian Resource Conservation and Development Council was awarded a $776,303.54 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program (CFDA #10.177) to establish the Northeast Tennessee Food Vision initiative. The initiative aims to strengthen the local food system in eight counties in Northeast Tennessee through several key services. It will launch a regional branding campaign called Northeast...

This Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service will fund $540,540.80 to Appalachian Sustainable Development over three years to expand aggregation and distribution of meat products through the Appalachian Harvest food hub. The project aims to increase markets for regional beef producers utilizing environmentally sustainable practices such as grass finishing and silvopasture. Appalachian Sustainable Development will expand training for meat producers...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $482,268 Community Food Projects grant to the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet) to implement the "Building Rural Hunger Free Communities with Accessible Market Models" project. This 2-year grant, starting on September 15, 2024, aims to expand community access to local, healthy foods in five Appalachian Ohio counties by strengthening food production, aggregation,...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575), is funding a $457,731 initiative led by Rural Action Inc. to expand access to healthy, local foods in K-12 schools across Appalachian Ohio and West Virginia. The project involves local food procurement, professional development and training, multi-state peer learning, agricultural education, and workforce development, delivered in...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $712,416 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to Appalachian Sustainable Development (ASD), a non-profit organization based in Duffield, Virginia. This grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will fund ASD's efforts to strengthen sustainable agriculture, rural economic development, and community support in the Appalachian region. Key initiatives to be delivered through...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $625,150.84 project grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to The High Rocks Educational Corporation. This 3-year grant aims to address the significant challenges faced by small and beginning farmers in West Virginia due to small-scale operations, limited market access, and the rural nature of many communities. The key activities under this grant include: Developing a...

The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $746,560 Project Grant to Appalachian Sustainable Development, a non-profit organization, under the Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) federal grant program. The core goal of this 3-year grant project is to address food insecurity and lack of access to healthy, nutritious food among vulnerable populations in Southwest Virginia. To accomplish this, Appalachian Sustainable Development will use a mobile food...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded Appalachian Botanical Co LLC a $224,975 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) on September 26, 2022. The grant completion date is September 26, 2024. Under this award, Appalachian Botanical Co LLC will support the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems in West Virginia. As part of the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program, this funding will aid...

The Locals Food Hub and Pizza Pub, LLC will receive $514,160 under a Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant is part of the USDA's Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program and will support the aggregation, processing, packaging, storage, distribution and marketing of local and regional food products to underserved low-income neighborhoods in Kentucky. Specifically, the Locals Food Hub and Pizza Pub will develop and implement...

This $771,530 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Community Food Projects program (CFDA 10.225) will fund the "Mingo County Food Forward Foursome: Sow to Store" initiative led by the West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition Inc. The key products and services to be delivered under this 4-year grant, which begins on September 15, 2024, include: Establishing a food hub within the Facing Hunger Food...