The U.S Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has published updated performance measures for the Federal State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP), Micro-Grants for Food Security (MGFS), and Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP). These performance measures provide a framework for grant recipients to evaluate project activities more accurately in relation to program outcomes.
Beginning with the FY 2023 Requests for Applications, AMS will provide tools and resources to assist grant applicants and recipients in successfully incorporating the new measures into their work. “These revised performance measures are a continuation of the performance measures evaluation USDA AMS conducted in 2020. They will make it easier for recipients of AMS’ grant programs to report their accomplishments,” said AMS Administrator Bruce Summers. “We are continuously trying to improve our customer service and transparency of agricultural funding opportunities.”