The America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) is offering $20,000-$200,000 grant awards. The funding aims to improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas. The Working on Wellness Environments team can provide basic grant writing technical assistance to anyone interested in applying!
There are 2 parts to the application.
- First phase: submit a Letter of Interest by Tuesday, December 7, 2021
- Second phase: eligible applications submit a full application
More information is online, including a links to the request for application, eligibility, submitting Letters of Interest online (look for “Apply Now” button), frequently asked questions, and more.
Reinvestment Fund, in its capacity as National Fund Manager for the Healthy Food Financing Initiative at USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service, requests applications for America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative Targeted Small Grants Program for 2021. At least $4 million is available for grants for innovative fresh food retail and food system enterprises that seek to improve access to healthy food in underserved areas. Grant awards may be from $20,000 – $200,000. Eligible applicants include for-profit, nonprofit, and cooperatively owned businesses, institutions of higher education, state and local governments and tribal governments. LOI Due: December 7.