Federal Funding Loss

Montgomery County Commissioners presented an addition check of $500,000 to the Foodbank, Inc., increasing its support to the local nonprofit serving Montgomery, Greene and Preble Counties.

Guided by Mushrooms in Dayton received a $2,500 microgrant from the nonprofit Hall Hunger Initiative to supply mushrooms to House of Bread, a community kitchen offering free lunchtime meals.

Montgomery County Commissioners unanimously decided to redirect $1 million from the 2025 Economic Development/Government Equity fall funding cycle to support operations at The Foodbank, Inc., which serves Montgomery, Preble and Greene counties.

The grant came from a $7 billion pot of money designated for the Solar For All program. It aimed to subsidize the cost of residential solar installations, with a focus on lower-income households.

The bill signed into law on July 4 makes major cuts to the program that began in 1939 with the First Food Stamp Program. SNAP cuts will reduce the budget by $186 billion dollars over nine years.

The White House’s discretionary budget request has called to eliminate money for fair housing initiatives, a move that concerns fair housing organizations in Ohio.

Map the Meal Gap's 2023 data shows about a 1% increase in food insecurity in The Foodbank's coverage area around the Dayton region.

The Shagbark Seed and Mill in Athens used the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program for over two years. Now that funding is being cut by DOGE.

As the Trump administration continues to cut federal spending, the Shawnee Tribe fears a grant to preserve the Shawnee language could be cancelled. That’s because a delay in the money left the tribe expecting it not to come through at all.

The USDA cut a program that helps food banks source from local farmers. This leaves Ohio and Dayton-area food banks with less food access and leaves some farm suppliers without the source of revenue.

Second Harvest Food Bank and the Foodbank Inc. are just two food banks in Ohio who learned millions of dollars in food is no longer coming.

Tony Hall joins the International Peace Museum on Friday and Saturday for a fasting event, aimed at promoting peace and food justice