Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) announces a second list of grant awards from a new competitive round of Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) funding. Approximately $200,000 will be awarded to nine organizations that have diverse projects to purchase from socially disadvantaged Vermont farmers and producers and distribute to underserved community members across the state.
Awards include $50,000 to SUSU commUNITY Farm to launch an expanded free CSA program for BIPOC families and new refugees; $37,319 to Conscious Homestead to expand their Community Care Share Program to distribute locally grown and produced food from BIPOC-operated enterprises to members of Black and Brown communities; and $25,500 to Healthy Roots Collaborative to purchase and distribute local food to 20 Northwest Farmacy CSA recipients and 8 NOTCH Clinic mini-fridges.
You can read the full list of awards in the press release.
This funding is part of a larger LFPA program that is administered by USDA Agricultural Marketing Service and is part of the “Build Back Better” initiative authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act.
You can find more information on this program on the LFPA website or by contacting Julia Scheier at [email protected] or 802-522-7042.
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