The South Central Oregon Economic Development District (SCOEDD) received a $286,939.88 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to increase production and sales for local and regional farmers and ranchers in Klamath County, Oregon through September 2025. SCOEDD will conduct feasibility studies and provide orientation, training and regular communication to increase the...
This $250,000.00 Project Grant was awarded on Sep 13, 2023 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 funding will support the development, coordination, and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises for beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers in California over a 24-month period. Planned initiatives...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (CFDA 10.177 - Regional Food System Partnerships) provides $276,126.50 to the Local Area Revitalization Project Co-Op Inc. to implement the "The Eastside Producers Informational Collaborative (EPIC)" initiative. EPIC aims to strengthen the rural regional food system across Plumas, Sierra, Lassen, and Modoc counties in northeastern California. The key products and services to be delivered...
The Central Coast Agnetwork will receive $312,419.95 through September 2029 to scale and expand farmer collaborative partnerships in San Luis Obispo County, California under a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The funding supports the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program, which aims to develop, coordinate and grow local and regional food systems. Specifically, the Central Coast Agnetwork will measurably address major barriers faced...
The Siskiyou Resource Conservation District (Siskiyou RCD) will receive $123,524.88 through a September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2026 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8. The funding supports the LOWER SCOTT RIVER SIDE-CHANNEL CONNECTIVITY AND HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PROJECT under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). Through this cooperative agreement, Siskiyou RCD will work to deliver the Department of the Interior's...
This Project Grant award of $543,247.31 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant aims to support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems. The key activities and expected outcomes of the project include: creating videos to demonstrate freight and logistics services available to local and regional producers, conducting outreach to...
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 Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc. was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on July 18, 2022 to support local farm to school programs through June 30, 2024. The funding will assist the awardee's efforts to implement their CN Farm to School Supplemental project located in San Luis Obispo, California under the USDA's Farm to School Grant Program (CFDA #10.575). This program aims to improve...
The University of California, Davis received a $898,826 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) program. The grant will support UC Davis in creating high-value market opportunities for small- and mid-scale meat producers in California over three years. UC Davis will work with two cohorts of producers, processors, buyers and strategic advisors in two regions of California to implement...
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded North Carolina State University a $1,218,731 Project Grant under the Regional Food System Partnerships program (CFDA 10.177). The grant will support NCSU in strengthening existing partnerships and developing local and regional food system infrastructure and economic resilience through 2025. As part of the Local Agricultural Marketing Program, RFSP funding assists partnerships in planning and developing local or regional food...