News Report | September 3, 2020
Massachusetts Implements $56 Million Initiative To Address Food Insecurity
Massachusetts is implementing its new $56 million initiative to address food insecurity worsened by disruptions to the food system supply chain due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic emergency. The initiative includes a $36 million Food Security Infrastructure Grant Program to address food insecurity in the Commonwealth, as well as $20 million to strengthen its food distribution systems. Of the $56 million initiative, $6.3 million had been awarded as of August 18, 2020.
The grant program was recommended by the Commonwealth’s Food Security Task Force, which was convened on April 22, 2020. The task force made . . .