Local Food Promotion Program
Forecasted
Local Food Promotion Program supports local and regional food enterprises with planning, marketing, training, and supply-chain projects to increase access to locally and regionally produced food.
This grant was recently updated
The FY26 LFPP application period is now closed; applications were due June 5, 2026. The funder also added a reference to its Late, Nonresponsive, and Incomplete Applications Policy.
Funder: Department of Agriculture
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $25,000–$500,000 over 24–36 months, depending on project type; 25% cost share required
Summary: Supports the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food enterprises handling processing, aggregation, distribution, or storage.
Key Information: Projects must benefit more than one agricultural producer or food business and include at least one partner or collaborator.
Description
The Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP), administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), supports local and regional food business enterprises that act as intermediaries between producers and buyers. It funds work involving the processing, aggregation, distribution, or storage of locally and regionally produced food. Its goal is to increase access to and availability of these agricultural products through the development, coordination, and expansion of intermediary enterprises.
LFPP offers Planning and Implementation projects, plus two streamlined options: Turnkey Marketing and Promotion and Turnkey Recruitment and Training. The turnkey options use predefined activities and dedicated narrative templates. Unlike the Farmers Market Promotion Program, which supports direct-to-consumer markets, LFPP focuses on intermediary supply-chain activities rather than direct consumer sales.
