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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Healthy Food Access, Child/Youth Health, Nutrition, Food Deserts, Low-Income Communities, SNAP
Deadline: July 31, 2026
“The purpose of HFFI is to support food supply chain resiliency, improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas, create and preserve quality jobs, and revitalize low-income communities by providing financial and technical assistance, either directly or through other partners and intermediaries, to eligible fresh, healthy food retailers and food retail supply chain enterprises to overcome the higher costs and initial barriers to entry in underserved areas… Grants are available for both planning stage and implementation ready projects that have a site identified and/or established site control, completed feasibility tasks, and have a timeline for opening. Technical Assistance is available for early-stage planning, predevelopment, and business assistance contractual soft costs. The HFFI FARE Fund will fund projects that create or expand the following types of business models:
- SNAP Authorized food retailers located in eligible underserved areas that will sell an assortment of Staple and Perishable foods directly to consumers
- Post-harvest food retail supply chain enterprises that will distribute Staple and Perishable foods to SNAP authorized food retailers located in eligible underserved areas
Applicants must demonstrate how their proposed project will contribute to food access through the availability of an assortment of both Staple and Perishable Foods for retail sale at SNAP authorized retailers in eligible underserved areas.”
Funder: USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Eligibility: “For-profit business enterprises (including a corporation, limited liability company, sole proprietor, public benefit corporation); Cooperatively owned businesses; Tax-exempt nonprofit corporations; Institutions of higher education; State and local governments and governmental agencies, authorities, commissions, and food policy councils; Tribal governments and tribal governmental agencies, authorities, and food policy councils.”
Amount: $20,000 – $250,000
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