Local Food Promotion Program Fiscal Year 2025
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-AMS-TM-LFPP-G-25-0004
- Agency
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $25,000 to $500,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Agriculture
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service is offering the Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) Fiscal Year 2025 grant opportunity. This program funds projects that develop, coordinate, and expand local and regional food business enterprises acting as intermediaries in indirect producer-to-consumer marketing, with the goal of increasing access to locally and regionally produced agricultural products. Key objectives include supporting processing, aggregation, distribution, and marketing of local foods, encouraging value-added product development, assisting with business planning, and improving food safety. Eligible applicants include agricultural businesses, nonprofits, governments, and producer networks. Applications must be submitted by June 27, 2025, and will be evaluated based on criteria like technical merit, outcomes, management, and budget.
The grant offers a total of $11 million in available funding, with individual awards ranging from $25,000 to $500,000 depending on the project type (Planning, Implementation, Turnkey Marketing and Promotion, or Turnkey Recruitment and Training). Applicants must provide a mandatory 25% cost share. Projects can be nationwide in scope, supporting activities to enhance local and regional food systems.
Synopsis
LFPP funds projects that develop, coordinate, and expand local and regional food business enterprises that engage as intermediaries in indirect producer to consumer marketing to help increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products. The program focuses on:Supporting the processing, aggregation, distribution, and storage of local and regional food products that are marketed locally or regionally, including value-added agricultural products;Encouraging the development of value-added agricultural products;Assisting with business development plans and feasibility studies;Developing marketing strategies for producers of local food and value-added products;Facilitating regional food chain coordination and mid-tier value chain development;Promoting new business opportunities and marketing strategies to reduce on-farm food waste;Responding to changing technology needs in indirect producer-to-consumer marketing; andCovering expenses related to cost incurred in obtaining food safety certification and improvements to food safety practices and equipment.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| FY25 LFPP Request for Applications (RFA)2.pdf | ||
| 2025 TK Recruitment and Training_Project Narrative.docx | DOCX document | |
| 2025 TK Marketing and Promotion_Project Narrative.docx | DOCX document | |
| 2025 FMPP or LFPP Project Narrative.docx | DOCX document | |
| 2025 TK Recruitment and Training_Project Narrative.docx | DOCX document | |
| 2025 TK Marketing and Promotion_Project Narrative.docx | DOCX document | |
| 2025 FMPP or LFPP Project Narrative.docx | DOCX document | |
| FY25 LFPP Request for Applications - Copy.pdf |
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