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Federal grant awarded to Conn. to fight food insecurity

U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Jenny Lester Moffitt was in Connecticut yesterday.  She toured Connecticut Foodshare with 5th District Congresswoman Jahana Hayes.  The announced that the state has been awarded $2.6 million to fight food insecurity and fortify the local food supply chain. 

Connecticut will be the second state in the nation to sign a Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement and receive the American Rescue Plan Act funds. When the Agriculture Committee was drafting their section of ARPA, Hayes says programs to address skyrocketing food insecurity and support local farmers were a top priority. 

She says the funds secured in that bill will allow Connecticut Foodshare and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture to partner with local producers to get healthy, Connecticut grown products to households that need it most, and provide an invaluable opportunity for Connecticut’s small farmers.

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