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THROUGH THE DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS COLORADO: COMPREHENSIVE EXPANSION PROJECT, LIVEWELL COLORADO (LIVEWELL) WILL COMPREHENSIVE EXPAND THE WELL-ESTABLISHED DOUBLE UP SNAP INCENTIVE PROGRAM AT FARMERS MARKETS, DIRECT MARKETS, AND RETAIL STORES TO: 1) EXPAND AVAILABLE INCENTIVES FOR SNAP RECIPIENTS TO PURCHASE COLORADO-GROWN PRODUCE, 2) INCREASE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION AND LONG-TERM HEALTHY EATING AMONG SNAP PARTICIPANTS, 3) REACH MORE SNAP SHOPPERS AND INCREASE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND PROMOTION THAT IS GEOGRAPHICALLY, LINGUISTICALLY, AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND ACCESSIBLE, AND 4) EXPAND RETAIL PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION.DOUBLE UP IS OFFERED IN 28 COUNTIES, 22 OF WHICH ARE STRIKEFORCE COUNTIES. THE PROGRAM ENGAGES NEARLY 70 LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS, INNOVATIVE RETAILERS, AND SUPERMARKETS THROUGHOUT COLORADO. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTHY LOCALLY GROWN FOOD SINCE 2016 AND GROWN CONSIDERABLY OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. THE GOAL OF DOUBLE UP IS TO INCREASE PURCHASES OF FRESH, COLORADO-GROWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BY SNAP PARTICIPANTS BY PROVIDING INCENTIVES AT FARMERS MARKETS AND RETAILERS IN URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN COLORADO.THE USDA GUSNIP GRANT WILL HELP LIVEWELL MAXIMIZE THE ASSETS, TOOLS, AND LEADERSHIP THE PARTNERS IN ITS VAST NETWORK BRING TO DOUBLE UP TO DELIVER THE MOST EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIVE PROGRAM POSSIBLE. THIS GRANT WILL ALSO ALLOW LIVEWELL TO LEVERAGE FEDERAL GUSNIP DOLLARS AND COMPREHENSIVELY EXPAND MANY AREAS OF THE PROGRAM.

