Eligible Entities
• Agricultural businesses or cooperatives
• Community supported agriculture networks or associations
• Economic development corporations
• Food councils
• Local governments
• Nonprofit corporations
• Producer networks or associations
• Public benefit corporations
• Regional farmers market authorities
• Tribal governments
Eligible Activities
LFPP offers four types of projects:
• Planning ($25,000 – $100,000): Supports the planning stages of a food business that supports the development, coordination or expansion of local and regional food system. This can include completing a feasibility study or facilitating supply chain partner planning for a new intermediary food channel; hiring experts for technical assistance to implement a local/regional food transportation system; and more.
• Implementation ($100,000 – $500,000): Establish, improve, or expand a new or existing Local and Regional Food Business Enterprise that benefits the local and regional food system. This can include developing or expanding food incubator programs or mid-tier value chains; connecting, cultivating, and strengthening relationships between local and regional producers and local and regional food businesses and consumer-facing markets; and more.
• Turnkey Marketing and Promotion ($50,000 – $100,000): Supports marketing and promotion activities through a set of 5 pre-defined activities (please see the NOFO for the list of defined activities here).
• Turnkey Recruitment and Training ($50,000 – $100,000): Supports vendor and producer recruitment and training activities through a set of 5 pre-defined activities (please see the NOFO for the list of defined activities here).
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