Second Harvest Food Bank Of Central Florida, Inc.

Second Harvest Food Bank Of Central Florida, Inc., doing business as Second Harvest Foodbank, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Orlando, Florida, that operates as a federal grant recipient focused on food security, workforce development, and nutrition assistance across Central Florida. The organization receives the vast majority of its federal funding through grant sub-awards (86% of recent awards) rather than as a prime grantee, channeling food assistance and workforce programs to underserved populations in the region.

The vendor operates primarily as a sub-recipient under Department of Agriculture and state-administered federal grant programs. As a prime recipient, Second Harvest holds four federal grants: a $308,196.72 Cooperative Agreement from USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program, CFDA 10.175) running through February 2029 to develop and expand direct producer-to-consumer markets and local food business enterprises; a Project Grant from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded August 2024 under the Economic Development Initiative / Community Project Funding program (congressionally directed, ultimate completion August 2032); a $775,000 Project Grant from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded April 2023 for a culinary training program providing hands-on culinary and life skills training and job placement to at least 120 adults over thirty-six months (completion March 2026); and a $150,564 Project Grant from USDA's Rural Utilities Service (Community Facilities Loans and Grants program, CFDA 10.766) awarded November 2022 for food and nutrition assistance to rural residents.

Second Harvest's sub-award footprint encompasses twenty-five federal grant sub-awards, the majority flowing through the Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida as the prime grantee. These include recurring participation in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), and the Local Food Purchase Assistance program (LFPA), as well as SNAP outreach and application assistance administered through the Florida Department of Children and Families and child care meal services routed through the Florida Department of Health. The top customer agencies by award count are all Department of Agriculture components (Food and Nutrition Service and Agricultural Marketing Service dominate the 86% coverage block), reflecting Second Harvest's mission alignment with federal nutrition and food security initiatives.

Activity accelerated sharply in 2024 with fifteen awards, declined to three in 2025 and two through August 2026, suggesting either a reporting lag or a concentration of grant cohorts in fiscal 2024. The organization's $17.1 million combined obligated value across twenty-nine awards reflects typical grant-scale funding for a regional food bank operating at the intersection of USDA nutrition programs and workforce development initiatives.