Farmer's Market Promotion Program

The USDA is looking to grow the consumption of local food by helping promote, expand and scale the capacity of local food supply chains from farms to tables.  Do you regularly sell your fresh local food at a farmer's market or roadside stands?  Have you wanted to start a farmer's market, community food program, or commercial kitchen?  Are you looking for that spark to get involved?  The USDA's Farmers Market Promotion Program might just be that spark.  

The program offers two direct marketing project types: 

1. Capacity-building projects help participants develop new farmer's markets, and improve and expand existing markets
2. Community development, training, and technical assistants projects can cover things like management, food safety and business training for farmers, ranchers and market workers

There are two types of grants: 

1. Planning grants help you conduct feasibility studies, community surveys and more to help you expand intermediary supply chain business
2. Implementation grants help you move forward with your business ideas such as starting a food hub or commercial kitchen

The USDA is looking for projects that: 

• Are sustainable,
• Have a measurable impact,
• Built on a solid network of existing partnerships, 
• Benefit more than one producer, 
• Focus on new initiatives and promote fresh ideas

Submission Date: May 26, 2020

For more information, take a look at some more resources here: 

• USDA Website Announcement 
• Farmers Market Protection Program 

If you've never submitted a grant proposal, we’re here to help. We’d love to tell you more about how we work with our clients and see if you’d be a good fit for this grant.  The easiest way to get started is by clicking here to schedule a meeting with us.