Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI)

Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) is a federal program from the US Departments of HHS, Treasury, and USDA that provides grants, loans, and technical assistance to improve access to healthy food in underserved communities across the United States.

HFFI supports the development and expansion of healthy food retail and supply chain projects in low-income areas, awarding nearly $3 million in its first round to 14 food retail projects and $5. 8 million through its planning grant program. The initiative creates and preserves quality jobs while revitalizing low-income communities.

Eligible applicants include food retailers, developers, community development financial institutions, and local organizations working to expand healthy food access in underserved areas.

America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative | Reinvestment Fund America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative | Reinvestment Fund Stakeholder & Consultant Opportunities About the Healthy Food Financing Initiative Stakeholder & Consultant Opportunities Call for Application Reviewers Technical Assistance Providers All Americans deserve easy access to fresh and healthy food options.

America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative improves access to healthy food and expands economic opportunity in underserved areas. HFFI Food Access and Retail Expansion Fund grants nearly $3 million for round one to support 14 food retail and food retail supply chain projects Healthy Food Financing Initiative Awards $5.

8 Million Through Planning Grant Program America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) aims to build a more equitable food system that supports the health and economic vibrancy of all Americans. HFFI provides grants, loans, and technical assistance to improve access to healthy food in underserved areas, create and preserve quality jobs, and revitalize low-income communities.

HFFI supports the capacity of local and regional Healthy Food Financing Partnerships, and provides financial and technical assistance to eligible healthy food retailers and food enterprises to overcome the higher costs and initial barriers entry in areas with inequitable access.

LEARN MORE ABOUT HFFI FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES City Greens Market: Building Capacity, Community, and a More Sustainable Future For more than 17 years, City Greens Market has been a trusted neighborhood resource in St. Louis, Missouri.

Healthy Food Financing Initiative Awards Nearly $3 Million Through Food Access and Retail Expansion (FARE) Fund Grants Will Provide One-Time Investments to Projects Increasing Food Access in 14 Rural, Urban, and Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) Funding Improves Fresh Food Access through a Small Family-Owned Market with Tribal Roots The Tsabetsaye family improves the food landscape of a small rural desert community in New Mexico through made-from-scratch, chef-prepared meals, baked goods, tailored butcher-cut meat, and other Native American staples.

Major Market Inc. – Eat & Go , owned by the Tsabetsaye family, is one of the few Native-owned brick-and-mortar businesses in Zuni Pueblo, NM that provides fresh local food. Dorchester Food Co-op: Community Power and the Role of Healthy Food Financing In 2023, the Dorchester Food Co-op opened its doors in Boston’s largest and most diverse neighborhood, fulfilling a vision of more than a decade in the making.

We work with a variety of partners to make a difference in communities most in need of access to healthy food. Join us. About the Healthy Food Financing Initiative Any views, opinions, or recommendations expressed here are those of Reinvestment Fund and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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