The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (CFDA 10.182 - Pandemic Relief Activities: Local Food Purchase Agreements with States, Tribes, and Local Governments) awarded a $883,654 cooperative agreement to the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska to expand upon prior local food purchase assistance work. The purpose of the agreement is to allow state/territory and federally recognized tribal governments 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 will target distribution to underserved communities. Quarterly performance reports will track the value of purchases, number of producers, value of food distributions, and number of distribution locations. The funding is expected to help build and expand economic opportunity for local and historically underserved agricultural businesses.
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