Comments on: USDA Funding for Farmers Market Promotion Program http://fmmn.org/2010/03/01/usda-funding-for-farmers-market-promotion-program/ Working cooperatively to enhance Ohio farmers’ markets Wed, 18 May 2011 14:57:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alicia Bell-Sheeter http://fmmn.org/2010/03/01/usda-funding-for-farmers-market-promotion-program/comment-page-1/#comment-467 Alicia Bell-Sheeter Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:56:48 +0000 http://fmmn.org/?p=664#comment-467 Dear Ruth: The Farmers Market Promotion Program cannot fund construction, but you may want to explore the community facilities grants offered by USDA Rural Development at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/HAD-CF_Grants.html. You might also be interested in the following blogpost: http://kyf.blogs.usda.gov/2010/09/29/farmers-markets-as-an-engine-of-revitalization/ Dear Ruth:

The Farmers Market Promotion Program cannot fund construction, but you may want to explore the community facilities grants offered by USDA Rural Development at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/HAD-CF_Grants.html.

You might also be interested in the following blogpost: http://kyf.blogs.usda.gov/2010/09/29/farmers-markets-as-an-engine-of-revitalization/

]]> By: admin http://fmmn.org/2010/03/01/usda-funding-for-farmers-market-promotion-program/comment-page-1/#comment-347 admin Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:06:35 +0000 http://fmmn.org/?p=664#comment-347 Ruth, These grants are typically for promotional expenses such as advertising, brochure design and printing and other marketing expenses. I doubt they would grant for construction of a pavillion, but please go to http://www.ams.udsa.gov/farmersmarkets and look into the rules and see, I may be wrong. Ruth, These grants are typically for promotional expenses such as advertising, brochure design and printing and other marketing expenses. I doubt they would grant for construction of a pavillion, but please go to http://www.ams.udsa.gov/farmersmarkets and look into the rules and see, I may be wrong.

]]> By: Ruth Lewis http://fmmn.org/2010/03/01/usda-funding-for-farmers-market-promotion-program/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Ruth Lewis Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:33:00 +0000 http://fmmn.org/?p=664#comment-329 Do you have grants to fund construction of farmers markets pavilions? Thank you. Ruth Lewis Do you have grants to fund construction of farmers markets pavilions? Thank you. Ruth Lewis

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