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Federal Grant Writing Workshop: Learn Successful Strategies for Writing Winning Grants for Local Foods
April 10, 2015 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Do you operate a local food related business, organization, or farmers market? Are you seeking funding to expand your work and impact on the local food system?
Join us for a Federal Grant Writing Workshop to learn about federal grants for local food and farmers market promotion projects and how to develop competitive proposals for these funding opportunities.
This grant writing workshop will walk participants through all you need to know to navigate and apply for the upcoming 2015 USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service Farm Bill grants which provide funding for local & regional food system projects including:
- Local Food Promotion Program grant consists of two types of funding, a planning grant and an implementation grant for a broad variety of food system activities including: growing, aggregating, processing, or selling regionally produced food.
- The Farmers Market Promotion Program grant is designed to support direct-to-consumer farm marketing activities and promotion.
No-cost, and open to the public
Refreshments provided
Training Date, Time, and Location:
Friday, April 10, 2015
9:00-3:00
Hartman’s Herb Farm
1026 Old Dana Road
Barre, MA 01005
Register Here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GNTXVBK
Link to Project Website: http://www.amsta.net/
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