Project Grant NA21NMF4270348

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $200,000 Block Grant to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181). The grant will reimburse eligible seafood processors in Hawaii for COVID-19 response expenses incurred between March 1, 2020 and February 28, 2022. Reimbursable expenses include workplace safety measures, market pivots to online sales, retrofitting facilities for social...

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Hawaii Seafood Council under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). The grant aims to strengthen the Hawaii seafood brand by working with the Hawaii Longline Association and Honolulu Fish Auction to better define and distinguish the "auction fresh" descriptor for Hawaii seafood products....

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $948,917 Project Grant to Farm Link Hawai'i, Inc. dba Counter Culture Food + Ferments under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). The grant will support Farm Link Hawai'i's implementation of online grocery technology to increase market opportunities for local producers in Hawaii. Specifically, the technology will empower regional food aggregators to provide online grocery services and gain insights...

This $239,429 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427) aims to expand marketing networks and sales of fresh, locally caught pelagic fish species in Hawaii. The project involves a collaboration between a wholesale distributor of locally caught pelagic fish, college culinary arts chefs, and high school culinary arts instructors....

The Oregon Department of Agriculture was awarded a $1,532,089 Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant will support Oregon's seafood industry in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, the funding will help seafood processors, retailers, and harvesters recover from severe economic impacts caused by COVID-19 related disruptions. The pandemic eliminated nearly 70% of processor...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $250,000 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) project grant to the Hawaiian Islands Trading Company LLC, a woman-owned small business located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The 2-year grant, awarded on September 16, 2024, will support the development, coordination, and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer and indirect producer-to-consumer marketing channels for agricultural products in Hawaii. The...

The Hawaii Good Food Alliance will receive $627,609 under a three-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to strengthen Hawaii's local food hubs and increase sales for small and mid-sized farmers and producers. Specifically, the Alliance and its partners in the Hawaii Food Hub Hui will work to improve the economic viability of individual food hubs by supporting processing, aggregation and distribution...

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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427) to Kauai Sea Farms LLC. The project aims to promote fishpond production of native species in Hawaii by targeting replacements for commonly imported seafood products. Key activities include investigating harvesting and processing strategies to maximize the value of...

Adaptations Inc. received a $737,088 USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to scale its food hub operations in Hawaii. Adaptations will increase aggregation and storage capacity at its newly acquired warehouse facility and improve coordination with producers and consumers to source from at least 180 small and mid-sized farms. This is expected to generate $600,000 in annual payments to producers and increase Adaptations' annual...