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HFFI Food Access and Retail Expansion (FARE) Fund is sponsored by Reinvestment Fund (administered in partnership with USDA Rural Development). The HFFI FARE Fund 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.
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2026 FARE Fund | America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative 2026 FARE Fund | America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative 2026 FARE FUND GRANTS & TA 2026 FARE Fund Grants & TA 2026 Partnerships Program The HFFI Food Access and Retail Expansion Fund (HFFI FARE Fund) is a program under America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative, a program of USDA Rural Development.
Through the 2026 HFFI FARE Fund Grant and Technical Assistance funding cycle, at least $5,250,000 is available for planning and implementation Grants and at least $1,000,000 is available for Technical Assistance to eligible food retail and post-harvest food retail supply chain projects across the country. For the full program description, eligibility requirements and application process, please read the Request for Applications (RFA).
Read the Request for Applications (RFA) 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.
Individuals are not eligible to apply to this opportunity. The full RFA outlines all eligibility requirements of the program.
More information on location eligibility can be found at the following link: Grants from $20,000 – $250,000 for planning and implementation projects Technical Assistance up to $75,000 per project for early-stage planning, predevelopment, and business assistance contractual soft costs Please see the RFA for a full explanation of eligible uses of funds for each funding type.
Reinvestment Fund hosted an informational webinar at 2:30 PM ET on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 to provide potential applicants with an overview of the RFA, the application processes, information on how to navigate the online submission process, and to answer questions about the program.
To view the webinar recording and slides, please use the links below: COMMUNITY CONNECTORS FUNDING INQUIRY SUPPORT: HFFI Community Connectors are the first line of support for applicants interested in HFFI financial and technical assistance. To get started, take the Community Connector’s screening quiz to see if your project might be eligible.
This screening tool includes a few high-level eligibility questions to ask yourself before reaching out to the Community Connectors for support or submitting a Funding Inquiry. An official eligibility determination will be made following submission of a Funding Inquiry in SmartSimple and review by Program Staff. Once you’ve completed the quiz, reach out to our Community Connectors at CommunityConnector@investinginfood.
com for help with understanding eligibility, what makes a strong HFFI project, the Funding Inquiry process, and more. In your email inquiry, please include your ‘ORGANIZATION NAME and STATE’ in the subject line. For example, “Reinvestment Fund, Pennsylvania”.
Please note that Community Connectors cannot provide grant writing support. Organizations interested in the HFFI FARE Fund Grant and Technical Assistance funding cycle should review the full Request for Applications prior to applying. The first step in the application process is submitting a Funding Inquiry through Reinvestment Fund’s application portal SmartSimple at reinvestmentfund.
smartsimple. com . Funding Inquiries will be screened for eligibility and if deemed eligible, the applicant will be invited to complete a full application.
Full applications cannot be submitted without an invitation. Funding Inquiries are due no later than 11:59 PM ET, July 31, 2026. Applicants will be contacted via an email from SmartSimple with an eligibility determination by September 4, 2026 once their Funding Inquiry Form has been reviewed.
If eligible, applicants will also receive an invitation to submit a full application. If invited to submit, full applications are due no later than 11:59 PM ET, October 30, 2026. Award notifications will be made no earlier than January 2027.
Descargar la solicitud de propuestas Online Grants Portal (SmartSimple) Registration Guide 2024-2025 HFFI FARE Fund Awardees
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: For-profit business enterprises (including corporations, LLCs, sole proprietors), cooperatively owned businesses, tax-exempt nonprofit corporations, institutions of higher education, state and local government and gover…. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $250,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was July 31, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
HFFI Food Access and Retail Expansion (FARE) Fund is funded by Reinvestment Fund (administered in partnership with USDA Rural Development). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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HFFI Food Access and Retail Expansion (FARE) Fund is a grant from America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative and The Reinvestment Fund that funds food retailers, co-ops, and food access organizations expanding healthy food availability in underserved communities across the United States. The FARE Fund provides capital and grants to support new or expanded grocery stores, farmers markets, mobile markets, and community food enterprises in low-income, low-access areas. Eligible applicants include food retailers, nonprofits, and community development organizations with projects that demonstrably improve access to healthy food for low-income populations. The program also offers technical assistance to applicants alongside capital financing.
America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) Food Access and Retail Expansion (FARE) Fund Grants and Technical Assistance is sponsored by USDA Rural Development, administered by Reinvestment Fund. This program provides grants and technical assistance to eligible fresh, healthy food retailers and food retail supply chain enterprises that improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas.
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