The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the availability of approximately $26 million for the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) to help local and regional food entities develop, coordinate, and expand producer-to-consumer marketing, local and regional food markets, and local food enterprises. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is accepting applications for the grant program until May 14, 2024. Additionally, AMS has added to the suite of resources available to support communities and practitioners in local and regional food systems development.
“The Local Agriculture Market Program funnels funding directly to projects in local and regional food systems where farmers are able to retain more of the food system dollar allowing their communities to prosper.” said USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs Under Secretary Jenny Lester Moffitt. “This year, we are also offering new tools to help stakeholders navigate USDA programs for local and regional food systems, that also showcase the significant impacts of those investments.”
LAMP funds projects that increase the availability of locally grown food and develop new markets for local and regional food system stakeholders, farmers markets, and food hubs. LAMP includes the Farmers Market Promotion Program, Local Food Promotion Program, and the Regional Food System Partnerships.
The LAMP Navigator is an interactive tool that contains LAMP grantee data to demonstrate the impact the grant programs have had on local and regional food systems. The tool allows users to explore LAMP grant inputs, activities, and project details.
Applications must be submitted electronically through www.grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 14, 2024.
USDA news release
Comments