# Healthy Food Financing Initiative (10.872)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/10-872-healthy-food-financing-initiative/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Healthy Food Financing Initiative is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $170 million in 10 grants, about $17.0 million per award.

## Objectives

The Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) is an inter-Department initiative that is carried out by the U.S. Treasury through its CDFI fund, Health and Human Services’ Community Economic Development Program, and USDA’s Rural Development. The purpose of the program is to improve access to affordable, healthy foods in urban and rural areas, particularly those areas composed predominantly of lower income neighborhoods and communities. RD provides financial assistance to a National Fund Manager, who administers a grant program and provides technical assistance.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $3.3 million | 1 |
| 2022 | $161 million | 7 |
| 2023 | $5.8 million | 1 |
| 2024 | $500,000 | 1 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Reinvestment Fund, Inc. | Pennsylvania | $170 million |