The Puget Sound Food Hub Cooperative (PSFH) received a $114,393.63 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant funding supports PSFH's partnership with the Northwest Agriculture Business Center to solicit input from regional food systems stakeholders and develop a business plan and capital plan to expand PSFH's farmer-owned cooperative food hub. The project aims 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...
Augusta Locally Grown Inc. received a $249,210 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 a feasibility study and implementation plan to establish a 35,000 square foot food hub facility known as "The Hub" in Georgia. The Hub aims to connect local producers to consumers through innovative sales opportunities developed in partnership with farmers, educators,...
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 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 $124,219 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), supports the development, implementation, and evaluation of a marketing plan for 5 regional food hubs serving 10 Oregon and 2 Washington counties. The project aims to improve local food sales and consumption by 10-20% from a 2023 baseline of 1,965 consumers and $908,081. Key activities include assessing marketing...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $503,217 Rural Business Development Grant (CFDA 10.351) to the Thurston Economic Development Council Center For Business & Innovation, a non-profit organization in Lacey, Washington. This 2-year project grant, awarded on Sep 28, 2023, will enable the organization to provide training, counseling, and assistance to small businesses, with a focus on women-owned businesses, rural community growth, food...
This $294,322 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service's Regional Food System Partnerships program will fund Oregon State University to develop action plans and infrastructure for regional food system development in Oregon through 2023. Working with an existing network of eight local food hubs, OSU will research, train, and plan to identify shared physical and human capital opportunities. This includes infrastructure like trucks and cold storage, as well...
This Project Grant award, valued at $250,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant, awarded on September 5, 2024, will support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems through the awardee, The Herd, located in Ritzville, Washington. The project aims to increase access to locally and regionally produced agricultural...
This 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) will provide $123,595 to the Whidbey Island Grown Cooperative to increase wholesale and retail direct-to-consumer sales for 67 small-scale farmers and 41 value-added producers in rural Washington. The cooperative will collaborate with the San Juan Islands Food Hub to revise and implement a joint marketing plan, design and...