The Regional Environmental Council, Inc. will receive $755,828 under a four-year Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to support its Community Food Projects program. The grant aims to build capacity for community leadership in the local food system of Central Massachusetts, with a focus on youth, SNAP/HIP consumers, and urban gardeners. It will also create an urban agriculture education hub at the YouthGROW farm in Worcester to promote best practices for food production in low-income communities. Finally, the project intends to strengthen the local food economy by increasing opportunities for the purchase and sale of local produce through the Massachusetts Healthy Incentives Program and supporting new entrepreneurial projects from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities and new Americans. The goals align with the stated purpose of the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program to foster understanding of national food security trends and improve local food systems.
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