Budget Amendment ID: FY2023-S4-87

ENV 87

Food Security Infrastructure Grants

Ms. Rausch, Ms. Comerford, Ms. Gobi, Mr. Tarr, Ms. DiZoglio, Ms. Moran, Messrs. Velis and Hinds, Ms. Lovely and Messrs. Pacheco, Gomez, O'Connor and Timilty moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 2511-0100, by inserting the following words:- "provided further, that not less than $30,000,000 shall be expended for the Food Security Infrastructure Grant program; provided further, that $25,000,000 of funds expended for Food Security Infrastructure Grants shall be expended for for-profit enterprises, with priority given to farms, and that $5,000,000 of funds expended for Food Security Infrastructure Grants shall be expended for nonprofit entities, with priority given to proposals focused on systemic solutions to food insecurity;"

and by striking out the figure “$9,026,960” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- "$39,026,960".