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 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 Kansas Rural Center Inc. will deliver products and services under a $624,916.77 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant is part of the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP), which supports expanding local and regional food systems. Under the award, Kansas Rural Center will create a farmer-led food hub in central Kansas to provide technical assistance to farmers seeking wholesale markets. A value chain...
This $250,000.00 Project Grant award, 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), supports the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems. The award to Richards Land & Cattle, a for-profit organization, will fund initiatives to increase access to and availability of locally produced agricultural products, encourage value-added product development,...
The Northern Colorado Foodshed Project was awarded a $308,118 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program (CFDA 10.177). The grant will support the design and implementation of a more equitable, vibrant and resilient local food system in Northern Colorado over a two-year period ending in October 2023. Key deliverables include convening community stakeholders to develop plans and frameworks around food...
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...
This Project Grant award of $220,818 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) to support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems. The grant recipient, Elm Creek Beef LLC, will use the funding over a 24-month period beginning September 8, 2023 to implement initiatives that develop direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and...
The Hawaii Good Food Alliance and Hawaii Food Hub Hui will receive $1,041,424 under a three-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Regional Food System Partnerships program. The grant aims to increase collaboration, sales and profitability among 12 food hubs across five Hawaiian islands. Key activities include assessing individual hub market areas and development needs, sharing best practices, providing technical assistance for...
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $1,248,757.50 Project Grant to Nourish Colorado through the Regional Food System Partnerships program. The grant will support Nourish Colorado's COLLABORATIVE MODELS AMONG RURAL INSTITUTIONS AND STANDARDIZING METRICS FOR LOCAL PURCHASING CMSM PROJECT, which aims to build capacity and networks among institutions, farmers, and food hubs in Colorado through September 2025. As part of the Local Agricultural Marketing Program,...
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...