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Chapel Hill’s NPR affiliate reports:
The State Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services received a letter from the United States Department of Agriculture earlier this month stating it will no longer receive funding for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program. The nonprofit Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina is one of seven food banks that receives funding through federal programs like this one.
“Our portion of that would have been $2 million,” said Amy Beros, the nonprofit’s CEO. “But statewide, it’s an $11 million impact for the food banks across North Carolina. She said the $2 million in federal funds the nonprofit would have received would go directly to farmers for the purchase of fresh food that’s then distributed across the 34 counties they serve. Beros told WUNC there needs to be a call to action.
MSNBC reports:
The Trump administration recently denied a funding request from the city of Asheville, North Carolina, to help its recovery from Hurricane Helene, telling the city it must cut a program meant to aid female and minority contractors. The mayor said the city has cut the reference to the program and now expects the plan to win approval.
During the presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly used the devastation Helene wrought on North Carolina to spread lies and conspiracy theories about the Biden administration’s recovery efforts.
In a speech in January, Trump claimed he’d be “taking strong action to get North Carolina the support that you need to quickly recover and rebuild,” and he specifically named Asheville as “a great place, and we’re going to have it be a great place again.”
The cruelty and the racism is the point.
The @USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks — via @SharryseP of @WUNChttps://t.co/EFguwEhju4
— Dave Levinthal (@davelevinthal) March 15, 2025