纽约州拨款830万美元给59家食物银行：NY PLATES计划升级冷藏与配送设施，覆盖全州十个区域
纽约州州长 Kathy Hochul 10月26日在州府奥尔巴尼宣布，州政府通过「纽约本地基本食物供给」（NY PLATES）计划，向全州59家食物银行和紧急食物援助机构发放共830万美元资本补助，用于扩建食物仓储、改善配送并升级服务设施。受助机构覆盖纽约州全部10个区域经济发展区，既有服务多县的大型区域食物银行，也有直接服务社区居民的小型机构。
Hochul 说：「任何纽约人都不应为下一顿饭发愁。在华盛顿削减关键食物援助计划之际，纽约州站出来支持家庭每天依赖的这些机构。这笔投资将给食物银行和食物发放点所需的设备与基础设施，让它们触达更多人、减少食物浪费，确保全州家庭都能获得新鲜、营养的食物。」州宿舍管理局（DASNY）总裁兼首席执行官 Robert J. Rodriguez 表示，补助将帮助机构添置冷藏卡车、扩建冷库、翻新建筑和购置仓库设备；州卫生厅长 James McDonald 说，食物银行和紧急食物组织是全州各社区的基石。
按区域公布的主要项目包括：首府地区总额约99.3万美元，其中东北纽约区域食物银行获40万美元在 Latham 仓库安装新冷库并修缮屋顶；长岛地区约108.4万美元，Island Harvest 获约39.98万美元购置两辆冷藏厢式卡车；纽约市地区约227.2万美元，City Harvest 获约36.9万美元建设充电基础设施；五大湖以西的 Finger Lakes 地区约66万美元，Foodlink 获40万美元升级其罗切斯特配送中心。
NY PLATES 计划在州2027财年预算中获1,000万美元拨款，由 DASNY 与州卫生厅合作管理，申请期为2026年7月8日至8月20日，按项目需求、影响与可行性评审。州长办公室同时公布，2027财年预算共投入1.89亿美元食物援助资金，并提供3.95亿美元推行全民免费学校餐。
New York Awards $8.3 Million to 59 Food Banks Under NY PLATES Program
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced in Albany on October 26 that the state is awarding $8.3 million in capital grants to 59 food banks and emergency food assistance organizations through the New York Providing Local Access to Essential Sustenance (NY PLATES) program. The grants will help organizations expand food storage, improve distribution and upgrade facilities, and recipients span all 10 Regional Economic Development Council regions, from large regional food banks serving multiple counties to smaller community organizations.
'No New Yorker should have to worry about where their next meal is coming from,' Hochul said. 'As Washington cuts critical food assistance programs, New York is stepping up to help the organizations that families depend on every day. These investments will give food banks and pantries the equipment and infrastructure they need to reach more people, reduce food waste and ensure families across our state have access to fresh, nutritious food.' DASNY President and CEO Robert J. Rodriguez said the grants would fund practical improvements such as refrigerated trucks and expanded cold storage, and State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald called food banks cornerstones of local communities across the state.
Among the largest awards by region: the Capital Region received about $993,496 in total, including $400,000 for the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York to install new cooler and freezer facilities at its Latham warehouse; Long Island received about $1,084,480, including $399,820 for Island Harvest to buy two refrigerated box trucks; New York City received about $2,271,725, including $368,945 for City Harvest in Brooklyn; and the Finger Lakes region received about $659,691, including $400,000 for Foodlink's Rochester distribution center.
Governor Hochul secured $10 million for NY PLATES in the FY27 Enacted Budget. The competitive capital grant program is administered by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York in collaboration with the State Department of Health, and applications were accepted from July 8 through August 20, 2026. The governor's office said the FY27 budget invested $189 million in food assistance overall and $395 million for universal free school meals.
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图片来源：食物银行志愿者分装食品（资料图）。美国海岸警卫队 Sarah Foster 摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Food bank volunteers packing food (file photo). Photo by U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Sarah Foster, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
