Island grown's food waste reduction, recovery and redirection project will take a multi-pronged approach to reduce food waste

Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action

Award ID
00A00490
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$25,000

Award facts

Assistance listing
66.110 Healthy Communities Grant Program
Completion date
Funding agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Place of performance
Vineyard Haven, Tisbury, MA 02568, USA

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Description

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The project will design an educational campaign to influence consumer behavior to reduce food waste in the home and encourage more residents to separate food waste from their trash. The project will design programs to reduce food waste from larger facilities including the grocery stores and hospital, as well as the 4-day agricultural fair, the island's largest event. The project will also address food waste in the island's seven schools. These activities will reach a diverse segment of the local population and encourage the minimization and redirection of wasted food from the trash stream following the environmental protection agency's (EPA's) food recovery hierarchy, feeding people, animals and compost and reducing landfilled waste. The final benefit is to increase compost production to effectively and efficiently break down this food waste to the benefit o

Quick answers

Who received award 00A00490?

00A00490 was awarded to The Island Grown Initiative LTD by EPA Region 1 (Regional Offices) on October 1, 2018.

How much is award 00A00490 worth?

$25,000 has been obligated on 00A00490.

Which agency awarded 00A00490?

EPA Region 1 (Regional Offices) awarded 00A00490, with funding from Environmental Protection Agency.

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