Project Grant AM190100XXXXG181

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $877,071.74 under the Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) program to support the Greater Pittsburgh Food Systems Partnership. RFSP aims to develop local and regional food systems through public-private partnerships. The Partnership will leverage the purchasing power of large institutions to support regional producers practicing environmental stewardship. It will also build food system resilience in underserved...

The Coalition will conduct the Envisioning a Collaborative Kansas City Food Shed Initiative project through $329,145 in funding from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service's Regional Food System Partnerships program. The two-year project grant will support the Coalition, led by Keypartners KC Healthy Kids, Mid-America Regional Council, Groundwork, and New Growth, in convening stakeholders from eight counties in Kansas and Missouri to establish a shared vision for an...

The University of Kentucky Research Foundation received a $270,496 two-year Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) program. The Growing Healthy Appalachia Partnership (GHAP) will cultivate regional food economies in Central Appalachia through public-private partnerships combining institutional food procurement, cooperative economic models, culinary skills training, and agricultural...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $1,412,144 Project Grant to Health Care Without Harm under the Regional Food System Partnerships program. The three-year award will support coordination of institutional food purchasers, government agencies, nonprofits, producers, and processors in Virginia to strengthen the state's regional food system. Subrecipients and consultants will aid in communication, value chain coordination, product development, food safety...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $385,000 Project Grant under the Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) program to the Southeast Regional Cooperative Inc. The grant will fund a 24-month partnership to develop strategies and structures to increase efficiencies in the supply chain supporting the charitable food network in the Southeast region. Key activities include planning and designing a regional service center to offer freight management,...

The US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $613,580 Regional Food System Partnerships grant to Wholespire Inc. to formalize a cross-sector local food system network in South Carolina. Through October 2024, Wholespire will manage a network of partners to 1) connect and cultivate South Carolina's local food economy, 2) develop an equitable food system plan addressing farmland loss and increasing access, 3) build capacity for local food businesses and organizations,...

The Community Farm Alliance (CFA) was awarded a $305,558 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program (CFDA 10.177) to reevaluate the local food system landscape in the greater Louisville, Kentucky area following the COVID-19 pandemic. CFA will create a Greater Louisville Food Council and develop the Louisville Food System Vision 2030, which will bring together stakeholders to coordinate...

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 two-year, $328,712 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service supports the development of a regional food systems partnership in the Western Treasure Valley region spanning southeastern Oregon and western Idaho. Funded under the Regional Food System Partnerships program, the award recipient Valley Family Health Care will facilitate planning and feasibility studies to increase regional food processing, distribution, and access capacities. Key...

The Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, Inc. was awarded a $1,138,460 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program (CFDA 10.177) to strengthen the food system in Michigan's Western Lakeshore region through September 2025. The grant will support partnerships among 34 stakeholders including producers, distributors, processors, aggregators, schools, early childcare and education centers, and emergency...