Project Grant AM190100XXXXG142

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services a $2.147 million Formula Grant under the Farm to School State Formula Grant program (CFDA 10.645) for the period of September 30, 2022 through September 30, 2026. The grant funding will support Florida's state-operated farm to school program and further strengthen food and agriculture supply chain resiliency in accordance with section 1001(b)(4) of the American Rescue Plan...

The Florida Certified Organic Growers & Consumers, Inc. (FOG) received a $415,412.81 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to develop and implement a virtual farmers market platform. FOG will use the three-year grant funding period ending September 2024 to empower farmers and consumers in Florida through an online marketplace that enables flexible and efficient...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $705,458 Project Grant to Santa Fe College under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support the Florida Heritage Foods Initiative: Connecting Local Food with Local Culture in Florida Farmers Markets. The initiative aims to stimulate the heritage food economy in Florida farmers markets by providing education on heritage foods to consumers and tools to help markets reach culturally diverse...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program The Department of Agriculture's Child Nutrition Division awarded the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services a $10,515,021 Project Grant for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (CFDA 10.582) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This program provides free fresh fruits and vegetables to elementary school students in high-poverty schools, with the goal of introducing children to fresh...

The Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida was awarded a $373,134 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service under the Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant program (CFDA 10.541). The grant funding will enable the state agency to implement innovative technology solutions to improve accountability, data accuracy, performance measurement, and management capabilities across Florida's Child Nutrition Programs, including the...

Project Grant Summary Florida State University received a $750,000 Project Grant awarded September 1, 2026, under the Capacity Building for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture (NLGCA) program (CFDA 10.326), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The three-year project, extending through August 31, 2029, is being executed in collaboration with Florida A&M University and the USDA Healthy Processed Foods Research Unit, with...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded A Simpler Place In Time Inc. $244,930.60 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175) Project Grant from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. The grant funds the continued operation and expansion of an online farmers market and virtual agritourism programs to support local producers in Florida. Key initiatives include maintaining contactless pickup and home delivery of products...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The City of Orlando received a $752,000 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFDA 10.225), awarded on September 15, 2025, with a performance period through September 14, 2029. The grant funds the development and implementation of CitysproutsTM, a self-sustaining, community-driven food enterprise designed to address food insecurity while generating employment...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Florida's Division of Sponsored Research received a $999,998 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), with an award date of March 15, 2026, and completion date of March 14, 2029. The project will develop a digital twin system for container farming that integrates innovative Internet of Things (IoT)...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Foodshed Cooperative Inc. a $564,500 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. Foodshed will transition its emergency food distribution operations implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to a sustainable model increasing retail sales 25% annually. Funding will support planning with Foodshed's farmer network to achieve aggregation goals and improve distribution capacity at its Central San Diego...