Closed · USDA-AMS-TM-LFPP-G-21-0001 · CFDA 10.175 · Mandatory

Local Food Promotion Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Agricultural Marketing Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$25K-$750K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 21, 2021
Close date
100
Expected awards

The verdict

Local Food Promotion Program is a closed mandatory listing from Agricultural Marketing Service that offered $25,000 -- $750,000 across 100 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 123 other opportunities from Agricultural Marketing Service.

$25K-$750K
award range
Closed
application status
100
expected awards
10.175
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Local Food Promotion Program is closed (last close June 21, 2021). The parent program page for CFDA 10.175 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Agricultural Marketing Service still indexes 123 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 21, 2021

Posted May 5 Closes Jun 21

Est. Total Funding

$38,450,000

Expected Awards

100

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

LFPP funds projects that develop, coordinate, and expand local and regional food business enterprises that engage as intermediaries in indirect producer to consumer marketing to help increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products. The program focuses on:• Supporting and promoting local and regional food business enterprises that engage as intermediaries in indirect producer-to-consumer marketing;• Supporting the processing, aggregation, distribution, and storage of local and regional food products that are marketed locally or regionally, including value-added agricultural products;• Encouraging the development of value-added agricultural products;• Assisting with business development plans and feasibility studies;• Developing marketing strategies for producers of local food products and value-addedagricultural products in new and existing markets;• Facilitating regional food chain coordination and mid-tier value chain development;• Promoting new business opportunities and marketing strategies to reduce on-farm food waste;• Responding to changing technology needs in indirect producer-to-consumer marketing; and• Covering expenses to cost incurred in obtaining food safety certification related andimprovements to food safety practices and equipment.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USDA-AMS-TM-LFPP-G-21-0001

Grants.gov marks Local Food Promotion Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Agriculture (AG). This eligibility-code string dominates the Agricultural Marketing Service book (48 peers, 39% of 124).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 10.175

Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Agency Contact

AMS provides resources and information on its website (https://www.ams.usda.gov/lfpp) that may be helpful to applicants, including webinars information, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’shttps://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/FY2021FMLFPPFAQ), descriptions of funded projects, FMLFPP Project Narrative Guide and required application forms. AMS staff is available to provide timely technical assistance. USDALFPPQuestions@usda.gov

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What to do next

Local Food Promotion Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 10.175 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Progr… indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Agricultural Marketing Service lists 123 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants