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RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICES, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500,000 OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS, FOR THE FOOD SYSTEM POLICY DIVISION TO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOP A SERIES OF PLANS AND ACTIVITIES THAT WILL CREATE AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR URBAN AGRICULTURE, REDUCING BARRIERS TO ENTRY AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND IN WHICH ALL RESIDENTS WILL EQUITABLY BENEFIT FROM THE POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND SOCIOECONOMIC OUTCOMES.
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WHEREAS, across New Haven, 22% of the City's residents are food insecure, - with not enough food or money to buy food - much higher than the Connecticut rate of 12% and national rate of 13%; and
WHEREAS, in two recent studies in New Haven - DataHaven's Wellbeing Survey and CARE's New Haven Health Survey - food insecurity impacts 1 in 3 adults in the City's lowest income neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, urban agriculture has the potential to increase food access and food security, improve health, generate income, build skills, enhance community development, and develop connections to broader efforts to address structural causes of inequities; and
WHEREAS, the City of New Haven's Food System Policy Division since its creation has partnered extensively with relevant community organizations regarding urban agriculture and food access initiatives across the City of New Haven.
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service's newly established Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production is offering funding through its FY 2020 Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production (UAIP) Competitive
Grants Program to assist eligible entities with projects that support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production, specifically providing funding to support...
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