AMS Federal Grain Inspection Service facilitates the marketing of U.S. grains, pulses, oilseeds, and processed and graded commodities by establishing standards for quality assessments, regulating handling practices, and managing a network of Federal, State, and private laboratories that provide impartial official inspection and weighing services.

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The “Nourish New Mexico” project will strengthen economic opportunities – and income security – for small to mid‐sized socially disadvantaged  producers through the establishment of partnerships with New Mexico’s hunger relief network. Priority will be placed on ensuring long‐term sustainability of project outcomes, with a special focus on value chain capacity building, procurement and distribution partner training and securing state investment for the  longevity of the project.

The Texas Department of Agriculture will use Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) funding to create a program that will foster in-state, long-term relationships and build sustainable market opportunities for State producers. The program will emphasize supporting small and socially disadvantaged producers to increase the amount of products distributed to underserved populations in the state.

Maine Food for Maine People is a Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) project that will expand marketing opportunities for historically marginalized agricultural producers and aggregators. Three strategic partners—Good Shepherd Food Bank, Cultivating Community, and Mi’kmaq Farms—will purchase local foods from no fewer than seven socially disadvantaged producers and aggregators. Because all these entities are cooperatives, aggregators, or represent community production in some form, we estimate that these seven direct beneficiaries represent upwards of 100 food and farm businesses.

Elevating Opportunities for Small and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers in Connecticut Through Local Procurement.

Colorado Local Food Procurement and Distribution Project

Executive Summary  Working with the Colorado (CO) Department of Agriculture, the CO Department of Human Services (CDHS) will procure CO produced food products, focused on socially disadvantaged producers, packing, transportation and distribution to Coloradans in need of nutritional support due to financial hardship.

The purpose of our project is to create a successful collaboration of distinct but critical parts of the local food system to increase supply, distribution, and demand of specialty crops grown by socially disadvantaged farmers/producers within rural, remote, or underserved communities throughout Alabama. The Alabama Department of Agriculture (ADAI) will purchase food directly from socially disadvantaged farmers.