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THROUGH THE DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS COLORADO (DOUBLE UP): DEEPENING REACH AND EXPANDING ACCESS PROJECT, NOURISH COLORADO (NOURISH CO) PROPOSES TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND ACCESS TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND SUPPORT COMMUNITIES STATEWIDE BY: 1) SUSTAINING AVAILABLE INCENTIVES FOR SNAP SHOPPERS TO PURCHASE FRESH COLORADO-GROWN PRODUCE, 2) INCREASING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION AND LONG-TERM HEALTHY EATING AMONG SNAP SHOPPERS, 3) DEEPENING REACH TO MORE SNAP SHOPPERS AND INCREASE PROGRAM PARTICIPATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE OUTREACH AND PROMOTION THAT IS GEOGRAPHICALLY, LINGUISTICALLY, AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND ACCESSIBLE, 4) INCREASING COLORADO-GROWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN RETAIL SITES OFFERING DOUBLE UP SO LOCAL FARMERS ARE ABLE TO SELL THEIR PRODUCE TO MORE CUSTOMERS AND INCREASE THEIR INCOME, AND 5) EXPANDING RETAIL PARTNERSHIPS TO INCLUDE A SECOND LARGE GROCERY CHAIN AND BEING PRESENT IN AT LEAST HALF OF COLORADO'S COUNTIES. NEEDS AND CHALLENGES. FOOD COSTS CONTINUE TO INCREASEWITH INFLATION AND PRICES HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON DIETS AND CONTRIBUTE TO MANY OF THE SOCIAL INEQUITIES OF HEALTH (DARMON & DRENOWSKI, 2015). OVER 90% OF UNDER-RESOURCED COLORADANS DO NOT EAT THE RECOMMENDED SERVINGS OF PRODUCE (CDPHE, 2017). TODAY, 33% OF COLORADANS REPORT FOOD INSECURITY, WITH 43% OF NON-WHITE AND LATINX COLORADANS REPORTING THAT THEY STRUGGLE TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE (HUNGER FREE COLORADO, 2021). FEDERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, LIKE THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP), HELP TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY, BUT DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES TO PURCHASE THE HEALTHY FOOD THEY NEED: MOST SNAP SHOPPERS DO NOT RECEIVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY FOOD FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH (CARLSON ET AL, 2021).1 ADDITIONALLY, GROCERY BILLS HAVE INCREASED BY NEARLY 11% IN THE PAST YEAR (WILLIAMS, 2022). THE COST TO EAT THE USDA RECOMMENDED SERVINGS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PER DAY IS $2-2.50, WHICH TOTALS NEARLY $70/MONTH (STUART, 2017). OUR CURRENT STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS DO NOT SUPPORT THE MOST VULNERABLE IN ACHIEVING THE BENEFITS OF A HEALTHY DIET--NOR LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS AND SMALL UNDER-REPRESENTED GROWERS AND FARMERS, WHOSE BUSINESSES SUPPORT RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEMS AND RECIRCULATE DOLLARS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES (GALLO, 2019). DOUBLE UP HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT POINT OF INCREASED ACCESS TO COLORADO-GROWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SINCE 2016. IN A 2021 SURVEY, 80% OF SNAP SHOPPERS REPORTED EATING MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BECAUSE OF DOUBLE UP. CUSTOMERS HAVE SHARED, A DIRECT, PERSONAL CONNECTION WITH FARMERS AND LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS POSITIVELY IMPACTED MY MENTAL WELLBEING AND CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY (COLORADO BLUEPRINT TO END HUNGER, 2023). THE PROGRAM HAS DOCUMENTED HOW CRITICAL THESE DOLLARS ARE FOR SUPPORTING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF DIRECT MARKETS AND SMALL AND BEGINNING FARMERS IN COLORADO. WITH SHARP INCREASES IN FOOD INSECURITY, SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, AND INFLATION, A STRONGER AND DEEPER DOUBLE UP PROGRAM IS NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER. CAPABILITI,ES AND ASSETS. DOUBLE UP INCLUDES NEARLY 77 PARTNERS AT OVER 90 DOUBLE UP SITES AND OVER 300 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE HELPED REACH AND ENGAGE THESE PARTICIPANTS. NOURISH CO HAS BUILT AND STRENGTHENED SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM ASSETS, INCLUDING PROGRAM OUTREACH AND COORDINATION THROUGH A STRONG NETWORK OF PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, WHICH ASSISTS US IN PLANNING, DEVELOPING, AND IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PRODUCE INCENTIVES IN LOCALLY TAILORED, PARTICIPANT-DRIVEN WAYS. AS THE PROGRAM HAS MATURED, WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS AND PARTNERS THROUGH THE NOURISH ADVISORY BOARD (NAB) AND ANNUAL REGIONALCONVERSATIONS WITH SHOPPERS, PARTNERS, AND FARMERS. THESE STRUCTURED CONVERSATIONS SHIFT MARKETING, IMPACT PROGRAM EXPANSION GOALS, AND INFORM RESOURCES. DOUBLE UP ALSO PROVIDES NEW SALES FOR SMALL FARMERS AND KEEPS FOOD DOLLARS CIRCULATING IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. IN SIX YEARS, DOUBLE UP PARTICIPANTS HAVE SPENT OVER $8 MILLION AT PARTICIPATING MARKETS AND RETAILERS IN SNAP AND DOUBLE UP DOLLARS. DOUBLE UP HAS SUPPORTED SMALL, BEGINNING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FARMER VIABILITY THROUGH INCREASED REVENUE FROM PRODUCE SALES (PARTICIPATING FARMERS HAVE REPORTED AN INCREASE IN REVENUE BY AN AVERAGE OF NEARLY 70% OVER SIX YEARS). THE NETWORK OF FARMERS SUPPORTED BY DOUBLE UP, THROUGH STRONG LOCALLY TAILORED SUPPORT AND PROGRAM PROMOTION, OFFERS NOURISH CO THE OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER SCALE AND SUPPORT FARM REVENUE IN THE STATE. ADDRESSING NEEDS AND BUILDING UPON ASSETS. BECAUSE OF THE STRENGTH OF OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND OUR COMMITMENT TO BRING SNAP SHOPPERS, GROWERS, MARKET MANAGERS, COUNTY AGENCIES, AND STATE PARTNERS TOGETHER, THE DOUBLE UP PROGRAM IS ADEPT AT IDENTIFYING NEW CHALLENGES AND ADDRESSING THEM WITH LOCAL SOLUTIONS. THE ACTIVITIES PROPOSED IN THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW DOUBLE UP TO DEEPEN AND EXPAND THE PROGRAM TO BRING IT TO MORE SNAP SHOPPERS WHILE INCREASING FARMER AND MARKET VIABILITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

