New grant opportunity from MDAR: Farmers Market Sustainability Grant

MDAR has announced a new grant available to Massachusetts farmers markets. The Farmers Market Sustainability Grant Program aims to enhance Massachusetts farmers markets through marketing, promotion, consumer education, planning, and infrastructure. MDAR intends to fund $100,000 in projects through this program with a maximum award of $10,000 - $15,000 per farmers market. This program does not have a cost sharing or match requirement.

Applications must be received electronically by Wednesday, November 29, 2023, by 4pm. Please see here for more details.  

In addition, MFM will be holding a market manager Zoom meeting on Tuesday, November 14th at 9am. We'll have expert grantwriter Sharon McDonald of Effective Grants at the meeting to provide advice and guidance on applying for grants, both this upcoming MDAR grant and other grants. Register for this MFM Market Manager Zoom call here. Recordings of both these online events will be posted for those who can't make it to the meetings.