Maryland Department Of Agriculture Accepting Grant Proposals For Farms & Families Program

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced that they are accepting assistance proposals for the Maryland Farms and Families program.

The programme is aimed to treble the purchasing powerfulness of residents utilizing national nutrition benefits astatine farmers’ markets for qualifying nonprofit organizations passim the state. It volition grant up to $100,000 to those with the capableness to run.

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Awarded projects indispensable administer 70 percent of the assistance funds to lucifer purchases made astatine farmer’s markets utilizing checks from the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, Supplemental Nutrition Program and Women, Infant and Children benefits.

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The intent is to supply entree to caller fruits and vegetables for food-insecure Marylanders portion inactive helping section farmers summation revenue.

Proposals should beryllium submitted to the section by 5 p.m. connected Sept. 8.

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For much information, delight interaction Mark Powell astatine mark.powell@maryland.gov oregon (410) 841-5775.

CBS Baltimore Staff