USDA Grant to Create Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center in Arkansas
By Rebecca GerendasyJanuary 31, 2010 Good news for the Wallace Center in Little Rock, AR. They have been awarded a $900,000 grant by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to help run the Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center (HUFED).
“The purpose of the HUFED Center grant program is to establish and support a Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center to increase access to healthy affordable foods, including locally produced agricultural products, to underserved communities. The HUFED Center will provide training and technical assistance for food enterprises and award sub-grants to eligible entities for healthy food enterprise development.”
h/t @SeasLife
Tags: agriculture, community, healthy food, local economy, rural development usda, urban food, usda, Wallace Center
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