Healthy Food Financing Initiative (10.872)
Healthy Food Financing Initiative (Assistance Listing 10.872) is run by the Rural Business Cooperative Service, part of the Department of Agriculture. It awarded $170 million in 10 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $17.0 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $3.4 million. Half of the 10 awards fell between $1.6 million and $15.5 million, and they ranged from $1,217 to $95.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$170 million
- Grant awards10
- Typical award$3.4 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Size rank650 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceGrant
Key findings
- It is the 650th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- Awards went to recipients in 1 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
An applicant must be a Community Development Financial Institutions (CFDI) certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Department CDFI Fund. The applicant must have been in existence as of February 7, 2014 and still be in existence at the time of application.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The National Fund Manager will provide grant funding and technical assistance. Grant funds will be available to beneficiaries to overcome the higher costs and initial barriers to entry in underserved urban, suburban, and rural areas. This flexible program will support innovations in fresh food retail and can assist retailers with a variety of aspects of store development and renovation processes, including predevelopment costs, energy efficiency upgrades, employee training, and security improvements aimed at providing a safe and welcoming shopping environment. All projects must accept, or plan to accept, Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Technical assistance will be provided to selected projects for managerial, financial, or operational consultation, as well as for marketing and feasibility studies.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Deadlines do not apply
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Range of $500,000 to $5,000,000 with the average award of $3,500,000.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Healthy Food Financing Initiative (10.872) awarded $170 million across 10 grant awards, an average of $17.0 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Reinvestment Fund, Inc. | Pennsylvania | 10 | $170 million |
Who usually wins
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 10 | $170 million | 100% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 10 | $170 million |