Provide funding to growing places proposes local food works-closing the loop project focused on preventing food waste in north central massachusetts.activities:these funds will be used to develop a…
Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- 00A00799
- Recipient
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Growing Places Garden Project, Inc. UEI DGGPE7WEG1W4
- Awarding agency
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EPA Region 1
Regional Offices, Environmental Protection Agency
- Obligated
- $85,244
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 66.110 Healthy Communities Grant Program
- Completion date
- Funding
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- $39,997.00 Federal
- $45,247.00 Non-federal
- Place of performance
- Leominster, MA, USA
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Description
- Description
- The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to provide funding to growing places proposes local food works-closing the loop project focused on preventing food waste in north central massachusetts.activities:these funds will be used to develop a closed loop local food system through food waste prevention efforts focused on primary producers, institutions, and consumers. Engage neighborhood-based organizations, students and local farmers in north central massachusetts focusing on leominster and fitchburg. Subrecipient:there is one subaward for institutional food waste prevention pilots at one fitchburg school.outcomes:expected deliverables include: increase knowledge and awareness among consumers on the impacts of food waste and develop an understanding of food waste causes among primary producers and at growing places food warehouse. Direct beneficiaries of these activities are the residents of the targeted communities and local farmers. Public health is improved via lower methane emissions from landfills to reduce climate change, climate mitigated high heat days/weather events, and lower incinerator emissions/reduced air pollution. Primary producers use less water, energy, fertilizer and pesticides because they only grow what consumers use. Produce is handled efficiently in the ncma food system with reduced spoilage at all stages. Low-income food insecure consumers reduce food waste and save dollars to spend on healthcare and rent. Municipalities reduce landfill costs, so funds are RE-directed to resident services.
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Who received award 00A00799?
00A00799 was awarded to Growing Places Garden Project, Inc. by EPA Region 1 (Regional Offices) on October 1, 2022.
How much is award 00A00799 worth?
$85,244 has been obligated on 00A00799: $39,997 in federal funding and $45,247 in non-federal funding.
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