The Food Policy Council of Buffalo and Erie County (FPC) Food Systems Excellence Awards Program recognizes exceptional projects carried out by municipalities, institutions, non-profit organizations, and individuals in Erie County that are likely to have a significant and lasting positive impact on the local food system. The program is designed to showcase and promote projects that can be replicated in communities across Erie County and beyond.
If you represent a municipality, institution, non-profit organization, or individual in Erie County that has recently (2023 or after) completed a project that has food system benefits, we invite you to submit a nomination for consideration in the 2026 Food Systems Excellence Awards Program. Projects in the areas of food access, emergency food, local food, health and nutrition, urban agriculture, rural agriculture, education, or any other related subject are eligible.
Award applications are due by Friday, July 10, 2026.
Applications are evaluated by a panel of reviewers from the FPC, with awards presented at a Food Systems Resource Fair event to be held in late September. If your submission is selected, you will be notified via email by August 5, 2026. Please address any questions to Sarah Gatti at sarah.gatti@erie.gov.
The FPC is an advisory sub-commission of the Erie County Board of Health. It advocates for an equitable, sustainable, and resilient local food system by advising policymakers and connecting community stakeholders.
Food Policy Council of Buffalo and Erie County: erie.gov/fpc