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Virginia Food Access Investment Program and Fund

Item 98 #1h

Item 98 #1h

 First Year - FY2021 Second Year - FY2022
Agriculture and Forestry
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services FY2021 $5,800,000 FY2022 $0 GF

Language
Page 86, line 46, strike "$1,233,692" and insert "$7,033,692".

Page 87, after line 13, insert:

"C. Out of the amounts in this item, $5,800,000 the first year from the general fund is provided for the Department to operate the Virginia Food Access Investment Program consistent with the provisions of House Bill 1509 of the 2020 Session of the General Assembly. Of this amount, $500,000 is to be used by the Department to establish a Food Access Coordinator to support improving health food access for communities with limited access to fresh locally grown products, and to increase the number of SNAP retailers participating in the Virginia Fresh Match Incentive Program."

Explanation

(This amendment provides $5.8 million the first year from the general fund for VDACS to establish and operate the Virginia Food Access Investment Program pursuant to House Bill 1509. The bill would authorize VDACS to identify eligible food access projects and provide grants for the construction, rehabilitation, equipment upgrades, or expansion of grocery stores, small food retailers, and innovative food retail projects, defined in the bill, in underserved communities. Of the amounts provided, $500,000 is provided for the agency to create a Food Access Coordinator position, to support improving healthy food access for communities with limited access to fresh locally grown products.)

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