$18 Million in Relief Grants Awarded to Farms, Food Processors and Producers, Food Banks and Pantries

MAINE GOVERNMENT NEWS • January 19, 2021

The Mills Administration has awarded $18 Million in CARES Act Relief Grants to 609 Farms, Food Processors and Producers, Food Banks and Pantries:
• $17.3 million from the Agriculture and Food Processing Infrastructure Reimbursement Program to 437 farms and processors
• $247,000 from the E-commerce Reimbursement Programto 84 farmers
• $621,000 from the Food Security Network Reimbursement Program to 88 food banks and pantries