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...
The Reinvestment Fund, Inc. was awarded a $1,377,652 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service on July 11, 2022 to support the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) program. With a completion date of July 11, 2024, this award will allow The Reinvestment Fund to improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas of Pennsylvania through the creation and preservation of quality jobs and revitalization efforts in low-income communities. As the objective of the...
This federal Project Grant award of $3,800,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program (CFDA 21.020) to The Reinvestment Fund, Inc., a non-profit community development corporation and certified CDFI. The purpose of the award is to provide supplemental funding to CDFI Financial Assistance (FA) and Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA FA) award recipients, enabling them to offer financing activities that support...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,350,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program (CFDA 21.020) to Enterprise Community Loan Fund Inc., a non-profit community development financial institution. The purpose of the grant is to provide supplemental funding to the awardee, a certified CDFI, to offer financing activities that support healthy food retail outlets and non-retail outlets in underserved areas. The planned...
This federal Project Grant award of $6,659,950.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (CFDA 10.582). The funding will support the Pennsylvania Department of Education in delivering free fresh fruits and vegetables to economically disadvantaged elementary schools across the state. The program aims to improve nutrition and eating habits among young students by increasing their exposure and access to healthy...
The Healthy Food Project of Johnstown-Cambria will receive $561,602 under a Community Food Projects grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to expand the capacity of local healthy food growers and suppliers in Johnstown and Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The project aims to increase access to healthy foods for low-income consumers in the area through 2026. As intended by the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program, this funding will support...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $649,996.00, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310). The grant, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, supports research to gain a better understanding of competitive strategies used by food retailers. The key objectives are to: 1) study how retailers compete in...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program, CFDA 21.020, provides $3,800,000.00 in supplemental funding to CDFI and Native American CDFI (NACA) award recipients. The purpose is to enable these certified CDFIs to provide financing activities that support healthy food retail outlets and healthy food non-retail outlets, in order to expand the availability of healthy foods in underserved areas. The planned...
This federal Project Grant award of $250,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant was awarded on September 5, 2024 to Heartland Corn Products, a small agricultural cooperative, to support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems. The grant funding will be used over a 2-year period ending on September 5, 2026 to develop...
This federal Project Grant award of $250,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant was awarded to Fairgrown Farm LLC, a for-profit limited liability company located in Hopewell, New Jersey, on September 27, 2024. The funding will support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems through activities that increase access to locally...