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Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) is sponsored by USDA Rural Development, administered by Reinvestment Fund. HFFI offers grants and technical assistance to food retail and food system enterprises that aim to improve access to healthy food in underserved areas. This program supports projects that overcome the higher costs and initial barriers to serving low-access areas.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible organizations working to plan or develop a food retail outlet or food supply chain business model that will improve access to staple and perishable foods in underserved areas through SNAP eligible food retailers. Underserved areas include USDA's 2019 Low Income Low Access census tracts and adjacent census tracts with median family incomes less than or equal to 120 percent of area median family income. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) is funded by USDA Rural Development, administered by Reinvestment Fund. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) Food Access and Retail Expansion (FARE) Fund is sponsored by USDA Rural Development, administered by Reinvestment Fund. This program offers grant funding for planning, implementation, and technical assistance projects related to food retail supply chain resiliency, access to healthy foods, employment, and low-income community revitalization. It provides one-time investments of capital to address barriers to entry in the food retail or food enterprise fields for rural and other underserved areas, supporting food retail and enterprises within the post-harvest food retail supply chain.
America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) is a grant from USDA Rural Development administered by Reinvestment Fund that funds food retail projects and food supply chain businesses improving access to healthy food in underserved areas across the United States. The HFFI Food Access and Retail Expansion Fund provides $16.5 million to support food retail and supply chain projects, offering grants up to $250,000 and loans up to $3,000,000. Eligible applicants are organizations planning or developing food retail outlets or food supply chain business models that will improve SNAP-eligible food access in underserved communities.
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