Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program

 

The Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) is a component of the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). FMLFPP supports the development, coordination and expansion of local and regional food systems through two competitive grant programs: (1) Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) and (2) Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP). FMPP grants fund direct producer-to-consumer marketing projects such as farmers markets, community-supported agriculture programs, roadside stands, and agritourism. FMPP accepts Capacity Building, Community Development, Training, and Technical Assistance, and Turnkey Marketing and Promotion grant project types to support domestic direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels. LFPP grants fund local and regional food business enterprises that serve as intermediaries to process, distribute, aggregate, and store locally or regionally produced food products. LFPP accepts Planning, Implementation, Farm to Institution and Turnkey Marketing and Promotion grant project types to support local and regional food businesses.

Active 10.175 Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture B - Project Grants Not applicable. Subtitle A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 as amended under section 10102 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Title Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, Section 10102, Public Law 115-334, 7 U.S.C. 1621
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 U.S.C. 7 U.S.C. § 1627c
The Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) is authorized by subtitle A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. § 1627c), as amended. The Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP), Regional Food System Partnerships Program (RFSP), and Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG) Program are implemented under LAMP. Additional funds are authorized under Section 1001(b)(4) of the American Rescue Plan Act. All 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. Eligible entities include Agricultural businesses and cooperatives, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) networks and associations, Food councils, Economic development corporations, Local governments, Nonprofit and public benefit corporations, Producer networks or associations, Regional farmers' market authorities and, Tribal governments. Projects must benefit more than one producers, vendor, individual. Applicants must collaborate with others to benefit the larger community. A grant agreement is entered between AMS and the eligible entity that submits a successful application. OMB Guidance for Grants Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards at 2 CFR ? 200 and 2 CFR ? 400 applies to this program. 2 CFR ? 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is required. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for this listing will be posted on Grants.gov. AMS only accepts electronic applications which are submitted via Grants.gov in response to a specific RFA. Please refer to the RFA for further details for submitting applications. The most current RFAs are available at www.ams.usda.gov/grants. Any specific instructions in the RFAs supersede the general information provided in the Assistance Listing database. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. AMS outlines the application requirements and merit review process in each grant program's RFA. Applicants are required to use the RFA to apply for grant funds. After the application deadline has passed, AMS begins a three-step process to evaluate each application submitted to the grant program and select applications for funding. Grant agreements are established with applicants based on the results of this three-step process to ensure compliance with requirement that Federal awarding agencies maintain a fair, unbiased merit review process in selecting competitively awarded grants. The Initial Qualification Screening is Step 1. In this step, each application is reviewed for overall completeness, as well as compliance with eligibility and program requirements as set forth in the RFA. Applications that met these basic requirements moved forward to Step 2. Step 2 is the Technical Review. Applications are evaluated by panels of external peer reviewers. Selected reviewers have diverse expertise representing various entities with programmatic knowledge. To eliminate bias, AMS assigns applications to reviewers outside of their own geographic areas and avoid project assignments associated with reviewer businesses. Each reviewer also signs a conflict of interest and confidentiality agreement. Reviewers that indicate a real or perceived conflict do not review the affected application(s) and are removed from those application discussions. The panels analyze each application using the RFA's evaluation criteria and instructions prepared by AMS. Individual reviewers evaluate and score their assigned applications and then confer with their team to derive a consensus review. The consensus review serves as the basis for awarding grant funds and focuses on the applications' strengths and weaknesses. The third step is the Administrative Review (Step 3). Review the Request for Application (RFA) for the specific deadline. Go to https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants select the program of interest and visit the How to Apply tab. From 120 to 180 days. Eligible applicants should contact the headquarters office for application deadlines. Annual application deadlines are posted in Grants.gov. More information can be found at www.ams.usda.gov/grants. Not applicable. Not applicable. Criteria for selecting proposals are within guidelines established for the program as described in the RFA. The most current RFA is available via Grants.gov or www.ams.usda.gov/grants. In general, funds may be used to support local and regional food systems and encourages food economy availability. FMPP funds may be used 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, domestic farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture programs, agritourism activities, and other direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities. LFPP funds may also be used to support the development and expansion of local and regional food business enterprises 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. Performance Reports: Annual performance and financial reports are required within 90 days after each annual performance reporting period (specified in the Notice of Award) end date. A final performance and financial report are required within 120 days after the expiration date of the grant period. See www.ams.usda.gov/grants for more information. In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR ? 200.503 For each year that a State receives a grant under this section, the State shall conduct an audit of the expenditures of grant funds by the State in accordance with 2 CFR ? 200, Subpart F- Audit Requirements. This program is also subject to audit by the cognizant Federal audit agency and the USDA Office of Inspector General. Recipients must retain financial and other records relating to grant for a period of three years after the final Federal Financial Report (SF-425) is received by AMS or until final resolution of any audit findings or litigation claims relating to this program. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. 25%. A 25% match is required of the total Federal portion of the grant.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Applicants have 2 or 3 calendar years to use the funds. The Request for Application (RFAs) for FMPP and LFPP will provide additional information in relation to length and time for these grants. Applicable Terms and Conditions for these grants area available in the program websites (www.ams.usda.gov/grants), under the How to Administer the Award tab. None/Not specified. USDA FMPP
1400 Independence Ave SW
RM 1510-S, Stop 0264
Washington, DC 20250 US
FMLFPPgrants@usda.gov
Phone: 2027200933

USDA LFPP
1400 Independence Ave SW,
RM 1510-S, Stop 0264
Washington, DC 20250 US
FMLFPPgrants@usda.gov
Phone: 2027200933 http://www.ams.usda.gov/lfpp 12-0408-1-2-605 (Project Grants) FY 22$6,444,000.00; FY 23 est $7,400,000.00; FY 24 est $7,400,000.00; FY 21$7,400,000.00; FY 20$5,400,000.00; FY 19 FY 18 - FMLFPP Appropriated Funding(Project Grants) FY 22$22,160,500.00; FY 23 est $24,087,500.00; FY 24 est $24,087,500.00; FY 21$22,160,500.00; FY 20 FY 19 - LAMP-FMLFPP Mandatory No-Year Funding(Project Grants) FY 22$30,000,000.00; FY 23 est $30,000,000.00; FY 24 est $0.00; FY 21 - American Rescue Plan Funding FMPP: Turnkey Marketing and Promotion - $50,000 to $100,000 Duration: 24 months Capacity Building - $50,000 to $250,000 Duration: 36 months Community Development, Training, and Technical Assistance - $100,000 to $500,000 Duration: 36 months LFPP: Turnkey Marketing and Promotion - $50,000 to $100,000 Duration: 24 months Planning - $25,000 to $250,000 Duration: 24 months Implementation - $100,000 to $750,000 Duration: 36 months Farm to Institution - $100,000 to $750,000 Duration: 36 months An RFA is announced each fiscal year via www.grants.gov. Additional information about this program is available at www.ams.usda.gov/grants. Fiscal Year 2018 Projects funded in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 can be found at www.ams.usda.gov/grants.
Fiscal Year 2020 It is anticipated that $23 million will be available on a yearly basis to fund applications until 2023. Enactment of additional Federal continuing resolutions or appropriations may affect the availability or level of funding for this program.
Fiscal Year 2021 It is anticipated that $23 million will be available on a yearly basis to fund applications until 2023. Enactment of additional Federal continuing resolutions or appropriations may affect the availability or level of funding for this program. Please see https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/fmpp/awards and https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/lfpp/awards.
Fiscal Year 2023 An additional $30 million is available from the American Rescue Plan Act.