Healthy foods financing initiative grants 2021/2022

The Reinvestment Fund, Inc. was awarded a $3.62 million Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on September 30, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The grant funding will support the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) program, which aims to improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas, create and preserve jobs, and revitalize low-income communities.

Under the award, The Reinvestment Fund will work to deliver these objectives by providing financing and technical assistance to support grocery stores, farmers markets, corner stores, and other healthy food retailers seeking to open or expand in low-income communities across Pennsylvania that currently lack access to affordable and nutritious options. The two-year grant period will allow the organization to leverage public and private resources to address food access barriers and stimulate economic development through increasing the availability of healthy foods for residents.