The Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) in partnership with the Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency Inc. - Northwest Food Coalition (NFC), Goodwill Northern Michigan Food Rescue (Food Rescue), and Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities, will address food insecurity in a 7-county area of Northwest Lower Michigan (Antrim, Grand Traverse, Benzie, Leelanau, Charlevoix, Manistee and Kalkaska).

Q1: What expenses are allowable with LFPA Plus funding?

A: LFPA Plus funding may only be used for the purchase of unprocessed or minimally processed food, as well as food storage and food distribution costs directly related to the purchase of food. Food purchases must meet the definitions of domestic and local, as defined in Section 1.2.1 of the LFPA Plus RFA.

Q2: What types of costs are allowable for LFPA Plus under the categories of storage and distribution?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that producers of pistachios in California, Arizona, and New Mexico voted to continue their marketing order program.

In a referendum held between Oct. 31 and Nov. 18, 2022, continuance of the marketing order was favored by 95% of producers voting in the referendum, and by 95% of the volume voted in the referendum. For the marketing order to continue, two-thirds or more of producers voting, or producers representing two-thirds or more of the volume voted needed to vote in favor of continuance.

The Pennsylvania Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (PA-LFS) will sub-award funds to School Food Authorities (SFAs) in Pennsylvania that are operating the National School Lunch and/or Breakfast Program and demonstrate interest and some previous experience in sourcing local foods. All funds will be equitably distributed among participating sub-awardees.