Allow state/territory and federally recognized tribal governments to expand upon prior local food purchase assistance program work, and to provide an opportunity for state/territory and federally…

Allow state/territory and federally recognized tribal governments to expand upon prior local food purchase assistance program work, and to provide an opportunity for state/territory and federally recognized tribal governments who did not participate in the local food purchase assistance program to establish projects through LFPA25. States, territories, and tribal governments will purchase local, unprocessed or minimally processed domestic foods from local producers, targeting historically underserved farmers/producers/fishers and small businesses including processors, aggregators, and distributors. Food purchased will target distribution to underserved communities. Quarterly performance reports will be submitted to capture the value of purchases (including the value of purchases from historically underserved producers and the value of purchases from small businesses), the number of producers (including the number of historically underserved producers and the number of small businesses), the value of food distributions to date, and the number of unique locations distributing food to date. In addition to increasing local food consumption, funds are expected to help build and expand economic opportunity for local and historically underserved farmers/producers/fishers and small businesses including processors, aggregators, and distributors. States, territories, and tribal governments may subaward with partners and collaborators. Partners and collaborators may come from private or public, for-profit, or nonprofit entities.