Organizations involved in food recovery activities in Montgomery County are invited to apply for one-time grant funding to start, enhance and advance food recovery activities.
Food recovery is the practice of safely retrieving edible food that would otherwise go to waste and distributing it to those in need.
The grants -- ranging from $500 to $9,999 -- will be provided for Fiscal Year 2014 to enhance the work of the Food Recovery Work Group established in October 2012 by the County Council to develop and implement a food recovery system in Montgomery County.
Organizations can receive an email application form and return it to food.recovery@montgomerycountymd.gov. Applications can also be submitted in person to Licensure & Regulatory Services, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, 255 Rockville Pike, 1st floor, Rockville.
Applications must be received no later than Tuesday, December 3 at 4 p.m.
According to studies, Americans waste more than 40 percent of the food produced for consumption, costing nearly $100 billion a year.
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