FSR01 - Food System Resiliency Grants

As the COVID-19 hunger crisis has intensified and continued, food pantries, emergency food providers, farmers and food producers have worked tirelessly to provide millions of meals to community members in need. This sustained work at double, five times, and ten times the usual amount of demand for food has exposed and intensified vulnerabilities in our existing food system that supports at-risk residents. Non-profit organizations are in need of resources to support longer-term food systems resilience, for example funds for building infrastructure, transportation, staff training, transportation, mental health supports in response to the vicarious trauma of COVID-19, and other organization determined supports to be prepared for future food crises. Much of DDPHE’s previous COVID-19 funding, in 2020 and 2021, was provided specifically for emergency food purchases and distribution to residents, as the pandemic caused costly disruptions to regular food, farming, and organizational processes. This RFP and associated funds are aimed at helping non-profit organizations with longer-term food resiliency work and infrastructure.