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FMPP: Projects Awarded Grants in Fiscal Year 2008
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- Colorado: $50,000 to the Mesa Verde County Visitor Information Bureau, Cortez, Colo., to promote agritourism and farmers markets in Montezuma County by implementing a promotional campaign, which will include printing brochures and creating a video and Web site to encourage agritourism and farmers market participation.
- Connecticut: $63,444 to Wholesome Wave Foundation Charitable Ventures, Westport, Conn., to promote and implement EBT systems at three farmers markets and three farm stands to encourage the redemption of WIC and Senior benefit recipient coupons.
- Connecticut: $42,369 to CitySeed, Inc., New Haven, Conn., to develop a statewide marketing and promotional program to train market managers and vendors through a series of conferences and workshops; provide individual technical assistance to 75 markets and 150 farms; and establish and promote EBT, FMNP, and debit/credit technologies at two Connecticut farmers markets.
- Delaware: $58,185 to Delaware State University, Dover, Del., to develop an educational training and networking program for new farmers and farmers market vendors through a series of workshops on business development and market growth management.
- Florida: $59,317 to Florida Association of Community Farmers Markets, Inc., Gainesville, Fla., to conduct organizational workshops and expand phase two of the Florida Association of Community Farmers Markets “Buy Local Florida” campaign to eight new target regions.
- Georgia: $45,909 to Sparta/Hancock Produce Growers Cooperative, Inc., Sparta, Ga., to establish a new farmers market in the Sparta community, including a promotional and educational campaign to students, residents, and farmers.
- Georgia: $23,532 to Common Ground Athens, Inc., Athens, Ga., to start a new farmers market in downtown Athens with farmer business training, market development, a marketing plan, promotional events, and advertisements. The market will involve students at seven local schools.
- Idaho: $27,971 to Grangeville Farmers Market, Grangeville, Idaho, a members’ agricultural cooperative, to establish and promote a new farmers market in Grangeville, Idaho, to include annual vendor training, promotional and educational campaigns; and purchase equipment and supplies.
- Illinois: $6,128 to Jacksonville Main Street, Jacksonville, Ill., to promote the Jacksonville Main Street farmers market with advertising, signage, and other promotions aimed at attracting new vendors and customers to the market.
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