Urban Agriculture Grants Awarded to Promote Food Growth in Disadvantaged Communities

by Mid-Michigan Now Newsroom

June 9th, 2020

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., - – Eleven Southeast Michigan urban farming groups received $75,000 in funding from the Mahindra Automotive North America Urban Agriculture Grant Program this week.

The grants address COVID-19’s impact on locally available food supplies in inner-city areas.“We felt that concentrating our 2020 grant funds on strengthening the urban agriculture community’s ability to grow and distribute food to people in need was one of the ways we could be of the most help during the pandemic,” said Rick Haas, Mahindra Automotive North America’s President, and CEO.“

Now more than ever, we need to support Michigan’s urban farmers who are growing healthy food for their communities,” said U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow. “I applaud the commitment of Mahindra Automotive North America and all businesses and organizations who are strengthening urban farms in our state.”

I am confident,” Haas said, “that this year’s grant recipients will rise to—and meet—this new challenge and help improve the quality of life for hundreds, if not thousands, of people throughout this region. Mahindra Automotive North America is grateful and humbled to be able to support their heroic efforts.”

The eleven (11) groups receiving 2020 Mahindra Urban Agriculture Grants are:

Asbury Community Development Corporation (Flint) - $10,000

Burnside Farm (Detroit) - $2,000

Charles Drew Transition Center Horticultural Program (Detroit) - $10,000

Detroit Black Community Food Security Network-D-Town Farm (Detroit) - $15,000

Edible Flint (Flint) - $5,000

Greening of Detroit (Detroit ) - $5,000

Keep Growing Detroit (Detroit) - $15,000

Micah 6 (Pontiac) - $5,000

Mt. Olivet Neighborhood Watch (Detroit) - $2,000

Northend Christian CDC (Detroit) - $5,000

Yorkshire Woods Community Association (Detroit) - $1,000

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