Government Grant
Broader Public Sector Grant
The Broader Public Sector Grant Stream focuses on increasing the amount of Ontario food purchased by public institutions. Its goals are: to increase the amount of Ontario food products purchased by Ontario’s broader public sector, specifically municipal, colleges, university, school boards, and hospital foodservices; to enhance the capacity of the agri-food sector (farms, processors, distributors, and others) to access the broader public sector foodservice industry to highlight the availability and increase the purchases of local products.
- 4.5/5.0
- Ontario. Greenbelt
- All levels
- Last updated 3 years ago
- English
Description
The Broader Public Sector Grant Stream focuses on increasing the amount of Ontario food purchased by public institutions. Its goals are: to increase the amount of Ontario food products purchased by Ontario’s broader public sector, specifically municipal, colleges, university, school boards, and hospital foodservices; to enhance the capacity of the agri-food sector (farms, processors, distributors, and others) to access the broader public sector foodservice industry to highlight the availability and increase the purchases of local products.- There are five areas of focus, as outlined below: skills Development - Increase local food handling and preparation skills so that more institutions can create local food menus; organizational Change - Drive organizational change within institutions, distributors, and foodservice operators to make local food a priority; Value Chain Collaboration - Foster value chain collaboration to enable better communication and stronger relationships between our farmers, processors, distributors and institutions; Policy Change - Support changes to policies and practices that increase local food purchases and tracking by institutions; Innovation and Product Development - Facilitate innovation to find and/or develop local food products that meet the particular needs of our public institutions.