By Blake Jackson
Pennsylvania is offering $2.5 million in funding to help food banks, pantries, shelters, and soup kitchens provide emergency food assistance to people in need. The grants are part of Governor Josh Shapiro's commitment to increasing food security and access to healthy food for children and families across the state.
The grants will be awarded to organizations that distribute USDA food through TEFAP contracts with the state, county, or a county-designated Lead Agency. Funded projects may include expanding cold storage, warehouse space and equipment, delivery vehicles for food distribution, and other investments that expand TEFAP's reach into isolated or underserved rural or low-income communities.
The deadline to apply for the grants is December 8, 2023.
According to Feeding America, more than 1.1 million Pennsylvanians, or 8.9% of everyone in the state, and 13% of our children, may not know the source of their next meal.
The Governor's 2023-24 budget also includes funding for free breakfast for all public school students, the Fresh Food Financing Initiative, and the State Food Purchase Program.
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