Project Grant AM200100XXXXG142

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $439,788 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to increase farm sales to institutions in New Hampshire. The University of New Hampshire, acting through its Office of Sponsored Research, will leverage opportunities like the new NH Food Hub Network and relatively new Seacoast School Buying Group to more easily develop buying and selling relationships between farms, food hubs, and...

The Hub, located in Tupper Lake, New York, received a $494,549.48 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service on September 30, 2022 to support local food aggregation and marketing efforts through September 29, 2025. The Hub operates a farmer-owned local food aggregation site and market selling raw and processed products from over 39 area farms. Through this Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program grant, The Hub will continue...

This $611,488.93 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) will support three key initiatives to reduce barriers for small farms and food entrepreneurs in Northern New York. The funding will: (1) Offer a comprehensive food business incubator program with shared-use kitchens, (2) Establish relationships with area retailers to improve marketing channels for agricultural...

The County of Saratoga received a two-year, $250,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will fund the creation of a food hub in Schuylerville, New York to facilitate sourcing of local foods for school lunch programs in Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties. As part of the project, the awardee will research the feasibility of the food hub and develop a business proposal...

The Thurston Economic Development Council Center for Business & Innovation will receive $665,219 under a Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to support the expansion of the Southwest Washington Food Hub. The Food Hub will advance its capacity in five areas - community partnerships, marketing, producer agency, operational efficiency, and strategic planning - to implement a hybrid growth...

This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service, under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP), provides $926,832 to Renewing The Countryside II to develop and expand ten farmers' market hubs in Minnesota from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. The hubs will connect small-scale local farmers to institutional and wholesale buyers, consumers, and food-insecure individuals through aggregation programs, online...

The North Coast Growers Association (NCGA) was awarded a $513,552 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to implement a distribution hub called Harvest Hub. Harvest Hub will link regional food producers in California with institutional buyers and other wholesale markets to more efficiently market and distribute their products while retaining brand identity. NCGA will work...

The Southwest Colorado Food Hub to Hub Connectivity Project received a $624,997 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The award will support expansion of food hub infrastructure and distribution routes connecting five non-profits and food hubs across one quarter of Colorado. A new food hub facility will be established in Gunnison, and four existing hubs will expand distribution routes to...

The Lake County Community Development Corporation received a $1,279,546.99 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service on October 31, 2021 to support the Northwest Food Hub Network pilot program through October 30, 2024. The grant was awarded under the Regional Food System Partnerships program, which supports partnerships to develop local and regional food systems and encourage food economy viability and resilience. Specifically, the funding will...

This $624,715 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) supports Capital Roots, Inc.'s "Farm-to-Institution Program" in New York's Capital Region. The program aims to connect small-scale agricultural producers with institutional customers such as schools and other community-serving organizations that serve underserved populations. Through its food hub operations,...