# Local Food Promotion Program (10.172)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-172-local-food-promotion-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Local Food Promotion Program is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $5.2 million in 11 grants, about $474,662 per award.

## Objectives

To increase domestic consumption of and access to locally and regionally produced agricultural products, and to develop new market opportunities for farm and ranch operations serving local markets, by developing, improving, expanding, and providing outreach, training, and technical assistance to, or assisting in the development, improvement, and expansion of local and regional food business enterprises (including those that are not direct producer-to-consumer markets). These businesses must process, distribute, aggregate, or store locally or regionally produced food products.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $4.3 million | 9 |
| 2022 | $943,020 | 2 |
| 2023 | $0 | 0 |
| 2024 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Farmer Foodshare, Inc. | North Carolina | $712,059 |
| Primal Supply Meats LLC | Pennsylvania | $675,985 |
| Community Foodworks | District of Columbia | $672,085 |
| Riverside Unified School District | California | $659,712 |
| County of Fayette | West Virginia | $591,607 |
| Hodan Community Services, Inc. | Wisconsin | $488,315 |
| Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas | Arkansas | $487,717 |
| The Center for Popular Research Education & Policy | Wyoming | $351,413 |
| Oberlin Food Hub Inc | Ohio | $333,400 |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College (Main | Michigan | $271,058 |
| Blue Mountain Action Council | Washington | $133,566 |