Agricultural Marketing Service: 2012 Farmers Market Promotion Grant Program

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is offering approximately $10 million in grant funds through the Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) in fiscal year 2012. Administered by AMS’s Marketing Grants and Technical Services Branch, this program aims to enhance direct producer-to-consumer marketing opportunities and boost the consumption of agricultural commodities domestically. Grant amounts range from $5,000 to $100,000 with a one-grant limit per applicant. No matching funds are required, and projects should be implemented between October 2012 and October 2014. Applicants must adhere to the 2012 FMPP Guidelines available on the FMPP website. The closing date for applications is May 21, 2012.

Opportunity ID: 163013

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	USDA-AMS-FMPP-2012
Funding Opportunity Title::	2012 Farmers Market Promotion Prorgam Grants
Opportunity Category::	Mandatory
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Agriculture
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	150
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	10.168 — Farmers’ Market Promotion Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 2
Posted Date::	Apr 11, 2012
Last Updated Date::	Apr 11, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications::	May 21, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	May 21, 2012
Archive Date::	Oct 30, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 10,000,000
Award Ceiling::	$100,000
Award Floor::	$5,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility::

1. Agricultural Cooperative. A group-owned or member-owned entity or business that provides, offers, or sells agricultural products or services for the mutual benefit of the members thereof.
2. Producer Network. A producer group- or member-owned organization or business that provides, offers, or sells agricultural products or services through a common distribution system for the mutual benefit of the members thereof.
3. Producer Associations. An organization or other business that assists or serves, represents, or serves producers or a producer network.
4. Local Government. – Any unit of local government within a State, including a county, borough, municipality, city, town, township, parish, local public authority, special district, school district, intrastate district, council of governments, and any other instrumentality of local government.
5. Nonprofit Corporation. Any organization or institution, including nonprofits with State or IRS 501 (c) status and accredited institutions of higher education, where no part of the net earnings of which inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual.
6. Public Benefit Corporation. A corporation organized to construct or operate a public improvement, the profits from which inure to the benefit of a State(s) or to the people thereof.
7. Economic Development Corporation. An organization whose mission is the improvement, maintenance, development and/or marketing or promotion of a specific geographic area.
8. Regional Famers Market Authority. An entity that establishes and enforces regional, State, or county policies and jurisdiction over State, regional, or county, farmers markets.
9. Tribal Government. A governing body or a governmental agency of any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community (including any native village as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 85 Stat. 688 (43 U.S.C. § 1602)) certified by the Secretary of the Interior as eligible for the special programs and services provided through the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Agricultural Marketing Service
Description::	The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced the availability of approximately $10 million in competitive grant funds in fiscal year (FY) 2012 to be awarded through the Famers Market Promotion Program (FMPP). The FMPP competitive program is administered by the Marketing Grants and Technical Services Branch (MGTSB), Marketing Services Division (MSD) of AMS and is designed to promote the domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding direct producer-to-consumer marketing opportunities. The authorizing legislation for the FMPP includes the Agricultural Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3001-3006) and the recent amendment to the 1976 Act, the FMPP (7 U.S.C. 3005). The minimum FY2012 FMPP award per grant is $5,000 and the maximum is $100,000. An applicant is limited to no more than one grant in a grant-funding year. FMPP funding will be available for use beginning in October 2012. Project work should begin in October 2012 and end not later than October 2014. Matching funds are not required. NOTE: All applicants must follow the 2012 FMPP Guidelines for application instructions and requirements found on the FMPP website at www.ams.usda.gov/FMPP.
Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information::	If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 2	Added the FMPP NOFA Federal Register annoucement of 4/11/2012 @ 3:30 pm.	Apr 11, 2012
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	10.168
Competition ID:	2012FMPP
Competition Title:	2012 Farmers Market Promotion Program Grants
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00115050
Opening Date:	Apr 06, 2012
Closing Date:	May 21, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	Carmen Humphrey
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1]
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