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There are five new research grants.

The grant supports the centralized distributor of bulk items and fresh food in Skagit, Island, and Snohomish counties in Washington.

New grant programs include the Indigenous Animals Harvesting and Meat Processing Grant Program and the Local Meat Capacity Grant Program.

The grant was made possible in part from an endowing Foundation gift from Claxton Poultry Farms.

The investments support the Biden-Harris Administration’s Action Plan for a Fairer, More Competitive, and More Resilient Meat and Poultry Supply Chain, which dedicates resources to expand independent processing capacity.

The grant funds will be used to raise awareness of the significant expansion of the poultry industry in South Georgia and the correlating opportunities for well-prepared graduates.

The grant funds will be used to recruit students into Cleveland Community College’s new Applied Animal Science Technology associate in applied science degree program.

The “Every Child, Every Day” program leverages school pantries, after-school cafés and summer lunch when school-based nutrition is unavailable.

Kim Nechay, executive director of the Perdue Foundation, said Diakonia is a community resource that deserves funding from the foundation.