Biden-Harris Administration announces Investments in Urban Agriculture, Food and Market Access through President Biden's Investing in America Agenda

PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 21 - The Biden-Harris Administration announced a series of investments that will increase market access and revenue streams for producers while strengthening the food system and giving consumers better access to locally grown foods and healthier choices

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small made the announcement in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as officials from the Biden-Harris Administration travel across the country to demonstrate how President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is delivering results and creating transformative new economic opportunities for families and businesses.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced 17 new Urban Service Centers and ten new urban county committees, as well as approximately $10.7 million in investments for the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program and an expansion of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative, including, approximately $30 million in funding availability for the new Local and Regional Healthy Food Financing Partnerships Initiative.

“Through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, we are growing local economies and building resilient communities, whether rural or urban, in every corner across the country,” said Secretary Vilsack. “The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to supporting urban communities through increased market opportunities for small and mid-sized producers, strengthening the food system nationally and locally, and investing in urban agricultural operations. These steps will allow families and farmers alike to benefit from healthier food produced closer to home.”

Together, these announcements highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda and Bidenomics strategy to grow local economies from the middle out and bottom-up and create more resilient and healthier communities across the country. In addition, the HFFI Partnerships Program and Farm to School Program investments support the Biden–Harris Administration’s National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.