Wholesale Farmers and Alternative Market Development
Department Of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service
Wholesale Farmers and Alternative Market Development works to improve market access for producers and develop new markets. This work ensures that opportunities for U.S. food producers are readily available and communities are equipped to successfully grow and sell regionally produced foods, while also supporting increased access to locally produced foods.
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Helps farmers and food businesses build and improve markets for local foods. Provides support for creating or upgrading facilities like farmers markets and food hubs.
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Develop a written program for humane animal handling and welfare.
- Submit the program as a supporting document to the approved technical proposal.
- 🌐Application Portal
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- 📤Submission Method
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- 🔄Intake Type
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📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- 📎Optional Documents
- indirect cost rate agreement
- IRB approval letter
- environmental review
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- ✉️Supporting Letters
- Letters of support are required from partners or stakeholders involved in the project.
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- costs associated with quality assurance reviews
- food safety auditing
- development of national standards for specialty products
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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This program offers funding up to $1,941,365 (minimum $1,000,000).
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