Industry Bulletins | September 9, 2020
Massachusetts Awards $3.3 Million In Second Round Of Awards For Food Security Infrastructure Grant Program
On August 18, 2020, Massachusetts awarded $3.3 million in grants to 34 organizations to address food insecurity. This funding is being awarded as part of the second round of the state’s new $36 million Food Security Infrastructure Grant Program. In July, 2020, the first round awarded $2.9 million in grants to 26 recipients. The awards fund investments in technology, equipment, increased capacity, and other assistance to help producers distribute food, especially to food insecure communities.
The goal of the Food Security Infrastructure Grant Program is to ensure that individuals and families throughout the Commonwealth have equitable access . . .