The University of Alabama at Birmingham has received a grant for $60,000 from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, as part of the VISTA program’s food security initiative. The grant, which is part of AmeriCorps’ historic $1 billion American Rescue Plan investment, allows UAB to expand its reach and provide food security resources and access across the Birmingham metro area and the surrounding region.
Launched in 2020, the food security initiative is a comprehensive and collaborative approach to ending hunger. AmeriCorps awarded more than $2 million in grants to eight organizations — including UAB — addressing the impact of hunger in multiple states in the time of COVID-19, with Alabama receiving funds to build the capacity of community-serving agencies in the Birmingham metro area and the Black Belt region.
- UAB News
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