A3.53M USDA赠款支持阿巴拉契亚的56家食品企业,尽管削减了方案,但仍促进了当地食品系统。 A $3.53M USDA grant supports 56 food businesses across Appalachia, boosting local food systems despite program cuts.

阿巴拉契亚地区食品商业中心最后一轮赠款353万美元,用于支持阿巴拉契亚七个州,包括俄亥俄州12个州的56个食品企业,以加强地方食品系统。 A $3.53 million USDA grant, the final round for the Appalachia Regional Food Business Center, is supporting 56 food businesses across seven Appalachian states, including 12 in Ohio, to strengthen local food systems. 基金正在帮助小生产者建立加工设施,扩大市场准入,并像邻里农场站和韩国-亚巴拉西亚食品企业那样发起创业。 Funds are helping small producers build processing facilities, expand market access, and launch ventures like a neighborhood farm stop and a Korean-Appalachian food business. 尽管特朗普政府实行冻结,并计划到2028年结束该方案,赠款仍予保留,接受者直到2026年5月才动用资金并获得技术支助。 Despite a Trump administration freeze and plans to end the program by 2028, the grants were preserved, with recipients having until May 2026 to spend funds and receive technical support. 该倡议于2023年启动,旨在应对大规模粮食系统后的挑战,增强了区域粮食复原力、创造就业机会和可持续性。 The initiative, launched in 2023 to address post-pandemic food system challenges, has boosted regional food resilience, job creation, and sustainability.