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Find similar grantsHFFI Planning Grant Program is sponsored by America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative (Reinvestment Fund). This planning grant program supports early-stage planning and development of projects aiming to strengthen, expand, and innovate within the food retail supply chain, particularly those improving access to staple and perishable foods.
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2024 Planning Grant Program | America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative 2024 Planning Grant Program | America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative 2024 Planning Grant Program 2024 Planning Grant Program 2023 Partnerships Program In November 2024, Reinvestment Fund awarded $5.
8 million in grant funding for the HFFI Planning Grant Program to support food retail and food retail supply chain projects in rural, urban, and Tribal communities across 28 states and Washington D. C. Learn more about the HFFI Planning Grant Program awardees: HFFI 2024 Planning Grant Program Award Book The HFFI Planning Grant Program is a new grant program under the expanded America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative.
A planning grant aims to transform an idea into an actionable plan and support access to the resources needed to advance towards implementation.
Applicants will be expected to identify and implement planning activities that include (but are not limited to): Assessing the community to be served Evaluating site locations Architectural design or other site planning Evaluating and/or selecting a feasible business model Establishing and training a project team and/or project lead Solidifying community partnerships Vetting and selecting a prospective developer, general manager, or retail operator Development of a business plan and/or operating financials Assessing capital funding needs Conducting community engagement activities that will support the development of a business model that is inclusive of relevant stakeholder communities, targeted beneficiaries, and affected populations The program could assist a variety of organizations, business models, and planning needs of ventures that seek to process, distribute, aggregate, market, and sell healthy, fresh, and affordable foods to underserved communities and markets.
All applicants must be working towards improving food access for underserved communities through food retail.
Eligible applicant entities include 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.
Individuals are not eligible to apply to this opportunity. At least $6,000,000 is available for grants for the 2024 HFFI Planning Grant Program. Grant awards will be between $10,000 – $150,000.
The program will support early stage planning and development of projects aiming to strengthen, expand, and innovate within the food retail supply chain. Applicants must demonstrate how the business model(s) they are planning will contribute to food access through the availability of Staple and Perishable Foods for retail sale.
Grant uses could include (but are not limited to): Community Engagement: consumer/community engagement support and activities, governance support & activities, community food assessments Construction predevelopment: site location analysis, appraisals, architectural or design assistance, and soft costs that will indirectly support the acquisition and/or pre-construction preparation of land such as legal support, permitting, fees, and environmental/energy assessments Other capital needs: including one-time investments into capital needs for the planning and development of a business model’s operations such as capital campaign planning, or development of technology (i.e. build out of a website) that will operationalize the next phase of the project Grants may not be used for brick and mortar facility development.
For a detailed description of the program and eligibility criteria, please read the Request for Applications (RFA). HFFI 2024 Planning Grant Program Fact Sheet HFFI 2024 Planning Grant Program Informational Webinar Recording HFFI 2024 Planning Grant Program Informational Webinar Slides Online Grants Portal (SmartSimple) Registration Guide
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Operators of healthy food businesses including retail food stores, farmers markets, food coops and other healthy food production or distribution activities. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $10,000 - $150,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
HFFI Planning Grant Program is funded by America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative (Reinvestment Fund). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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