Second Harvest Food Bank Receives Grant

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is awarding $74 million in grants to improve health care facilities in rural towns across the country.

Tennessee State Director Arlisa Armstrong said the investments will include $4 million for six rural health care and community support organizations to help more than 89,700 rural Tennesseans living in socially vulnerable communities.

This will help Camden’s Second Harvest Food Bank as Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee Inc. will use a $346,200 grant to purchase supplies and assist in operating costs.

The project will allow Second Harvest of Middle Tennessee to cover the additional costs associated with safety protocol measures and assist in the increase in operating costs and equipment.