Chief Patron: McClellan
Virginia Food Access Investment Fund
Item 95 #1s
Item 95 #1s | First Year - FY2021 | Second Year - FY2022 | |
| Agriculture and Forestry |
| Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services | FY2021 $3,000,000 | FY2022 $3,000,000 | GF |
| FY2021 1.00 | FY2022 1.00 | FTE |
Language
Page 85, line 12, strike "$5,042,932" and insert "$8,042,932".
Page 85, line 12, strike "$5,042,932" and insert "$8,042,932".
Page 85, following line 16, insert:
"A. Out of the amounts in this Item, $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to establish the Virginia Food Access Investment Fund and to create and support a Food Access Coordinator at the Department. Through a selected CDFI, the Fund shall provide loans and funding for the construction, rehabilitation, equipment upgrades, or expansion of grocery stores, small food retailers, and innovative small food retail projects in under-served communities. Out of this amount, $500,000 each year 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, and to increase the amount of SNAP retailers who participate in the Virginia Fresh Match Incentive Program. The position will also coordinate with food access stakeholders and urban agricultural producers to expand awareness and access to Virginia Grown branding and products."
Explanation
(This amendment provides $3.0 million GF in each year to establish the Virginia Food Access Investment Fund and Food Access Coordinator position at the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.)