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« Legislative News $20 Million Available Through Home-Delivered Meal Grant Program
By Paul Emerson
TAC Legislative Staff
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is now accepting applications for its Texans Feeding Texans: Home Delivered Meal Grant Program (HDM). During the 2010-11 biennium, about $20 million will be made available in grant funding to eligible organizations supported by local county governments.
Texans Feeding Texans has grown in popularity during the past two years to become an extremely successful program. The program started in 2008 by awarding grants to 95 out of 98 applicants. In 2009, the number of applicants almost doubled from the previous year; 194 applied and TDA awarded grants to 182 of those organizations.
This year, it is TDA’s goal to provide a grant to at least one organization in every county.
The information below includes a list of important dates and additional information about the HDM program.
Important Dates
Applications accepted for the 2010 grant year beginning Sept. 1, 2009.
Application must be postmarked by Nov. 1, 2009.
Grants will be awarded by Feb. 1, 2010.
Role of the Counties
Counties can bring TDA dollars to their communities by making qualifying grants to nonprofit meal providers.
Program Overview — Key Factors:
Funding is based on last year’s eligible meal numbers.
Purpose is to expand and supplement the organizations’ total meals.
Funds are to be used during the grant period, not for previous expenses.
Allowable Expenditures
Employee compensation Food and preparation cost
Operational expenses
Packaging
Transportation
Travel
Rental costs
For more information about the HDM program, please visit www.TexasAgriculture.gov or contact Paul Emerson at (800) 456-5974 or paule@county.org.
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