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Grant Could Help Poor Families Get Money for Food

Grant Could Help Poor Families Get Money for Food
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By The Associated Press
Mar. 03, 2015 | FRANKFORT, KY
By The Associated Press Mar. 03, 2015 | 05:53 AM | FRANKFORT, KY
Kentucky has received a $3.6 million grant that could help rural families with children get more money for food.

Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear said the grant would test giving families an extra transportation deduction to account for the long journeys rural families often have to get to a grocery store. Some research suggests families could receive an extra $50 per month in federal food benefits.

Kentucky is one of five states receiving $27 million in grant money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The project will begin in January 2016 and finish in September 2017. Only families with children 16 and younger can participate.

The project will focus on eastern Kentucky counties where family incomes are low. About 38 percent of families in eastern mountain counties receive federal food benefits.

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