Farmers Market Promotion Program

The summary for the Farmers Market Promotion Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Agricultural Marketing Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Farmers Market Promotion Program: AMS provides funds on a competitive basis to agricultural cooperatives, local governments, nonprofit corporations, public benefit corporations, economic development corporations, regional farmers market authorities and tribal governments for direct producer-to-consumer marketing opportunities projects that address issues related to farmers markets, roadside stands, community supported agriculture programs, and other direct producer-to consumer marketing channels. Proposals may involve any of the following: 1) Innovative approaches to market operations and management - projects that address operational or market management issues, with the aim of enhancing product value and sales, increasing revenue and efficiency, or reducing expenses, 2) improving access to relevant marketing and financial Information - projects that provide training, education, networking, and/or information-sharing opportunities for farmers, vendors, market managers, and market sponsors, with the aim of enhancing farmer/vendor profitability, market self- sufficiency, and/or product security and safety, and 3) consumer-based education and market access - projects that address ways to improve consumers access to and utilization of direct farm markets/marketing outlets. FMPP projects are not to exceed 18 months.
Federal Grant Title: Farmers Market Promotion Program
Federal Agency Name: Agricultural Marketing Service
Grant Categories: Agriculture
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-AMS-FMPP-03-15-06-01
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 10.168
CFDA Descriptions: Farmers' Market Promotion Program
Current Application Deadline: No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline: May 01, 2006
Posted Date: Apr 11, 2006
Creation Date: Apr 20, 2006
Archive Date: May 31, 2006
Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $75,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $0
Expected Number of Awards: 20
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
. Agricultural Cooperative - A group- or member-owned entity or business that provides, offers, or sells agricultural products or services for the mutual benefit of the members thereof. . Local Government - Local government means any unit of local government within a State, including a county, borough, municipality, city, town, township, parish, local public authority, special district, school district, intrastate district, council of governments, and any other instrumentality of local government. . Nonprofit Corporation - Any organization or institution, including nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS status and accredited institutions of higher education, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. . Public Benefit Corporation - A corporation organized to construct or operate a public improvement, the profits from which inure to the benefit of a State(s) or to the people thereof. . Economic Development Corporation - An organization whose mission is the improvement, maintenance, development and/or marketing or promotion of a specific geographic area. . Regional Farmers Market Authority - An entity that establishes and enforces region, State, or county policies and jurisdiction over regional, State, or county farmers markets. . Tribal Government - A governing body or a governmental agency of any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community (including any Native village as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 85 Stat. 688 (43 U.S.C. § 1602)) certified by the Secretary of the Interior as eligible for the special programs and services provided through the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Link to Full Grant Announcement
Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact
Velma Lakins
Agricultural Marketing Specialist
Phone 202-720-8317 [email protected] Official FMPP e-mail address
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