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Senate committee backs bill to formalize ‘Vermonters Feeding Vermonters’ grant program to support local food distribution
Summary
The committee voted to report favorably on H.167, which would create a recurring grant program in the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets to fund the Vermont Food Bank’s purchases from local growers and subgrants to distribution partners; implementation is contingent on appropriations in the FY‑26 budget.
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to act favorably on H.167 on May 9, a bill that would establish a recurring Vermonters Feeding Vermonters grant program in the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets and authorize subgrants through the Vermont Food Bank to local food suppliers and distribution partners.
James Duffy of the Joint Fiscal Office explained that the bill “establishes a new grant program within the Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets. This would be the Vermonters Feeding Vermonters grant program,” and that the measure is intended to “regularize,…
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