Lamp value added producer grant – mandatory

Tobacco Barn Distillery, LLC received a $246,838 Project Grant on September 2, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175). The award, which extends through September 2, 2027, supports the development and expansion of local and regional food systems by enhancing direct and indirect producer-to-consumer marketing channels. As a veteran-owned, self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Hollywood, Maryland, the awardee will work to strengthen food distribution infrastructure and increase consumer access to locally and regionally produced value-added agricultural products.

The grant funding will support activities within the FMLFPP's Local Food Promotion Program track, which enables food business enterprises to serve as intermediaries in producer-to-consumer marketing through processing, aggregation, distribution, and storage of local and regional food products. This award represents the third federal grant received by Tobacco Barn Distillery from Rural Business Cooperative Services, demonstrating the organization's sustained commitment to developing value-added agricultural products and strengthening local food marketing infrastructure.