AgriNews reported on February 7, 2025

USDA grants support local food

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced $14.7 million in federal grant funding will be used to extend the state’s Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program beyond June 30.

The funding will be awarded to the existing providers announced in 2024.

LFPA was launched as the Illinois-Equitable Access Towards Sustainable Systems, or IL-EATS, program in 2022 by the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois Department of Human Services in a joint effort to transform the food system.