Healthy Oklahomans Nutrition Alliance Inc.

Healthy Oklahomans Nutrition Alliance Inc. Healthy Oklahomans Nutrition Alliance Division is a corporate entity registered as a woman-owned, non-profit organization that provides goods and services to the federal government through grant programs focused on agriculture, food systems, nutrition, and outreach to socially disadvantaged groups.

Through prime federal grant awards, Healthy Oklahomans Nutrition Alliance Inc. has received funding to stand up an online market pilot to incubate Oklahoma's first local food hub, simplify procurement processes between producers, institutions, and distributors, and strengthen the state's local food system. This $626,623 project grant was awarded in September 2022 by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. Additionally, the Alliance received a $749,998 USDA project grant in September 2022 under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers program. This will engage and assist Hmong, Burmese, and Afghan immigrant groups in Oklahoma City to build agricultural networks, link them to federal and state agriculture service providers, and support their equitable participation in agriculture and USDA programs through September 2025. The Alliance also received a $20,000 USDA project grant in January 2022 to cover COVID-19 response costs incurred by food system entities like processors, distributors, farmers markets, and producers. As a sub recipient, Healthy Oklahomans Nutrition Alliance Inc. will develop training modules and workshops to build capacity among Oklahoma agricultural producers focused on business planning, market access, and direct selling.