Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program

The Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) Fiscal Year 2025 provides grant funding to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer markets, with a focus on increasing access to locally and regionally produced agricultural products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service is administering this opportunity. Key objectives include supporting domestic direct marketing channels, encouraging value-added products, developing marketing strategies, facilitating...

The Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) program, administered by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service, supports collaborative efforts to develop and strengthen local and regional food systems. The grant opportunity seeks partnerships that connect public and private resources to plan and build local or regional food economies, with a focus on enhancing viability and resilience. Eligible applicants include a variety of entities such as agricultural...

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service is offering the Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) Fiscal Year 2025 grant opportunity to support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food business enterprises that engage as intermediaries in indirect producer-to-consumer marketing. Eligible applicants include agricultural businesses, cooperatives, food councils, local governments, nonprofits, and tribal governments. The program focuses on activities such as processing,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), is requesting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The grant opportunity seeks to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops, which include fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, horticulture, and nursery crops. Eligible applicants are state departments of agriculture in the 50 states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. Key objectives include...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service is seeking applicants for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. This federal grant opportunity aims to improve food security, reduce hunger, and enhance literacy and primary education in low-income, food-deficit countries, with a particular focus on supporting girls' education. Eligible applicants must propose projects that address two strategic objectives: improved literacy of school-aged...