The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service has opened three programs for applications: the Farmers Market Promotion Program, the Local Food Promotion Program, and the Regional Food System Partnerships program. All of them have application deadlines of June 27, 2025. Click on the links below for eligibility and detailed funding information:
Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) | $11M available | $50K–$500K awards
Supports direct-to-consumer sales (farmers markets, CSAs, agritourism, online platforms)
Use of funds: tech upgrades, food safety certifications, marketing, on-farm food waste reduction, value-added production
Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP)
| $11M available | $25K–$500K awards
Focuses on intermediaries (aggregators, distributors, processors) in local/regional food chains
Use of funds: feasibility studies, infrastructure, cold storage, transportation, business development, labor and training
Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) | $4.5M available | $100K–$1M awards
Funds regional coalitions including producer cooperatives, networks, associations, CSAs working to coordinate food systems and align cross-sector efforts
Use of funds: planning (feasibility studies, researching infrastructure needs), implementation (infrastructure coordination, value chain partnerships)
