"The Healey-Driscoll administration announced Thursday that it would award more than $750,000 in grants to address food insecurity in underserved communities. The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) will award $779,458 in funding to 17 organizations through the state's Urban Agriculture Program (UAP) and the Massachusetts Food Ventures Program (MFVP). The grants support the growth of urban farms, community gardens, and food business operations, the MDAR said in a statement."
"The funding aims to increase local food production and improve the state's food infrastructure by expanding retail and distribution channels, according to the MDAR. Food insecure areas are being targeted in the grant program, meaning more food for "low-to-moderate income residents." "With President Trump repeatedly attacking the programs that help Massachusetts families afford food, programs like these will increase the supply of locally grown healthy, affordable food,""
Massachusetts will distribute $779,458 through the Urban Agriculture Program and the Massachusetts Food Ventures Program to 17 organizations to expand urban farms, community gardens, and food business operations. Grants target food-insecure, low-to-moderate-income areas and aim to increase local food production, improve food infrastructure, and expand retail and distribution channels. Funding supports equipment, irrigation, land access, and infrastructure for larger distribution and retail outlets. The awards are intended to support local jobs, farmers, and small food businesses and to keep money circulating in the local economy. Federal funding cuts and threats to SNAP have strained food banks and spurred state-level resource efforts.
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