Who Qualifies for Iowa Farmers Market Grants
GrantID: 75707
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Deadline: Ongoing
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Eligibility Criteria for Iowa Farmers' Market Initiatives
Iowa restricts farmers' market funding to applicants operating within counties where at least 18 percent of residents live more than 10 miles from a full-service grocery store, per USDA Food Access Research Atlas data. Eligible entities include producer cooperatives and county extension offices that can document vendor participation from farms within a 50-mile radius.
Application packages must contain current market operating permits issued by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, plus three consecutive months of vendor sales logs showing at least 60 percent of revenue from SNAP or WIC redemptions. Proposals undergo scoring on demonstrated capacity to expand market days without duplicating existing sites.
Successful awards prioritize projects that add refrigerated transport units certified for produce safety compliance under the Food Safety Modernization Act. Recipients file quarterly redemption volume reports tied to Iowa-specific EBT terminal identifiers.
Iowa's flat terrain and dense network of county roads create shorter supply radii than the hilly terrain in neighboring Missouri, allowing eligibility rules to emphasize per-county produce volume rather than long-haul logistics.
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