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Vermont Food Bank says $500,000 state grant helped buy $500,000 of local food; asks for larger FY27 funding
Summary
Agency and Vermont Food Bank reported the Vermonters Feeding Vermonters FY26 grant structure and results: $500,000 in FY26 state funding supported $500,000 of direct purchasing tied to $1,000,000 total purchases from Vermont farms; Food Bank seeks larger, multi‑year funding in FY27 to expand contracts with farmers.
State agency and food‑bank officials told the Senate Agriculture committee that a FY26 state appropriation of $500,000 supported direct purchasing from Vermont farms and that officials seek larger, recurring funding to expand the program.
Abby Willard of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets said Act 34 (2025) created a grant program at the agency to support the Vermont Food Bank’s efforts to purchase local food for distribution to people facing hunger. The FY26 appropriation to the agency for this purpose was $500,000; the agency…
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