06.08.10
Durbin authored legislation created first of its kind grant program in 2007
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin
(D-IL) today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) has made $5 million in grant funding available for investment in
research, planning and various hunger relief activities to help end
hunger in America. Legislation authored by Senator Durbin and included
in the 2007 Farm Bill created the new Hunger-Free Communities grant
program which aims to assess hunger in individual communities, promote
cooperation and collaboration among local anti-hunger groups and expand
the efforts and infrastructure of local anti-hunger groups.
Durbin Announces $5 Million in USDA Funding Available for Hunger Relief
Durbin authored legislation created first of its kind grant program in 2007
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin
(D-IL) today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) has made $5 million in grant funding available for investment in
research, planning and various hunger relief activities to help end
hunger in America. Legislation authored by Senator Durbin and included
in the 2007 Farm Bill created the new Hunger-Free Communities grant
program which aims to assess hunger in individual communities, promote
cooperation and collaboration among local anti-hunger groups and expand
the efforts and infrastructure of local anti-hunger groups.
“Currently, one in ten households in Illinois worry about whether they
will have enough food for their families,” said Durbin. “With $5
million this year in additional resources, we hope to change that. I
encourage all eligible organizations in Illinois to apply for this
funding as soon as possible.”
Through the grant
program, the USDA is seeking strategies that support the creation of
Hunger-Free Communities by funding activities including food
distribution, community outreach, resource development and other
methods to make food more accessible to those most in need. Of the $5
million available, $1 million will fund Planning and Assessment Grants
to evaluate food insecurity in communities and develop strategies to
become hunger-free. The remaining $4 million will fund Implementation
Grants for communities that already have a plan to end hunger and need
resources for program implementation.
The grants are
available to public and not-for-profit organizations and require
collaboration with one or more community partners. Grant applications
may be submitted through www.grants.gov. For more information about the USDA’s nutrition assistance programs visit: www.fns.usda.gov.
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