Buy Local
Buy Local supports Kentucky Proud food-service buyers and distributors with incentives for purchases of source-verified Kentucky food, helping restaurants, schools, and hospitals access local ingredients.
This grant was recently updated
Contact KDA to confirm application timing; the page now lists the Office of Agricultural Marketing main line at (502) 573-0282 rather than the Buy Local-specific number. The buyer and distributor application links remain unchanged, and you can also find the forms on KDA’s Agriculture Forms page.
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Office of Agricultural Marketing has archived this opportunity.
Funder: Office of Agricultural Marketing
Due Dates: Contact KDA for application timing
Funding Amounts: Reimbursement incentives for eligible food purchases; benefits for participating distributors
Summary: Buy Local helps Kentucky Proud food-service buyers purchase source-verified food grown or raised in Kentucky.
Key Information: Supported food purchases must have verified Kentucky origin.
Description
Buy Local is a Kentucky Proud program facilitated by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) through the Office of Agricultural Marketing. It supports purchases of source-verified food grown or raised in Kentucky, helping participating restaurants, food service institutions, schools, and hospitals access more local ingredients. Reimbursement incentives center on Kentucky-produced food and local sourcing.
The program also provides benefits to enrolled Kentucky Proud distributors that help participating buyers access local ingredients. This distributor component supports the businesses involved in bringing Kentucky-grown or Kentucky-raised food to food-service purchasers. Buy Local is part of KDA’s broader work to facilitate funding opportunities for farmers and businesses that grow and help market Kentucky agricultural products.
