Illinois
IL
State & Local Programs
Active: Chicago Good Food Fund
Designed in collaboration with the Food Equity Council, The Good Food Fund is a public-private partnership between the City of Chicago, Allies for Community Business (A4CB), and Greenwood Archer Capital. Seeded with $5 million, the fund provides low-interest loans, grants, and business coaching to businesses across the food system in communities with inequitable food access.
Inactive: Illinois Grocery Initiative
Housed in the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Grocery Initiative provides grants for energy-efficient equipment upgrades and the establishment of new grocery stores in areas considered underserved by grocery access.
Inactive: Illinois Fresh Food Fund
The Illinois Fresh Food Fund was founded in 2012. The state worked with IFF, a community development financial institution (CDFI), to administer the program and provided initial funding for the initiative in the form of a $10-million grant. The program was modeled after the Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative, the New York Healthy Food and Healthy Communities Fund, and similar programs across the country. In addition to healthy food retail, the program supported community engagement programs, including efforts to improve nutrition education, and nonprofits focused on healthy food production, distribution, access and education in underserved communities.
Federally Funded Local Lenders (past and present)
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
For a full understanding of Healthy Food Financing Initiatives from advocacy to implementation, see The Food Trust’s Healthy Food Financing Handbook.
Indiana
IN
State & Local Programs
Are you working on a local or state program in Indiana? Are you involved with a project supported by a federal Healthy Food Financing Initiative grant? Let us know at contact@thefoodtrust.org. We encourage you to tap into your local food system to learn more about food access issues and become an advocate
Federally Funded Local Lenders (past and present)
Englewood Community Development Corporation
For a full understanding of Healthy Food Financing Initiatives from advocacy to implementation, see The Food Trust’s Healthy Food Financing Handbook.
Iowa
IA
State & Local Programs
Are you working on a local or state program in Iowa? Are you involved with a project supported by a federal Healthy Food Financing Initiative grant? Let us know at contact@thefoodtrust.org. We encourage you to tap into your local food system to learn more about food access issues and become an advocate
Federally Funded Local Lenders (past and present)
Project Profiles
For a full understanding of Healthy Food Financing Initiatives from advocacy to implementation, see The Food Trust’s Healthy Food Financing Handbook.
Kansas
KS
State & Local Programs
Active: Kansas Healthy Food Initiative
The Kansas Healthy Food Initiative (KHFI) is a public-private partnership that aims to increase access to affordable fresh food to improve the health and economic development of Kansans and their communities. The KHFI provides technical assistance for those seeking to strengthen access to healthy foods as well as financing through a mix of loans and grants to develop new or renovate fresh food retail in underserved communities throughout Kansas. The program works to bridge informational and financing gaps faced by healthy food stakeholders and food retailers operating in low- to moderate-income areas.
Seeded by the Kansas Health Foundation, the initiative is a partnership among Kansas State University’s Center for Engagement and Community Development, IFF (a community development finance institution) and NetWork Kansas, with strategic guidance provided by The Food Trust. You can learn more about the program, its structure, and how to apply for funding on the Kansas Healthy Food Initiative website.
Federally Funded Local Lenders (past and present)
Argentine Neighborhood Development Association
For a full understanding of Healthy Food Financing Initiatives from advocacy to implementation, see The Food Trust’s Healthy Food Financing Handbook.
Michigan
MI
State & Local Programs
Active: The Michigan Good Food Fund
In 2013, the Michigan Good Food Fund (MGFF) was launched to increase access to healthy food, spur economic development and create jobs. Managed by Capital Impact Partners (CIP), a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that has been overseeing the California FreshWorks fund since 2011, MGFF expands access to healthy food for Michigan residents in underserved areas by providing loans and business assistance to support projects across the state’s food value chain, including production, processing, aggregation, distribution and retail projects. Other core partners of the fund include Fair Food Network and the Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems. The Fund was supported with a $3 million federal grant from the federal Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) as well as further financial support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, and the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation. MGFF partners are implementing the program with a focus on promoting equitable access to food jobs, business ownership, and flexible capital; sustainable environmental practices; and locally grown and regionally produced food.
