AM22LFPA0000C047

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTE LOCAL FOODTARGETING PURCHASES FROM SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS. MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WILL DEVELOP A NEW MARKET FOR THEINVASIVE BLUE CATFISH AND INCREASE SALES FOR MARYLAND FARMERS IN THISPROJECT. ADDITIONALLY, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND ITSSUBCONTRACTORS THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK AND THE CAPITOL AREA FOOD BANKWILL DISTRIBUTE $5.955 MILLION OF FRESH, LOCAL PRODUCE AND OTHER AGPRODUCTS TO ADDRESS HUNGER IN THE POPULATION OF NEED, APPROXIMATELY 2MILLION MARYLANDERS. THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWINGDELIVERABLES: PROCURE $500,000 WORTH OF INVASIVE BLUE CATFISH FROM AMARYLAND SEAFOOD PROCESSOR. THE PROCESSOR, DETERMINED BY MARYLAND FOODBANK, WILL PROVIDE A LIST OF MARYLAND WATERMEN FROM WHOM THEY PROCURETHE BLUE CATFISH. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE BLUE CATFISHARE PURCHASED FROM MARYLAND WATERMEN BY THE PROCESSOR. SOME MAY COMEFROM VIRGINIA WATERMEN CATCHING BLUE CATFISH IN THE POTOMAC RIVER. THECAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING DELIVERABLES: CAPITOLAREA FOOD BANK WILL BE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE OF FRESH PRODUCE FROM MARYLAND FARMERS. PILOT PROJECT TO SUPPORT URBAN FARMERS. MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WILL ALSO PARTNER WITH MARYLAND FOOD BANKTO WORK WITH A SMALL, MARYLAND URBAN FARMER OR GROUP OF URBAN FARMERS TOESTABLISH A $100,000 CONTRACT TO PROVIDE FOOD TO LOW-INCOME MARYLANDERSIN FOOD DESERTS IN BALTIMORE CITY. MARYLAND HAS APPROXIMATELY 70WHOLESALE PRODUCE FARMERS REGISTERED WITH THE STATE’S PROGRAM TO CONNECTSTATE INSTITUTIONS (PRISONS, HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITIES) WITH LOCALFARMERS. MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INTENDS TO TARGET THESEPRODUCERS AND THE 400 SMALL FARMERS ON OUR FARMERS MARKETS LISTS FORTHIS PROGRAM. THE POTENTIAL REACH FOR FOOD IS ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN 800,000 MARYLANDERS, THE CURRENT AMOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RECIPIENTS. BLUE CATFISH IS ESTIMATED TO REACH160,000 LOW-INCOMEMARYLANDERS IN THIS PROJECT. QUARTERLY PERFORMANCEREPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CAPTURE THE NUMBER OF PRODUCERS, SOCIALLYDISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS, DISTRIBUTION SITES, AND UNDERSERVEDLOCATIONS AS WELL AS FUNDS EXPENDED FOR EACH CATEGORY. ANNUAL REPORTSWILL PROVIDE PERCENTAGES OF NEW MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES AND PURCHASESDISTRIBUTED BEYOND CURRENT FOOD DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS. MARYLANDDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ALSO WILL WORK TO INCREASE THE REACH TOUNDERSERVED PRODUCERS. THE PORTION OF THIS PROGRAM TARGETED TO URBANFARMS IS LIKELY TO HELP 20 UNDERSERVED FARMERS INCREASE THEIR PRODUCTIONOF PRODUCE WITH A GUARANTEED MARKET. MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREESTIMATES BETWEEN 10 AND 20 WATERMEN WILL SEE INCREASED SALES OF BLUECATFISH THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. THIS WILL DEVELOP NEW MARKET FOR INVASIVEBLUE CATFISH AND INCREASE SALES FOR MARYLAND FARMERS, HOPEFULLYDEVELOPING LONG-TERM BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS. MARYLAND FOOD BANK WILLPURCHASE $1 MILLION OF AG PRODUCTS INCLUDING MEAT, MILK AND EGGS FROMMARYLAND FARMERS. MARYLAND FOOD BANK WILL BE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE $2.3MILLION OF FRESH PRODUCE FROM MARYLAND FARMERS. CAPITOL AREA FOOD BANKWILL BE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE $1,055,000 OF FRESH PRODUCE FROM MARYLANDFARMERS. CAPITOL AREA FOOD BANK WILL PURCHASE $1 MILLION OF AG PRODUCTSINCLUDING MEAT, MILK AND EGGS FROM MARYLAND FARMERS.

Maryland Department Of Agriculture

10.182 - Food Bank Network

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) [USDA]

Maryland United States

State-Wide

Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (USDA-AMS-10182-LFPA0000-22-0001)