Pilot Project for the Procurement of Unprocessed Fruits and Vegetables USDA & State Agency Contact Information

USDA

For general pilot-related questions:
UnprocessedFVPilot@fns.usda.gov

Linda Hubeny, Program Analyst
USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Linda.Hubeny@fns.usda.gov
(703) 305-7518

Janet West, Senior Program Analyst
USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Janet.West@fns.usda.gov
(703) 305-2671

For vendor and invoice-related questions:

Western Region, WRO

State

Western Region Organizations (WRO)

Geographic Service Areas

Contact

Email

Phone

AK

Alaska Village Initiatives

Alaska

Red Bradley

South West Region, SWRO

State

South West Region Organizations (SWRO)

Geographic Service Areas

Contact

Email

Phone

AR

University of Arkansas System at Pine Bluff

South East Region, SERO

State South East Region Organizations (SERO) Geographic Service Areas Contact email Phone
AL Alabama State Association of Cooperatives Counties: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Washington, Wilcox Pamela Madzima

North East Region, NERO

State

North East Region Organizations (NERO)

Geographic Service Areas

Contact

email

Phone

MA

Community Involved in Sustaining Ag

Springfield, Massachusetts metro area (Hampden County)

Mid-Atlantic Region, MARO

State Mid-Atlantic Region Organizations (MARO) Geographic Service Areas Contact Email Phone
MD Future Harvest Inc. Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia Amyrose Foll

Connecting with Organizations that Provide Outreach and Assistance to Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers

The purpose of the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) program is to help maintain and improve food and agricultural supply chain resiliency. The LFPA requires States and Tribal governments to target purchases from socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (SDFRs). This map identifies organizations (2501 Program grantees) that provide outreach, training, and technical assistance to SDFRs. The organizations linked below can serve as a resource to help State and Tribal governments connect and build partnerships with SDFRs in their state/region.

USDA Announces National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors Appointments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of one producer and an expert in finance and management to each serve as members on the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors. The newly appointed members will serve three-year terms from January 2022 to January 2025.

Newly appointed members are:

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