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Toledo staff propose $15,000 city match for urban-ag microgrant pilot; Lucas County Land Bank to match
Summary
Mara Momoni, the city—s new food policy manager, asked the Finance Committee to fund a $15,000 pilot microgrant program (matched by the Lucas County Land Bank) to support urban growers with grants of $1,500—3,000 for infrastructure, soil testing, distribution and related needs.
Mara Momoni, Toledo—s newly hired food policy manager, presented a proposal to create an Urban Agriculture Microgrant Program and requested $15,000 from the city to seed a $30,000 pilot (the Lucas County Land Bank has committed to match the city contribution).
Momoni said the pilot would award grants of $1,500 to $3,000 to small-scale growers, community groups, farmer collectives and qualifying for-profit or nonprofit operators. The program—s goals are to transform underutilized land into food-producing sites, increase access to fresh produce in neighborhoods with…
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