City of New Haven First-Ever USDA Food Grants
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Ahead of World Food Day this Friday, tomorrow morning New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut Commissioner of Agriculture Bryan Hulburt, New Haven Community Services Administrator Dr. Mehul Dalal and New Haven Food System Policy Director Latha Swamy will host a press conference at New Haven City Hall to announce that the City is the first-ever recipient of two newly formed USDA grants.
New Haven Receives Two USDA Grants
Mayor Elicker, Rep. DeLauro, Commissioner Hulburt, Dr. Dalal, Latha Swamy
New Haven City Hall, 2nd Floor Atrium
165 Church Street, New Haven, CT
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
10:30AM
The City of New Haven is the first-ever recipient of two grants from the United States Department of Agriculture’s newly-formed Office of Urban Agriculture & Innovative Production. Out of nearly 600 applicants from across the country, New Haven was chosen as 1 of 3 for the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP) Competitive Planning Grant. New Haven is fully-funded at $500K. Additionally, the City secured $90K in funding under their Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction (CCFWR) Projects.
For more info, visit foodpolicy.newhavenct.gov.
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