Federally Funded Local Lenders (past and present)
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Learn more:
For a full understanding of Healthy Food Financing Initiatives from advocacy to implementation, see The Food Trust’s Healthy Food Financing Handbook.
Minnesota
MN
State & Local Programs
Active: Minnesota Good Food Access Program
Building upon the efforts of the Minnesota Grocery Access Task Force, The American Heart Association and Blue Cross Blue Shield formed a coalition of local stakeholders to advocate for a state investment in the Minnesota Good Food Access Fund (GFAF). An initial public funding of $250,000 for the GFAF was written into law during Minnesota’s 2016 legislative session. Today, the program is administered by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, and provides grants up to $75,000 for equipment and physical improvements to promote healthy food sales in underserved communities. For more information on the program, including updates on the application process, please click here.
Federally funded Local Lenders (past and present)
Latino Economic Development Center
Learn more
Food For Every Child: The Need for More Supermarkets in Minnesota
Stimulating Grocery Development in Minnesota: A report of the Minnesota Grocery Access Task Force
Project Profiles
Latino Economic Development Corporation
For a full understanding of Healthy Food Financing Initiatives from advocacy to implementation, see The Food Trust’s Healthy Food Financing Handbook.
Missouri
MO
State & Local Programs
Forthcoming: Missouri Rural Food Access Partnership
Funded by America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative through Reinvestment Fund on behalf of USDA Rural Development, the Missouri Rural Food Access Partnership will focus on engaging six rural communities to develop community-driven action plans to address food insecurity and ways to support food retail, food enterprises, and supply chains. The partnership consists of Empower Missouri, University of Missouri Extension/University of Missouri – St. Louis (UM Extension/UMSL), IFF and Missouri Coalition for the Environment.
Federally Funded Local Lenders (past and present)
For a full understanding of Healthy Food Financing Initiatives from advocacy to implementation, see The Food Trust’s Healthy Food Financing Handbook.
Nebraska
NE
State & Local Programs
Are you working on a local or state program in Nebraska? Are you involved with a project supported by a federal Healthy Food Financing Initiative grant? Let us know at contact@thefoodtrust.org. We encourage you to tap into your local food system to learn more about food access issues and become an advocate
Federally Funded Local Lenders (past and present)
Omaha Economic Development Corporation
Project Profiles
Healthy Neighborhood Store Project
For a full understanding of Healthy Food Financing Initiatives from advocacy to implementation, see The Food Trust’s Healthy Food Financing Handbook.
North Dakota
ND
Ohio
OH
Federally Funded Local Lenders (past and present)
Burten, Bell, Carr Development, Inc.
Cincinnati Development Fund
Economic and Community Development Institute
Finance Fund Capital Corporation
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
St. Clair Superior Development Corporation
Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation
Learn More
Food for Every Child: The Need for Healthy Food Financing in Ohio
For a full understanding of Healthy Food Financing Initiatives from advocacy to implementation, see The Food Trust’s Healthy Food Financing Handbook.
South Dakota
SD
State & Local Programs
Are you working on a local or state program in South Dakota? Are you involved with a project supported by a federal Healthy Food Financing Initiative grant? Let us know at contact@thefoodtrust.org. We encourage you to tap into your local food system to learn more about food access issues and become an advocate
For a full understanding of Healthy Food Financing Initiatives from advocacy to implementation, see The Food Trust’s Healthy Food Financing Handbook.
Wisconsin
WI
State & Local Programs
Active: Milwaukee Fresh Food Access Fund
The Fresh Food Access Fund (FFAF) provides 1:1 matching grant funding for nonprofit and for-profit entities that increase fresh food access in under-resourced areas of Milwaukee. The goal of the program is to address the issues identified in the Milwaukee Fresh Food Access Report. Goals of retailer projects can be: to open new retail locations, increase fresh food inventory, increase locally grown inventory, provide inventory that matches special dietary needs of the community, and improve transportation to food retail outlets in underserved communities. Funds can be used for equipment, inventory, renovation and expansion, the purchase of vehicles, signage, community garden development, and soft costs related to healthy food expansion. For more information on the program, read the guidelines here.
For a full understanding of Healthy Food Financing Initiatives from advocacy to implementation, see The Food Trust’s Healthy Food Financing Handbook.