FY23 congressional community project funding click, INC

This federal Project Grant award of $400,000.00 was provided by the Small Business Administration Office of the Chief Operating Officer under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) to Click, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Windham, CT. The grant funding supports Click, Inc.'s initiatives to grow a locally based, sustainable food economy through small business development, entrepreneurship programs, farm product aggregation and distribution, and the creation of value-added food products. Key activities enabled by this grant include workplace safety improvements, facility retrofitting, rural small business assistance, rural enterprise development, local food system enhancement, and COVID-19 pandemic response for food industry businesses. Click, Inc. has also served as a sub-recipient of U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Service grants and an Agricultural Marketing Service grant to offset pandemic-related costs. Additionally, the organization has been sub-awarded Community Development Block Grants from the Connecticut Department of Agriculture to aggregate local farm products and strengthen food access for underserved communities.