Sustainable Food Grant Recipients to be Announced Next Thursday
Saturday, April 26, 2014
As part of the 2014 Rhode Island Agricultural Day, Janet Coit, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM), will announce the awardees for the 2014 LASA grants on Thursday May 1, at 2:00 p.m. at the Statehouse.
The LASA Grants Advisory Committee, created to assist the RIDEM in matters related to the LASA Grants program, received, reviewed and scored over 90 grant applications for the 2014 funds. Recommendations for grant recipients were sent to Director Coit’s office for final approval. The LASA Grants Program was established by the Local Agriculture and Seafood Act of 2012 to support the growth, development and marketing of local food and seafood in Rhode Island. 2014 LASA applicants were encouraged to apply for projects that would increase the competitiveness of RI agricultural products and local seafood while also strengthening the local food system.
Funding was made possible by $100,000 in State funds and $100,000 in funds from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation, the Henry P. Kendall Foundation and the Rhode Island Foundation. RIDEM coordinated with the Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC) to administer the LASA Grants Program.
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