Farm Bill Legislative Side-By-Side

This briefing from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) provides a legislative side-by-side comparison of the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) under current law and the House Agriculture Committee's amended text from May 2024. It details the program's purpose, funding structures, and proposed changes to grant eligibility and application processes.

• The Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), established by the 2018 Farm Bill, consists of four primary components: the Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP), Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP), Regional Food System Partnerships Program (RFSP), and Value-Added Producer Grants Program (VAPG).
• Under the 2018 Farm Bill, LAMP was authorized for $50 million in mandatory annual funding and $20 million in discretionary annual funding, though no discretionary funding was provided in fiscal years 2023 or 2024. The program also received $130 million from the American Rescue Plan Act.
• The House version of the Farm Bill proposes expanding eligible grant activities to include the purchase of special purpose equipment.
• The House version introduces a simplified application process for grants under $100,000, featuring predefined project categories such as direct-to-consumer projects (e.g., vendor training, outreach) and local/regional food market projects (e.g., food hub feasibility studies).
• The House version proposes a funding allocation for the Farmers' market and local food promotion grants where between 10 percent and 50 percent of the funds must be used for entities submitting simplified applications.

APA

Bertrand, S., & Pouy, N. (2024). Farm Bill Legislative Side-By-Side. Environmental and Energy Study Institute. https://www.eesi.org/files/Side-by-Side-Farm-Bill-2024-Local-Agriculture-Market-Program-LAMP.pdf

Chicago

Bertrand, Savannah, and Nicole Pouy. Farm Bill Legislative Side-By-Side. Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 2024. https://www.eesi.org/files/Side-by-Side-Farm-Bill-2024-Local-Agriculture-Market-Program-LAMP.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{bertrand2024farm, author = {Bertrand, Savannah and Pouy, Nicole}, title = {{Farm Bill Legislative Side-By-Side}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2024}, month = jul, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/Side-by-Side-Farm-Bill-2024-Local-Agriculture-Market-Program-LAMP.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }