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Committee approves $1M regional USDA food-systems partnership grant, city to be fiscal agent
Summary
The Economic Development Committee adopted a three-year USDA Regional Food Systems Partnership Program grant to build regional food-system infrastructure; the grant targets ZIP codes 53205, 53206 and 53208, funds a project coordinator and local mini-grants, and names the City of Milwaukee fiscal agent for most expenditures.
The Economic Development Committee voted, by no-objection motion, to accept and fund a three-year USDA Regional Food Systems Partnership Program grant that will position the city as fiscal agent and coordinate regional food-system improvements with Dane and Brown counties.
Mario Higgins, director of community development grants administration, told the committee the grant—designed as a regional partnership—aims to develop a replicable model for regional food-system transformation, bolster…
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