This action approves an award in the amount of $50,000 to the land of sky to support a new DON't waste food north carolina campaign through the creation of transferable resource tools, self-assessment…

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $50,000 cooperative agreement to the Land of Sky Regional Council under the Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants program (CFDA 66.808) to support a new Don't Waste Food North Carolina campaign. Through June 2024, the Land of Sky Regional Council will provide one-on-one technical assistance to commercial and institutional food service sectors, develop transferable resource tools and guidance, and support North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and other state partners' efforts. Anticipated deliverables include the number of clients introduced to food waste reduction methods, new methods put into practice, resources developed, a Don't Waste Food NC website, social media posts, and outreach webinars. The intended beneficiaries are commercial food service providers and North Carolina food waste campaign stakeholders.

This action approves an award in the amount of $50,000 to the land of sky to support a new DON't waste food north carolina campaign through the creation of transferable resource tools, self-assessment guidance and on-site technical assistance provided by an innovative statewide team of business professionals activities:activities to be performed: 1) one-on-one technical assistance to commercial and institutional food service sectors; 2) development of transferrable resources and 3) supporting NC DEQ and other states partners subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:anticipated project deliverables and expected outputs and outcomes include number of clients introduced to EPA, number of new food efficiency methods put into practice, number of of new transferable resources developed, a new DON't waste food NC website, number of social media posts and number of outreach webinars. The intended beneficiaries are commercial food service providers and various stakeholders affiliated with NC food waste campaign.