The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), soliciting applications for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (LFPA25).
Donor Name: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/30/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The purpose of this program is to allow state/territory and federally recognized Tribal governments to expand upon prior LFPA and LFPA Plus work, and to provide an opportunity for state/Territory and federally recognized Tribal governments who did not participate in LFPA or LFPA Plus to establish projects through LFPA25. The funding under LFPA25 will establish cooperative agreements with state/territory and federally recognized Tribal governments for the purpose of supporting local producers by purchasing local, unprocessed or minimally processed domestic foods and distributing the food to underserved communities. Projects should prioritize purchasing from historically underserved farmers/producers/fishers and small businesses including processors, aggregators, and distributors.
AMS will make only one award per State/territory; agencies within the State must coordinate if more than one agency wishes to implement this program. The state/territory and federally recognized Tribal governments can also partner with local organizations. Awards to federally recognized Tribal governments are not considered a state agency award, and additional awards will be made to federally recognized Tribal governments.
AMS encourages projects that benefit historically underserved farmers/producers/fishers and small businesses including processors, aggregators, and distributors, provide food distribution to underserved communities that are not part of the normal food distribution networks, and incorporate culturally relevant foods, including kosher and halal, as appropriate based on community preferences. For cooperative agreements intending to serve these entities, projects should engage and involve those beneficiaries. AMS would like these relationships and purchase and distribution channels to continue past the conclusion of this program.
The purpose of this program is to maintain and improve food and agricultural supply chain resiliency through the procurement of local, domestic, and unprocessed or minimally processed agricultural commodities. The program achieves this purpose in the overarching goals below:
- Provide an opportunity for State and Tribal Governments to strengthen their local and regional food system by making purchases from local farmers/producers/fishers, prioritizing purchasing from historically underserved producers/farmers/fishers and small businesses including processors, aggregators, and distributors.
- Establish and broaden partnerships with the food distribution community and local food networks to ensure distribution of fresh and nutritious foods in underserved communities.
- Increase access to local food and improve supply chain resiliency by building partnerships with historically underserved farmers/producers/fishers, small businesses, and underserved communities that will continue after the program concludes.
Funding Information
Estimated Total Program Funding: $471,500,000.
Grant Period
The period of performance of the cooperative agreements will be three years from the time of award.
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Eligible entities include the state, territory or federally recognized Tribal government agencies, commissions, or departments that are responsible for agriculture, procurement, food distribution, emergency response or similar activities. AMS will make only one award per State or territory. Awards to Tribal Governments are not considered a state agency award; additional awards will be made to Tribal Governments.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
