# Local Food Promotion Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-ams-tm-lfpp-g-21-0001-local-food-promotion-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333340

> Agricultural Marketing Service offered grants of up to $750,000 (at least $25,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 100 awards worth $38.5 million in total. Applications closed on June 21, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-AMS-TM-LFPP-G-21-0001 |
| Agency | Agricultural Marketing Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 21, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $750,000 |
| Award floor | $25,000 |
| Expected awards | 100 |
| Total funding | $38.5 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.175 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

See section 3.2 of the Request for Applications (RFA) and see section 3.3 of the RFAAll applicants must be domestic entities owned, operated, and located within the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or Tribal Governments.

## What the grant funds

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 and promoting local and regional food business enterprises that engage as intermediaries in indirect producer-to-consumer marketing;• 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 products and value-addedagricultural products in new and existing markets;• 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; and• Covering expenses to cost incurred in obtaining food safety certification related andimprovements to food safety practices and equipment.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-AMS-TM-LFPP-G-21-0001 still open?

No. It closed on June 21, 2021.

### Who can apply for Local Food Promotion Program?

Agricultural Marketing Service accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Local Food Promotion Program?

Closed June 21, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $750,000 each. About $38.5 million in total across about 100 awards.

### Who has won Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Iowa State University of Science and Technology, University of Wisconsin System, Wholesome Harvest Co-Op. The program made 1,346 awards worth $345 million in that time.