Tag: U.S. Department of Agriculture
R.I. receives $259K USDA grant for Farm to School Network
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management was awarded $259,380 Tuesday from U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm to School Grants program to help...
JWU, URI receive $270K federal research grant to explore challenges with...
PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island and Johnson & Wales University announced late Monday that they received a $270,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...
R.I. seafood industry getting nearly $400K in aid
PROVIDENCE – Nearly $400,000 in federal funding is on the way to help Rhode Island’s seafood industry recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the state's...
Rhode Island reemerging as food leader
Our state is reemerging as a leading light in food.
Recently, celebrity food personality Alton Brown called Providence a “badass food town” during a publicity...
A plan to squash food insecurity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture in October is set to permanently increase the value of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by 25% above pre-pandemic...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, June 2021
1. RIDE, R.I. Department of Human Services announce Summer P-EBT benefits POSTED ONLINE: JULY 6. The R.I. Department of Education and the R.I. Department...
President Joe Biden extends eviction and foreclosure moratoriums
PROVIDENCE – In his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders, including one that extends an existing moratorium...
R.I. Food Bank’s hunger report: Hunger insecurity in state reaches record...
PROVIDENCE – About one in four households in Rhode Island lacks adequate food and underlying medical conditions that increase the risk of severe illness...
DEM awards $130K to boost specialty crops
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management announced $130,008 in farm viability grants to four organizations on Monday.
The funds come from the US....
R.I. oyster farmers to get $1.7M from feds
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s oyster farmers are due to receive $1.7 million in federal assistance to restore oyster reefs and create new habitats on...
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