Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP)

The Local Food Promotion Program (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. Grants can be used for the planning stages of establishing or expanding a local and regional food business enterprise or to improve or expand a food business that supports locally and regionally produced agricultural products and food system infrastructure by performing feasibility studies, market research, training and technical assistance for the business enterprise and/or for producers working with the business enterprise.

Eligible entities may apply if they support local and regional food business enterprises that process, distribute, aggregate, or store locally or regionally produced food products. Such entities may include:

All applicants must be domestic entities owned, operated and located within the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands to be considered eligible. Entities that are eligible to apply 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.

• Tribal governments.

A 25% match is required.

Read the Request For Applications closely while preparing your application.

Each application must include the following forms:

• FMLFPP Narrative Form (docx)

• FMLFPP Project Narrative Guide (pdf)

• Partner Organization Letter Template (docx)

• Verification of Matching Funds Letter Template (docx)

• Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement [If applicable]

• Evidence of Critical Resources and Infrastructure Letter Template (docx) [If applicable]

To apply for the application on grants.gov, you will also need to do the following:

1. Apply for a DUNS number

2. Register with System for Award Management (SAM.gov)

3. Register with www.grants.gov

Apply online on grants.gov using the Funding Opportunity Number USDA-AMS-TM-LFPP-G-22-0001.

• COVID-19 Resources for Grants

• Local Food Promotion Program Overview (Video)

• 2022 LFPP Request For Application [RFAs] (pdf)

• FAQs (pdf)

• What AMS grant is right for me? (pdf)