The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to 1915 Farm LLC on Sep 22, 2023. The 24-month grant 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 agriculture,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) awarded a $248,800 Project Grant to Batchelder Family Farms LLC under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The funding supports the development, coordination, and expansion of direct-to-consumer and local/regional food supply chains. The grant aims to increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products through value-added product development,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $625,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to Choplocal Inc., an online farmer's market specializing in locally-produced meat products. The grant is focused on connecting, cultivating, and strengthening relationships between local and regional producers and local/regional food businesses and consumer-facing markets. The funding will support Choplocal's efforts to...
This $250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services, under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175), will support initiatives by Purcells Seafood Inc. to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises in Virginia. The funded activities will include supporting farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture programs,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Project Grant to Matrick Holdings Corp on September 10, 2024 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). This federal grant funding will support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems by enhancing direct and indirect producer-to-consumer marketing channels, increasing access to locally produced agricultural products, and...
This federal Project Grant award of $250,000 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 funding will support a two-year project by Tapenade, Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation in the agricultural sector, to develop and expand local and regional food systems in Washington state. The grant activities will focus on increasing access to and availability of locally...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $249,975 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) project grant to Ledgeway Farm on September 20, 2023. This 2-year grant will fund initiatives to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises. Eligible activities include supporting farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture programs,...
This Project Grant award of $250,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services agency under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant funding supports initiatives by Farmers Brewing Company, LLC to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises. Specific activities may include supporting farmers markets, roadside stands,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $618,397.50 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) grant to Future Harvest Inc., a non-profit organization serving sustainable farmers in the Mid-Atlantic region. The grant will fund a 3-year regional marketing initiative focused on increasing direct-to-consumer sales channels for the organization's over 1,000 farmer members, 75% of whom are beginning farmers. The initiative will provide 24...
The project grant award of $250,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services to Nebraska Vegetable And Protein LLC is for the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The project aims to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises. Funded activities will include supporting farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture programs,...