U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Business Cooperative Service
Healthy Food Financing Initiative
Key facts
- Open now
- None right now
- Closed for this year
- 1 grant, next round estimated
- Type of help
- Grant
- Typical award
- Range of $500,000 to $5,000,000 with the average award of $3,500,000.
Closed for this year
This year's round is over. GrantMe estimated the next round from last year's dates.
- HFFI Food Access and Retail Expansion (FARE) Fund Grants & Technical Assistance · Next round: due about Jul 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
What it pays for
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.
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.
How applications are judged
In each year's official notice: HFFI Food Access and Retail Expansion (FARE) Fund Grants & Technical Assistance
Match
None required (federal program listing).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
1 award to Tennessee groups since 2024. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater Knoxville, Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | $150K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 4 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater Knoxville, Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | Reinvestment Fund, Inc | $1,000K | 2025 |
| Knoxvilles Community Development Corp | Knoxville, Knox County | Reinvestment Fund, Inc | $105K | 2025 |
| Landmark Training Development Company | Memphis, Shelby County | Reinvestment Fund, Inc | $103K | 2023 |
| Knoxville Community Development Corporation | Knoxville | Reinvestment Fund | $18K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).