AM22LFPA0000C005

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTE LOCAL FOODTARGETING PURCHASES FROM SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS.LOCAL FOOD PURCHASE ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FUNDING WILLMAINTAIN AND IMPROVE TEXAS FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCYAND FOSTER IN-STATE, LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE MARKETOPPORTUNITIES FOR STATE PRODUCERS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SUPPORTING SMALLAND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED PRODUCERS. THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OFAGRICULTURE WILL CREATE A PROGRAM TO TAILOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOR UNIQUELOCAL CHALLENGES TO SERVE THE POPULATION AND FEEDING PROGRAMS, INCLUDINGFOOD BANKS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT TARGET UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY ADMINISTERING LOCAL FOOD PURCHASEASSISTANCE FUNDING THROUGH A COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM ALLOWING FOODBANKS, NONPROFITS, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO APPLY FOR APORTION OF THE TEXAS LOCAL FOOD PURCHASE ASSISTANCE FUNDS. WITH GRANTSIN PLACE, FUNDING WILL RECONNECTCOMMUNITIES TO THEIR FOOD SYSTEM BYCREATING AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND SOCIALLYDISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND PRODUCERS CAN SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVIDE FRESH,LOCAL FOOD AND SERVE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE GOALS OF THIS AWARDARE TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS, SUPPORTAND DEVELOP FOOD DISTRIBUTION, AND TO TRACK METRICS AND EVALUATERESULTS, LEADING TO THE FINAL GOAL OF PROCURING CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOODFOR THE DIVERSE, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CAPTURE THE NUMBER OFPRODUCERS, SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS, DISTRIBUTIONSITES, AND UNDERSERVED LOCATIONS AS WELL AS FUNDS EXPENDED FOR EACHCATEGORY. ANNUAL REPORTS WILL PROVIDE PERCENTAGES OF NEW MARKETINGOPPORTUNITIES AND PURCHASES DISTRIBUTED BEYOND CURRENT FOOD DISTRIBUTIONNETWORKS. THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ESTIMATES THAT AT LEAST250 PRODUCERS WILL PARTICIPATE AS VENDORS, OF WHICH 40 PERCENT OR 100WILL BE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED. AN ESTIMATED 1500 LOCATIONS WILL BE USEDTO DISTRIBUTE FOOD WITH 500 OF THEM BEING NEW LOCATIONS FOCUSED ONREACHING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THIS VAST DISTRIBUTION NETWORK INTENDSTO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE STATES REPORTED 4,744,140 FOOD INSECURERESIDENTS. THE RECIPIENT PLANS TO SUBAWARD 99 PERCENT OF FUNDS TONON-PROFITS AND/OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE THEIR PURCHASESOF LOCAL FOOD FROM SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED PRODUCERS. THE TEXASDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RECOGNIZES FEEDING TEXAS AS A POTENTIALAPPLICANT; HOWEVER, FEEDING TEXAS HAS NOT YET BEEN SELECTED AND WILL BEREQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER APPLICANTSINTERESTED IN THIS LFPA GRANT.

Texas Department Of Agriculture

10.182 - Food Bank Network

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) [USDA]

Texas United States

State-Wide

Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (USDA-AMS-10182-LFPA0000-22-0001)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 67% from $22,680,000 to $37,800,000.