{"id":58424,"date":"2024-03-14T16:41:28","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T20:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/?p=58424"},"modified":"2024-03-14T16:49:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T20:49:00","slug":"expanded-and-easier-access-to-lamp-funding-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainableagriculture.net\/blog\/expanded-and-easier-access-to-lamp-funding-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanded and Easier Access to LAMP Funding Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On February 27, The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $26 million available in competitive grant funding through the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) to develop, coordinate, and expand producer-to-consumer marketing, local and regional food markets, and local food enterprises. This year features a few notable changes that align with NSAC\u2019s priorities and advocacy<\/a> to improve both access to LAMP and its effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The deadline to apply for the FMLFPP and RFSP program is Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time via <\/strong>www.grants.gov<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Local Agriculture Market Program<\/a> (LAMP) is an umbrella program that includes the Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP), Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP), and Regional Food Systems Partnership (RFSP) program. LAMP was established in the 2018 Farm Bill to streamline program administration for these three programs and the Value-Added Producer Grant program (which is administered by Rural Development) and provide permanent baseline funding status for existing efforts to build and expand local and regional food and agriculture markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 Grant Cycle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

FMPP, LFPP, and RFSP are each administered as separate programs by USDA\u2019s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and include three separate Request for Applications (RFA). Each program has funding available for a variety of project types with a total of $26 million available for all three projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following table provides an overview of project types, award sizes, and funding available for each program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farmers Market Promotion Program<\/a> ($10.5M available)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Project Type<\/strong><\/td>Minimum Award<\/strong><\/td>Maximum Award<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Capacity Building<\/td>$50,000<\/td>$250,000<\/td><\/tr>
Community Development Training and
Technical Assistance<\/td>		$100,000<\/td>$500,000<\/td><\/tr>
Turnkey: Marketing and Promotion &
Recruitment and Training<\/td>		$50,000<\/td>$100,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Local Food Promotion Program <\/a>($10.5M available)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Project Type<\/strong><\/td>Minimum Award<\/strong><\/td>Maximum Award<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Planning<\/td>$25,000<\/td>$100,000<\/td><\/tr>
Implementation<\/td>$100,000<\/td>$500,000<\/td><\/tr>
Turnkey: Marketing and Promotion &
Recruitment and Training<\/td>		$50,000<\/td>$100,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Regional Food System Partnership<\/a> ($5M available)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Project Type<\/strong><\/td>Minimum Award<\/strong><\/td>Maximum Award<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Planning and Design<\/td>$100,000<\/td>$250,000<\/td><\/tr>
Implementation<\/td>$250,000<\/td>$1,000,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Notable Changes to 2024 RFAs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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New Project Types<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The fiscal year (FY) 2024 RFAs build on the newly offered streamlined application approach for LFPP and FMPP by offering a new Turnkey Project opportunity, Recruitment and Training<\/strong>, in addition to the existing Marketing and Promotion<\/strong> application. The Turnkey project application is restricted to a specific set of activities defined by AMS. For either Turnkey opportunity, applicants must implement at least three of the five activities and applicants cannot include activities outside of the defined list in their application. These activities are outlined below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Recruitment and Training\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Identify and analyze new or improved strategies for vendor and producer recruitment, training, or both. <\/p>\n\n\n\n