Project Grant AM200100XXXXG089

The San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center (the Center) was awarded a $407,980 project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). The Center will use the funding to support the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems in San Diego, California from September 2022 through September 2025. Specifically, the Center aims to assist local...

This Project Grant award, valued at $317,362.15, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The funding will equip local producers with knowledge, practical experience, and continued guidance to successfully market, sell, and scale their agricultural products at farmers markets. The four-month program will be offered twice yearly, enrolling 10 producers per session, with 4 having 0-1...

The Market Readiness for Local Farmers and Growers program, funded through a $733,492 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP), provides farmer training, financial planning tools, market access education, and food safety resources to local and regional food businesses in the Chicago metro area. Delivered through Familyfarmed, the multi-pronged program includes intensive yet...

The Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association (PCFMA) received a $536,434 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 video marketing strategies promoting home cooking and farmers' market purchases. PCFMA operates 30 farmers' markets in California and will use live and recorded recipe demonstration videos distributed through email, social media,...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $316,077 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust. The grant will sustain and build the capacity of El Mercado farmer's market over three years by doubling foot traffic, agricultural producers, and average gross sales. Activities will focus on increasing foot traffic through consumer marketing and engagement and growing the number of participating...

The Farmshoppr Inc. project will provide $625,010.15 in services to facilitate regional food chain coordination and increase capacity for 102 local producers in Southern California. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175), the project aims to benefit farmers and ranchers by developing their technical capabilities and coordinating local and regional food systems from September 30, 2022 to...

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...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Equation Collaborative Corporation $137,244.75 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175) to strengthen local food systems and address nutrition insecurity in San Diego County, California. Equation Collaborative will leverage its existing Box program, which provides weekly deliveries of fresh produce to 600 nutrition insecure households through partnerships with five school districts, to...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP), a San Diego non-profit organization, under the Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA 10.575). The purpose of this 2-year award is to fund CHIP's farm-to-school initiatives that connect local farmers and schools, as well as develop training programs for farmers markets in San Diego County. Specifically, the grant will enable CHIP to engage local communities in...

Paratransit, Incorporated will operate a Farmers Market Accessibility Program through September 2025, with $231,733 in funding from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). Through this project, Paratransit will provide twice weekly shuttle service transporting seniors and individuals with disabilities from the Pannell Meadowview Community Center in South Sacramento to the Florin Road Farmers Market....