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Common Grain Alliance Awarded USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program Grant

via Common Grain Alliance

Posted November 29, 2021 4:04 pm

Common Grain Alliance (CGA) has been awarded a USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program grant. CGA will leverage this multi-year, $749,217 grant to further its mission of building a robust, sustainable, and equitable grain economy in the Mid-Atlantic. CGA’s objectives for this grant include: Expanding consumer awareness of regional grains as part of the greater regional food system in the Mid-Atlantic

This is awesome news. The Common Grain Alliance is one of a handful of organizations across the country working to build out regional grain chains. The Common Grain Alliance serves the Mid-Atlantic region and already has a number of grain-advocacy projects underway, so this grant will surely let them expand and act upon even more of their mission.

Back in 2017, the Artisan Grain Collaborative has also received a USDA grant to build out their efforts as well any they have made a lot of progress over the years as well. This type of funding is essential, but I do always keep an eye on potentially self-sustaining business opportunities that spin off of these grant-funded organizations in the long run.