(B) describe the means by which an activ-
ity identified under subparagraph (A) will re-
duce hunger in the community of the eligible 
entity; 
(C) list any partner organizations of the el-
igible entity that will participate in an activity 
funded by the grant; 
(D) describe any agreement between a 
partner organization and the eligible entity nec-
essary to carry out an activity funded by the 
grant; and 
(E) if an assessment described in sub-
section (d)(1) has been performed, include— 
(i) a summary of that assessment; 
and 
(ii) information regarding the means 
by which the grant will help reduce hunger 
in the community of the eligible entity. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities that— 
(A) demonstrate in the application of the 
eligible entity that the eligible entity makes col-
laborative efforts to reduce hunger in the com-
munity of the eligible entity; and 
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(B)(i) serve a predominantly rural and 
geographically underserved area; 
(ii) serve communities in which the rates of 
food insecurity, hunger, poverty, or unemploy-
ment are demonstrably higher than national av-
erage rates; 
(iii) provide evidence of long-term efforts 
to reduce hunger in the community; 
(iv) provide evidence of public support for 
the efforts of the eligible entity; or 
(v) demonstrate in the application of the 
eligible entity a commitment to achieving more 
than 1 hunger-free communities goal. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT OF HUNGER IN THE COMMU-
NITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity in a 
community that has not performed an assess-
ment described in subparagraph (B) may use a 
grant received under this section to perform the 
assessment for the community. 
(B) ASSESSMENT.—The assessment re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) shall include— 
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(i) an analysis of the problem of hun-
ger in the community served by the eligible 
entity; 
(ii) an evaluation of any facility and 
any equipment used to achieve a hunger- 
free communities goal in the community; 
(iii) an analysis of the effectiveness 
and extent of service of existing nutrition 
programs and emergency feeding organiza-
tions; and 
(iv) a plan to achieve any other hun-
ger-free communities goal in the commu-
nity. 
(2) ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity in a com-
munity that has submitted an assessment to the 
Secretary shall use a grant received under this sec-
tion for any fiscal year for activities of the eligible 
entity, including— 
(A) meeting the immediate needs of people 
in the community served by the eligible entity 
who experience hunger by— 
(i) distributing food; 
(ii) providing community outreach; or 
(iii) improving access to food as part 
of a comprehensive service; 
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(B) developing new resources and strate-
gies to help reduce hunger in the community; 
(C) establishing a program to achieve a 
hunger-free communities goal in the commu-
nity, including— 
(i) a program to prevent, monitor, and 
treat children in the community experi-
encing hunger or poor nutrition; or 
(ii) a program to provide information 
to people in the community on hunger, do-
mestic hunger goals, and hunger-free com-
munities goals; and 
(D) establishing a program to provide food 
and nutrition services as part of a coordinated 
community-based comprehensive service. 
SEC. 122. HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITIES INFRASTRUCTURE 
GRANTS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means an emergency feed-
ing organization (as defined in section 201A(4) of the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
7501(4))). 
(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use not 
more than 40 percent of any funds made available 
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under section 125 to make grants to eligible entities 
to pay the Federal share of the costs of an activity 
described in subsection (d). 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out an activity under this sec-
tion shall not exceed 80 percent. 
(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 
this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at the time and in the man-
ner and accompanied by any information the Sec-
retary may require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) identify any activity described in sub-
section (d) that the grant will be used to fund; 
and 
(B) describe the means by which an activ-
ity identified under subparagraph (A) will re-
duce hunger in the community of the eligible 
entity. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities the applications of which demonstrate 2 or 
more of the following: 
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