DuPage CountyWednesday, November 11
DuPage County is taking applications for a new $2 million food pantry grant
The Daily Naperville team
If you run a food pantry or help fund one, the DuPage County Board has opened applications for a new $2 million Challenge grant. It's for pantries and similar groups fighting food insecurity, and projects must benefit multiple organizations and pantries.
- Request: at least $250,000
- Cap: 50% of the project's total cost
- Pantries in DuPage: 83
Applications are due Dec. 18, and funding must be secured by the end of 2027
- Dec. 18Deadline to apply for a Challenge grant
- JanuaryApplicants past the first round present to the Human Services Committee
- Dec. 2027Applicants must have total project funding secured by the end of 2027
Source: Wheaton Patch
“The Challenge grant will spark collaboration among government, non-profits and philanthropic partners as they create solutions which will truly transform the food procurement and distribution system.”
Last year the county invested $4.8 million to address food insecurity, including $2.5 million for Loaves & Fishes Community Services. That group is building a new food distribution hub in Aurora and adding space for its CARES services in Naperville. Board member Grant Eckhoff voted against the grant, saying, “At best, this resolution is premature.”
The new $2 million grant follows $4.8 million in county food insecurity spending
Source: NCTV17
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| County spending last year | $4.8 million |
| Loaves & Fishes grant | $2.5 million |
| New Challenge grant | $2 million |
Sources: Wheaton Patch, NCTV17