This EDA investment supports the upper coastal plain council of governments with establishing the TRI-COG food ecosystem economic development strategy, a multi-organizational project supporting…

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $389,500 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to the Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments to establish the Tri-Cog Food Ecosystem Economic Development Strategy. This multi-organizational project will support local food coalitions across North Carolina and provide resources to study and develop a regional food system to address supply chain gaps exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The resulting plan will ensure the sustainable and equitable development of the region's food system by enabling the creation and expansion of new farms and food businesses, allowing communities to remain resilient during times of crisis and prosperity. The award was issued on March 23, 2022 to the Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments, operating as the Region L Council of Governments, to deliver these key services.

This EDA investment supports the upper coastal plain council of governments with establishing the TRI-COG food ecosystem economic development strategy, a multi-organizational project supporting local food coalitions across north carolina. In addition, the project will provide resources to study and develop a regional food system to address agriculture supply chain gaps augmented during covid-19. The plan will ensure the development of a sustainable and equitable food system that allows new farms and food businesses to be created and expanded, allowing the region's communities to remain resilient in times of both crisis and prosperity.