An Act relative to establishing a food justice frontline

This bill establishes the "food justice frontline" program to fund nonprofit organizations that create food security jobs for low-income residents in overburdened communities. It directs the Department of Transitional Assistance to award grants (up to $500,000) to nonprofits providing food production, distribution, or delivery jobs, requiring all grant funds be used for these jobs with wages calculated as 1/2,400 of the statewide per capita income. Overburdened communities are defined as census areas meeting specific environmental health thresholds and having median household incomes at or below 80% of the state average. The program also requires nonprofits to demonstrate plans for quickly creating jobs and prioritizes applications from groups serving these communities.