Project Grant AM200100XXXXG099

The Common Grain Alliance (CGA) was awarded a $936,521 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to support the development of regional grain markets in the Mid-Atlantic region from September 2021 through September 2024. The grant funding will support CGA and its partners' efforts to increase consumer awareness and sales of regional grains through farmers markets. Specific...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $991,221 Project Grant under the Regional Food System Partnerships program to Harvesting Good of Maine. The grant will support the development of New England's only regional vegetable processing operation to supply fresh processed broccoli to grocery and institutional food service customers throughout the six-state region year-round. Harvesting Good will purchase broccoli from Circle B Farms and contract with food...

Barrio Grains LLC received a $285,759 project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support Barrio Grains' implementation of a community-based local grain enterprise in southern Arizona over a three-year period ending September 2024. Specifically, the enterprise aims to develop Arizona's heritage grain economy, improve economic viability for local grain producers and...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Growing Places Garden Project, Inc. a $406,518 Project Grant under the Regional Food System Partnerships program. Over a two-year period, Growing Places Garden Project will lead a comprehensive planning process to develop a sustainable and resilient local food value chain and business model for North Central Massachusetts. Key activities include conducting a strategic planning process using a SOAR analysis to formalize the...

Just Roots Inc. was awarded a $467,488 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program. The grant will support building a community farm hub at Greenfield Community Farm in Greenfield, MA from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2024. The hub will revitalize the farm to better support just access to local food in the community. The Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $2,102,000 Project Grant to Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park Corporation doing business as Lake To Lake Hay on January 19, 2021 under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The funding will support construction-oriented activities at Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park Corporation's manufacturing facility in Geneva, NY to help implement regional...

The Glynwood Center, Inc. was awarded a $151,524 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) program. Glynwood Center will partner with Cornell University to engage the Hudson Valley Livestock Producer Group in identifying challenges facing the livestock sector in New York's Hudson Valley region. A project working group including representatives from the producer group will design and...

This Project Grant award of $250,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services agency under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant funding supports initiatives by Farmers Brewing Company, LLC to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises. Specific activities may include supporting farmers markets, roadside stands,...

This $666,300 block grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service will fund the Boston Area Gleaners Inc. to develop a regional food hub network across the six New England states. Under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (SCBGP-FB, CFDA 10.170), the project aims to transform regional food hub capabilities and connect producers, distributors, food hubs, enterprises and customers into a single distribution network. Key deliverables...

The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Raven & Boar LLC through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support Raven & Boar's efforts to develop, coordinate and expand local and regional food systems in New York from September 2022 through September 2024. As part of the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program, which seeks to increase domestic consumption of and access to locally and regionally...