Project Grant AM22FMPPAZ1134

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 Rio Grande Local Foods Logistic and Distribution Program (RGLDP) will provide technical assistance and capacity building services to local farmers, ranchers, food producers, and intermediaries in New Mexico to increase sales to retailers, food manufacturers, and institutions along the I-25 corridor from Taos to Las Cruces. Led by the Rio Grande Community Development Corporation and partner organizations, the RGLDP will deliver training and online resources, including food safety...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $243,939 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to Moon River Beef, a small agricultural cooperative in Arizona. The funding will support initiatives to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises. Planned activities include supporting farmers markets, implementing marketing...

The Center of Southwest Culture, Inc. was awarded a $276,477 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) to implement the Indigenous Marketing and Production for Access to Community Tables (IMPACT) project. The primary goal of the IMPACT project is to help indigenous farmers and ranchers in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area enter and improve their successes in farming, ranching,...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $937,500 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to Winrock International to strengthen farm to food assistance value chains. The grant will leverage Winrock's expertise in value chain development and national practitioner networks to better understand the growing farm to food assistance market channel for local and regional food businesses and build capacity within the channel. Specifically,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $224,000 Project Grant to Native Son Farm LLC on September 22, 2023 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). This grant supports the development, coordination, and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises. Key activities to be funded include supporting farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Shenandoah Seasonal, LLC under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant, awarded on October 27, 2023, supports the development, coordination, and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises. Funded activities may include supporting farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $726,757 Cooperative Agreement to The Hoopa Valley Tribe in California under the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) program (CFDA #10.182). The purpose of this project is to purchase and distribute locally produced foods, with a focus on sourcing from socially disadvantaged farmers and producers, to improve food access and security for the Hoopa community. Key activities include establishing purchasing agreements...

This $615,142.57 federal 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 enable Sun Produce Cooperative to expand its community-supported agriculture (CSA) program from 250 to 500 subscribers by 2027, with a focus on increasing access to locally-sourced food in low-income and low-food access areas of the Phoenix metropolitan region. The project aims to increase sales by...

The One Generation's Indigenous Farm Hub (IFH) was awarded a $249,642 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. IFH will conduct research and feasibility studies to develop a regional Community Supported Agriculture distribution and marketing plan serving underserved Indigenous communities in central and northwest New Mexico. The initiative aims to train and support new Indigenous...