Farm Bill Legislative Side-By-Side

The document compares the existing 2018 Farm Bill's Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) with proposed changes from the House Agriculture Committee. Key proposed modifications include the addition of 'food hub' as an eligible entity, the ability to use grants for 'special purpose equipment', and the creation of a 'simplified application form' for grants under $100,000. The House version also extends the grant period through 2029 and introduces specific funding allocations for simplified applications, ranging from 10 to 50 percent of the funds for farmers' market and local food promotion grants.

• The Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), established by the 2018 Farm Bill, consists of four 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).
• The 2018 Farm Bill authorized $50 million in mandatory annual funding and $20 million in discretionary annual funding for LAMP, 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 bill proposes expanding the definition of eligible entities for the Farmers' markets and local food promotion program to explicitly include a "food hub".
• The House proposal expands eligible grant activities to include support for the "purchase of special purpose equipment" and extends the grant availability period through fiscal year 2029.
• The House version introduces a simplified application process for entities requesting less than $100,000, with specific project categories for direct-to-consumer projects and local/regional food market and enterprise projects.
• Under the House proposal, between 10 percent and 50 percent of the funds for farmers' market and local food promotion grants must be used for entities utilizing the simplified application process.

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} }