Hope & Main

HOPE & MAIN FY24 CONGRESSIONAL COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING

HOPE MAIN WILL SUPPORT AND EXPAND DIRECTTOCONSUMER MARKETING FOR LOCALLY PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS LEVERAGING THE CAPABILITIES OF RHODE ISLANDS PREMIER FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR. THE PROJECT ANTICIPATES THE PARTICIPATION OF 150 NEW FOOD PRODUCERS WITH APPROXIMATELY 40 OF THESE BUSINESSES BEING LOCALLY OPERATED ALONGSIDE 100 EXISTING MEMBERS AND OTHER REGIONAL FOOD PROCESSORS GROWERS AND PRODUCERS. THIS INITIATIVE WILL UTILIZE FOUR KEY DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS HOPE MAINS ONSITE MARKETS REGIONAL FARMERS MARKETS THE FARM FRESH RI MARKET MOBILE PROGRAM AND COASTAL FOOD SHEDS VIRTUAL MARKET AS WELL AS THE ANNUAL RI TABLETOP SHOW. THE PROJECT AIMS TO FACILITATE THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH GROWTH AND LONGTERM VIABILITY OF THESE FOOD BUSINESSES SUPPORTING A NETWORK OF STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD PRODUCTS. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FOOD PROCESSORS AND PRODUCERS LOOKING TO ESTABLISH AND SCALE THEIR OPERATIONS. THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME IS THE INCREASED VISIBILITY AND SALES OF THESE PRODUCTS TO CONSUMERS THROUGHOUT RHODE ISLAND. THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE FOOD PROCESSORS FARMERS RANCHERS AND THE CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASE THESE GOODS AND ALL INVOLVED STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM.

HOPE MAIN WILL EXPAND DIRECTTOCONSUMER MARKETING FOR LOCALLY PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS LEVERAGING THE CAPABILITIES OF RHODE ISLANDS PREMIER FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR. THE PROJECT ANTICIPATES THE PARTICIPATION OF 150 NEW FOOD PRODUCERS WITH APPROXIMATELY 40 OF THESE BUSINESSES BEING LOCALLY OPERATED ALONGSIDE OVER 100 EXISTING MEMBERS AND OTHER REGIONAL FOOD PROCESSORS GROWERS AND PRODUCERS. THIS INITIATIVE WILL UTILIZE FOUR KEY DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS HOPE MAINS ONSITE MARKETS REGIONAL FARMERS MARKETS THE FARM FRESH RI MARKET MOBILE PROGRAM AND COASTAL FOOD SHEDS VIRTUAL MARKET AS WELL AS THE ANNUAL RI TABLETOP SHOW. THE PROJECT AIMS TO BETTER SUPPORT THE LAUNCH ANDOR GROWTH AND LONGTERM VIABILITY OF THESE FOOD BUSINESSES SUPPORTING A NETWORK OF STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD PRODUCTS PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO FOOD PROCESSORS AND PRODUCERS LOOKING TO ESTABLISH AND SCALE THEIR OPERATIONS AND INCREASE THEIR VISIBILITY.

ARP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT FOR RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

CONGRESSIONAL EARMARK HOPE & MAIN FY 22 CONGRESSIONAL COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING

HOPE AND MAIN'S UNIQUE INTEGRATED INCUBATION MODEL COMBINES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR FOOD PRODUCTION WITH PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMS CONNECTING DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER RELATIONSHIPS.

FY23 CONGRESSIONAL COMMUNITY PROJECT HOPE & MAIN

SCHOOLYARD MARKET FOR 2016 2017

THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.