INTEGRATED MOBILE & SAFE SPACE PREVENTION AT APNH - APNH: A PLACE TO NOURISH YOUR HEALTH HAS A SUCCESSFUL RECORD OF PROVIDING HIV/AIDS AND PREVENTION SERVICES TO INFECTED AND AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS IN THE GREATER NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT AREA. WE EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE CLIENTS WHO ARE FROM THE MOST AT-RISK POPULATIONS. THIS IS EVIDENT WHEN ANALYZING WHO HAS ACCESSED OUR HIV PREVENTION SERVICES IN THE LAST 24 MONTHS: 54% OF CLIENTS ARE 13 TO 29 YEARS OF AGE, 76% OF CLIENTS ARE MALE, 65% OF CLIENTS IDENTIFIED AS NON-WHITE (WITH 60% IDENTIFYING AS BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN OR LATINX/HISPANIC), AND 56% OF CLIENTS IDENTIFYING AS MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (MSM). AS LEADERS IN REACHING HIGHLY IMPACTED POPULATIONS, WE PLAN TO EXPAND OUR IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY BY FOCUSING EFFORTS ON YOUNG, BLACK/LATINO MSM. THE STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES PROPOSED IN THIS GRANT WILL ALLOW APNH TO IMPROVE SERVICE TO BLACK/LATINO MSM IN THE GREATER NEW HAVEN AREA AS OUTLINED BY THE ENDING THE EPIDEMIC INITIATIVE PERTAINING TO DIAGNOSING, TREATING, PREVENTING, AND RESPONDING TO HIV INFECTIONS. USING FUNDS ACQUIRED FROM PS21-2102, OUR IMPACT IN THE AREA WILL BECOME MORE PROFOUND WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED TESTING SERVICES, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SAFE SPACE FOR OUR FOCUS POPULATIONS, AND THE UTILIZATION OF A MOBILE TESTING UNIT. OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PROJECT PERIOD, THESE SERVICES WILL ALL INTEGRATE TO INCREASE OUR TESTING CAPACITY BY 60%, LINK ALL NEWLY DIAGNOSED INDIVIDUALS INTO CARE, PROVIDE INTEGRATED STD SCREENINGS, INCREASE ACCESS TO PREP, PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUNG, BLACK AND LATINO MSM, ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES RELATED TO HIV, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED INDIVIDUALS WE IDENTIFY TO AT LEAST 8 PERSONS A YEAR, AND TO OVERALL REDUCE NEW HIV INFECTIONS IN THE GREATER NEW HAVEN AREA.

NOURISH COLORADO WILL DEVELOP BASELINE LOCAL PROCUREMENT DATA AND METRICS ALONGSIDE A MODEL FOR COLLABORATIVE PURCHASING SPECIFICALLY TARGETING FARMERS RANCHERS PROCESSORS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE REGION. THIS PROJECT WILL FOSTER INCREASED COOPERATION AMONG INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING K12 SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MEAL PROGRAMS AND OLDER ADULT MEAL PROGRAMS ALONGSIDE FOOD HUBS TO ENHANCE THEIR CAPACITY AND NETWORKS. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WILL BE ESTABLISHED WITH OGALLALA COMMONS TO SUPPORT CONNECTIONS WITH REGIONAL PRODUCERS AND WITH COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITYS FOOD SYSTEMS INSTITUTE FOR ENGAGEMENT TO FACILITATE EVALUATION AND ONGOING SUPPORT. NOURISH COLORADO WILL MANAGE THE OVERALL PROJECT COORDINATING ANNUAL CONVENINGS ONE TO TWO IN TOTAL TO DISCUSS INITIAL GOALS DATA COLLECTION AND SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS. THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME IS A MORE ROBUST AND RESILIENT LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM ALLOWING FOR INCREASED LOCAL PROCUREMENT OF FOOD PRODUCTS. THE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE THE FARMERS AND RANCHERS SUPPLYING THESE FOOD PRODUCTS THE INSTITUTIONS DISTRIBUTING THEM AND THE CONSUMERS RECEIVING THE MEALS. THIS PROJECT WILL BUILD A REPLICABLE MODEL THAT CAN BE EXTENDED TO OTHER REGIONS OF COLORADO.

