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Final Food Justice Fund recipients chosen.

Written by Amy Whipple

  • Council affirmed the distribution of the remaining $1.5 million in the Food Justice Fund. Below are total grant distributions by district; individual grants are capped at $75,000:
  • District 1 (Councilmember Wilson): $77,682
  • District 2 (Councilmember Kail-Smith): $135,000
  • District 3 (Councilmember Charland): $122,681
  • District 4 (Councilmember Coghill): $75,000
  • District 5 (Councilmember Warwick): $180,800
  • District 6 (Council President Lavelle): $105,634
  • District 7 (Councilmember Gross): $28,579
  • District 8 (Councilmember Strassburger): $18,470
  • District 9 (Councilmember Mosley): $393,753
  • Multiple districts: $152,764
  • Citywide: $209,645
  • Uses of the money include distributing free food/meals, supporting community gardens and non-profit urban agriculture and job training or youth employment in fields related to the food system, among others.
  • The Fund was established by Council in 2023 with $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act money.
  • Nonprofit organization New Sun Rising manages and disperses the grants. The fund’s Governance Committee approves the final list of awardees based on New Sun Rising’s recommendations.
  • Parks and Recreation Director Vargas said they received 101 applications requesting in excess of $4 million. In choosing recipients, the Committee sought to represent a variety of neighborhoods as well as the size, scope, and scale of requesting organizations.

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Topics:
Public Health
Governments:
Pittsburgh City Council
Public meetings:
City Council · July 15, 2025
Sources:
Resolution 2025-2051 — amending Resolution No. 568 of 2024, which authorized the City of Pittsburgh to enter into an Agreement or Agreements…

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