Lamp value added producer grant – mandatory

Paumanok Vineyards, LTD received a $250,000 Project Grant awarded September 5, 2025, through the Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP, CFDA 10.175). The award supports a two-year project through September 5, 2027, to develop value-added producer activities and expand direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels for locally and regionally produced agricultural products. As a value-added producer grant, the funding enables the vineyard to enhance product development, marketing strategies, and regional food chain coordination to increase access to and availability of locally produced goods.

The FMLFPP is a competitive grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service that supports agricultural businesses, cooperatives, and food enterprises in developing and coordinating local and regional food systems. This project award to Paumanok Vineyards in New York represents one of the 105 awards issued under the program in 2025, each requiring a 25 percent matching funds contribution from the awardee to support project objectives and goals.