State and county funds to back cold‑storage aggregation project in Allen County
Sep 11, 2026
Committee heard that Need More Acres Farm in Allen County was approved for $62,500 in county funds and $212,671 in state funds to expand a 39x80 aggregation and cold-storage facility, matched with USDA Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure funds.
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Bill McCloskey described an Allen County project, Need More Acres Farm, that secured county and state matches to expand an aggregation point including cold storage, packaging and distribution capacity. McCloskey said the grant package included $62,500 in county funds and $212,671 in state funds and noted the applicant had matching Resilient Food System Infrastructure (RFSI) funds from USDA.
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