Project Grant NA22NMF4270126

The Community Shellfish Company, LLC received a $568,136 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support the launch of Merroir.me, a new digital brand experience and direct-to-consumer marketing campaign to promote Maine seafood products in Connecticut and Rhode Island through 2024. Specifically, Community Shellfish Company will produce original videos, a website and...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $292,752 Project Grant under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427) to the Cornell Cooperative Extension Association Of Suffolk County, doing business as CCE Suffolk, to promote local seafood consumption in New York. The project will utilize an established network to magnify consumer and supplier commitment to local seafood, conduct 50 cooking...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $622,994 Project Grant to Wild Local Seafood CO. LLC under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The grant will support Wild Local Seafood's participation in local and regional seafood markets in Southern California by facilitating seafood producers' access to farmers markets in Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties through 2024. Specifically, Wild Local Seafood buys seafood from fishers at higher...

This $162,560 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) will fund planning for a maritime collective facility in California. The collective aims to support local and regional seafood producers through cold storage, processing, and educational programs. It will provide infrastructure and services to help seafood harvesters gain more control over market entry, diversify...

This 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) will provide $999,982 to Get Hooked Seafood LLC from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. The funding will support the creation of a "Sea-to-School" program in Ventura County, California to connect K-12 schools with local seafood products. The key activities include:...

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $406,704.30 Project Grant to Bellingham Seafeast under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. Bellingham Seafeast will use the funding to support the continued development and expansion of the Bellingham Dockside Market program, a direct-to-consumer seafood sales opportunity launched in October 2020 by Bellingham Seafeast, a non-profit organization based in Bellingham, Washington. Specifically, the grant...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Farm Fresh Rhode Island $673,230 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) from September 30, 2021 to September 29, 2024. FMLFPP aims to support the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems. With this funding, Farm Fresh Rhode Island will launch a statewide marketing and outreach campaign to promote local seafood and farm producers across Rhode Island. The...

The Yankee Fishermen's Cooperative will receive $772,753.40 through September 2024 under a Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The Cooperative will work with New Hampshire Community Seafood to address the aging commercial fishing workforce in New England through expanding regional market access and increasing the viability of fishing businesses that serve local markets. Key initiatives include...

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 Coast Visitors Association, Inc. (dba Ocva) received a $952,200 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service on September 30, 2021 to implement a local and regional food system development project along the Oregon Coast. The funding is provided through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP), which supports the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems. Specifically, Ocva...