Lamp value added producer grant – mandatory

Manchester Farms Inc. received a $250,000 Project Grant award from Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175) on August 28, 2025. The award supports a two-year performance period concluding August 28, 2027, and funds value-added producer initiatives designed to expand local and regional food systems in South Carolina. Under this mandatory grant component, Manchester Farms will develop and implement projects that enhance producer-to-consumer marketing channels and advance agricultural product development activities consistent with FMLFPP objectives.

The FMLFPP, a component of the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), supports eligible agricultural businesses and cooperatives in developing direct marketing infrastructure, value-added product processing, food distribution improvements, and regional food chain coordination. Manchester Farms' project activities will contribute to the program's broader goals of increasing access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products, with the awardee permitted to request a one-year extension upon project completion should additional time be required to meet project objectives and goals.