Refrigerated vehicles for delivering medically tailored meals to food insecure adults across georgia - food is medicine: a healthy life delivered is a project by open hand atlanta to improve health…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Open Hand Atlanta, Inc. $383,000 on August 31, 2026, under the Social Services Research and Demonstration program (CFDA 93.647) to purchase refrigerated vehicles for delivering medically tailored meals to food-insecure adults across Georgia.

Open Hand Atlanta will acquire three refrigerated trucks and one passenger van to safely store and deliver fresh, healthy meals over longer distances and expand service to additional communities. The organization expects to serve up to 500 additional people each week who lack access to food needed to manage their health conditions.

The award period runs from August 31, 2026, through August 30, 2027, with performance taking place in Georgia. The assistance type is a Project Grant.

Refrigerated vehicles for delivering medically tailored meals to food insecure adults across georgia - food is medicine: a healthy life delivered is a project by open hand atlanta to improve health for people across georgia by delivering nutritious meals to those who need them most. This project helps address that GAP by bringing medically tailored meals directly to people's homes. To expand its services, open hand will purchase three refrigerated trucks and one passenger van. These vehicles will allow the organization to safely store and deliver fresh, healthy meals over longer distances and to more communities. With this added capacity, open hand expects to serve up to 500 more people each week who otherwise might not have access to the food they need to manage their health.