Local Food Promotion Program

FMLFPPGrants@usda.gov

The Local Food Promotion Program provides grants to intermediary organizations to support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food business enterprises to help increase access to locally and regionally produced agricultural products.

Funding may support 4 types of projects.

1. Planning Grants for the planning stages of developing, coordinating, or expanding a food business that supports locally and regionally produced agricultural products and food system infrastructure
2. Implementation Grants for establishing a new food enterprise or market channel or to improve or expand an existing food enterprise or market channel that supports locally and regionally produced agricultural products and food system infrastructure
3. Turnkey Marketing and Promotion Grants provide a streamlined application for common LFP activities that support the marketing and promotion of intermediated producer‐to‐consumer market opportunities for local and regional foods. Applicants select at least 3 pre-defined activities.
4. Turnkey Recruitment and Training Grants provide a streamlined application for common LFPP recruitment and training activities that support the development or delivery of vendor and producer recruitment strategies. Applicants select at least 3 pre-defined activities.

Priority will be given to projects that benefit communities located in low income/low food access (LI/LA) census tracts.

Eligible entities include:

• Agricultural businesses and cooperatives
• Producer networks and associations
• Community supported agriculture (CSA) networks and associations
• Food councils
• Local governments
• Nonprofit corporations
• Public benefit corporations
• Economic development corporations
• Regional farmers market authorities
• Tribal governments

Planning Grants

• Award ceiling: $100,000
• Award floor: $25,000
• Project period: 24 months

Implementation Grants

• Award ceiling: $500,000
• Award floor: $100,000
• Project period: 36 months

Turnkey Marketing and Promotion Grants

• Award ceiling: $100,000
• Award floor: $50,000
• Project period: 24 months

Turnkey Recruitment and Training Grants

• Award ceiling: $100,000
• Award floor: $50,000
• Project period: 24 months

A 25% cash or in-kind match from non-federal sources is required.

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.

Additional guidance and required forms are available on the program website.

Applicant webinar recording