The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $765,450 Cooperative Agreement to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments (CFDA 10.182) program. The purpose of this agreement is to allow state and tribal governments to expand upon prior local food purchase assistance efforts and establish new projects to purchase local, unprocessed or minimally processed domestic foods from local producers, with a focus on historically underserved farmers, producers, fishers, and small businesses including processors, aggregators, and distributors. The food purchases are intended to target distribution to underserved communities. DNR, as the grantee, may subaward with partners and collaborators from private, public, for-profit, or nonprofit entities to carry out these activities. The award has a performance period from January 15, 2025 to January 14, 2028.
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