Second Harvest Awarded Nearly $1.6 Million in ARPA Funds

Second Harvest Community Food Bank will be expanding some thanks to grant funding.

The Missouri Department of Economic Development says they awarded over 94 million dollars for 70 projects through the Community Revitalization Grant Program, funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

This program awards competitive grants to applicants, including municipalities, counties, and nonprofit organizations, to benefit households, communities, and small businesses affected by the pandemic.

That funding includes nearly one-point-six million dollars ($1,589,638) for Second Harvest to expand cold storage and add additional high docks to the facility at 915 Douglas Street.

They plan to increase warehouse capacity by 11,500 square feet and add two additional high docks, plus an agency pickup area to the North part of their existing property.

Second Harvest says even with the grant, “we are not finished with our fundraising efforts.”