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

NOURISH COLORADO WILL COLLATE DATA TO DEVELOP A SHARED CROSSINSTITUTIONAL BIDDING PROCESS FOR REGIONAL SUPPLIERS IN EARLY 2025. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO STRENGTHEN THE COLLABORATION OF SMALL AND MIDSIZED PRODUCERS FOOD HUBS AND INCUBATORS IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO TO CATALYZE SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL PROCUREMENT AGGREGATION PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION BY LEVERAGING LOCAL FOOD IN INSTITUTIONS. THE DATA COLLECTED THROUGH THE RFSP PROJECT WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY COMMONLY PURCHASED PRODUCTS WITH THE INTENTION OF IDENTIFYING AT LEAST FOUR PRODUCTS THAT COULD BE SUPPLIED LOCALLYA CRITICAL STEP TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL SUPPLIERS AND THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN A LONGTERM BID PROCESS AND REGIONAL VALUE CHAINS. NOURISH COLORADO WILL ALSO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT PARTNERS WITH THE AGGREGATION PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THESE FOUR PRODUCTS TO INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS. THE PROJECT WILL ALLOW KEY PLAYERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT VALUE CHAIN LOGISTICS RECEIVE FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION BOLSTER THE REGIONAL BID WITH ADDITIONAL ITEMS HELP INFORM INSTITUTIONAL REGIONAL BIDS AND FURTHER AN AGGREGATION HUB THAT CONNECTS FOOD HUBS TO LOCAL PRODUCERS.

DOUBLE UP COLORADO: STATEWIDE PROJECT INCENTING FRESH, COLORADO-GROWN PRODUCE PURCHASES BY SNAP PARTICIPANTS MOBILIZED BY LIVEWELL COLORADO

DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS COLORADO: SUSTAINABILITY, EXPANSION, AND INNOVATION PROJECT

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

NOURISH KNOXVILLE NK WILL EXPAND DIRECTTOCONSUMER MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL PRODUCERS AND BY PROMOTING LOCAL FOOD TO CONSUMERS. THIS PROJECT WILL ENLIST MARKETING PROFESSIONALS PRODUCERS BUYERS AND SEVEN PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE A MARKETING CAMPAIGN WITH IMPACTFUL USERFRIENDLY ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES FOR THE EAST TENNESSEE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. NK WILL IMPROVE A PRINTED LOCAL FOOD DIRECTORY TO INCLUDE AN AGRITOURISMFOCUSED LOCAL FOOD GUIDE TO COVER 36 COUNTIES WITH A COMBINED POPULATION OF 2.5 MILLION. THIS PROJECT WILL CONNECT CONSUMERS TO AGRITOURISM EXPERIENCES BY PROVIDING MAPS FARM TRAILS AND A DIRECTORY OF BUSINESSES FEATURING LOCAL FOODS INCLUDING FARMERS MARKETS WHOLESALE PROVIDERS RESTAURANTS AND STORES. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE 30000 PRINT COPIES OF THE DIRECTORY TO 190 LOCATIONS INFORM 1300 PRODUCER BENEFICIARIES ABOUT NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES PROMOTE OVER 300 PRODUCER BENEFICIARIES AND PROVIDE LOCAL FOOD INFORMATION TO 58000 EAST TENNESSEANS.

LIVEWELL COLORADO`S COMMUNITY FOOD ADVOCATES: TO SUPPORT DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS COLORADO, ADVOCATES WILL WORK IN TARGET COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE SNAP PARTICIPANT ACCESS TO FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

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THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.

THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.

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DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS: BUILDING NEW CUSTOMER BASES FOR FARMER AND FARMERS MARKETS BY PROMOTING NUTRITION INCENTIVES