The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has announced new grant availability for non-profit organizations helping to fight hunger in Pennsylvania.

Grants up to $50,000 are available to non-profits which partner with food retailers/wholesalers to make food available to the public are eligible for grants up to $50,000 through the Food Recovery Infrastructure Grant program.  

“Preserving fresh food and preventing it from going landfills is vital to fighting hunger in Pennsylvania,” said DEP Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley, speaking at the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. “The Food Recovery Infrastructure Grant helps put food where it belongs – in people, not in landfills.”

The Food Recovery Infrastructure Grants can be awarded to reimburse the cost of equipment like refrigerators, freezers, refrigerated and non-refrigerated vehicles, stoves, and microwaves to store, transport, or prepare foods to ensure that they can be redistributed to the public.

Applications will be accepted beginning on October 12. Interested applicants must have a pre-application meeting with their local DEP Regional Recycling Coordinator prior to submitting their applications. 

Grant applications must be submitted through the Electronic Single Application web site at https://grants.pa.gov/. Applications must be received by February 28 to be eligible for funding. 

For more information, visit the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s website.

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