Project Grant AM22FMPPGA1128

The City of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia was awarded a $140,643 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant will fund the Stable 41 Farmer's Market Expansion Program over three years from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025. The Program aims to develop, coordinate and expand the local food system in Fort Oglethorpe through coordination and expansion of the existing Stable 41 Farmer's Market. The City will provide a $28,129 (25%) match for total funding of $140,643 for the Program. The Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program supports increasing domestic consumption of and access to locally and regionally produced agricultural products through projects that develop, coordinate and expand local and regional food business enterprises.