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What’s Up for 2022
Mykalee McGowan February 16, 2022Many of you have noticed and commented approvingly on the expansion of the FMC team in the last year. We now have 10 team members which will expand to 12 in 2022 — so keep an eye out for job announcements this spring. Also, anyone interested in providing curated, short-term contracted training to market leaders…
USDA Farmers Market, Local and Regional Food Systems Grants Announced
Hannah Fuller October 2, 2020The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced this week that it has awarded $27 million in grant funding through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) and $9.3 million in grant funding through the new Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) grant program. The grants fall under the Local Agricultural…
Take Advantage of 4 FMLFPP webinars in May
Darlene Wolnik May 9, 2019This series of four webinar should aid applicants with their FMLFPP a great deal! The webinars will cover the vital details of registering on grants.gov, the basics of what to include in a FMLFPP proposal, and some added input from past grantees and reviewers, as well as possible resources and tools available. -May 21 and…
Technical Assistance for FMLFPP grantees
Darlene Wolnik January 24, 2019The Agricultural Marketing Service Resource Portal and Support Network supports awardees of the Farmers Market and Local Foods Promotions Programs (FMPP and LFPP) in the implementation of current grant projects. In partnership with the Agricultural Marketing Service, this program is led by the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development at Penn State University. The project…
FMPP Targeted for Elimination
Alex Canepa June 13, 2017June 13, 2017 President Trump’s proposed budget recommends the complete elimination of the Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) in the upcoming Farm Bill. FMPP is the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) primary grant program serving America’s farmers markets and direct marketing-ranchers and farmers. According to an explanatory note accompanying the President’s budget, “The budget…
Calculating Indicators for Your FMPP/LFPP Proposal
Allie Vrtachnik February 27, 2017By Dar Wolnik, FMC Senior Researcher | darlene@farmersmarketcoalition.org Dear FMPP/LFPP project markets, While working for the last few years to test and create resources for market measurement for FMC’s Farmers Market Metrics (FMM) program, we are also regularly called on by our members and by state leaders to assist with choosing metrics for project work.…
