Impact

Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store  |  $131,078

Access of West Michigan is a nonprofit that focuses on systems-level, capacity-building strategies to address the root causes of food insecurity. The organization’s Good Food program brings affordable, culturally relevant, and locally grown produce to underserved neighborhoods through five Fresh Markets – a mix of farm stands, co-ops and other food retail models. Access of West Michigan plans to upgrade three of these existing stores and launch one new market. HFFI funds will be used for construction, refrigeration, marketing materials, and personnel.

Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store  |  $228,500

Aspire Higher Foundation, Inc is a nonprofit that operates an urban farm and food distribution, cooking, and youth workforce programs. The organization’s current initiative, Urban Bloom Marketplace Collective, will be a 1,200 square foot social enterprise grocery store model that sells locally grown produce and other staple foods. HFFI funds will be used for a POS system, site construction, and personnel.

Location: Willimantic, Connecticut

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store  |  $250,000

Bob’s Windham IGA is a family-owned supermarket that has served its community since 1984. The store is undertaking a critical remodel and expansion to strengthen fresh food access, affordability, and community resilience. HFFI funds will be used for new retail refrigeration, ensuring the store can continue to sell and expand its selection of locally grown foods.

Location: Louisville, Kentucky

Implementation Grant  |  Farmers market  |  $224,650

Change Today, Change Tomorrow Inc. (CTCT) is a nonprofit founded in 2019 to address long-term disparities in food access, health outcomes, and educational opportunities across historically underserved neighborhoods. CTCT currently manages the West End Farmers Market which supports over 40 local farmers, growers and food artisans, as well as other community health and engagement programs. CTCT plans to expand the reach of its farmers market by launching a CSA program and building refrigerated food lockers for community members for 24/7 access. HFFI funds will be used for the purchase and installation of the food lockers, infrastructure equipment for the existing market, CSA, food safety, and marketing consulting, materials for the CSA program, and personnel.

Location: Notasulga, Alabama

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store  |  $250,000

Carmack’s Grocery is an existing local, family-owned grocery store. The proposed project aims to enhance the availability of fresh products, ensuring that Carmack’s Grocery can continue to meet the food access needs of the community. HFFI funds will be used for 11 new, energy efficient refrigeration freezers and coolers.

Location: Madison, Wisconsin

Implementation Grant  |  Food hub  |  $200,000

Community Action Coalition for Wisconsin (CAC) is a nonprofit organization fighting hunger, homelessness, and poverty by connecting community members with resources and tools to build social and economic security. Among other food access initiatives, CAC operates a 10,000-square-foot food warehouse that is equipped with dry, refrigerated, and frozen storage and new processing capacity as well as leads the Wisconsin Foodshed Partnership (WFP). WFP is a collaboration of nonprofit and for-profit partners working together to strengthen the local food supply chain that will increase access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally relevant foods year-round at food retail outlets and farmers markets while improving supply chain efficiency and creating new retail market opportunities for local farmers. WFP plans to improve the warehouse’s aggregation, processing, distribution, and retail capacities. HFFI funds will be used for storage and retail equipment, equipment improvements, and marketing materials.

Location: London, Kentucky

Implementation Grant  |  Farmers market  |  $250,000

Cornett Farm Fresh, LLC is a family-owned farm market that operates as both a community food retailer and a supply chain anchor for over 60 local vendors and regional farmers. To better serve its community, the store plans to expand cold storage capacity to increase inventory and reduce food waste, increasing both supply of local foods and customer demand. HFFI funds will be used for the purchase and installation of commercial-grade refrigeration units, as well as necessary electrical and structural modifications to maximize cold storage efficiency.

Location: Crescent City, California

Implementation Grant   |  Grocery store/farmers market/food hub  |  $246,680

The Del Norte and Tribal Lands Community Food Council (DNATL CFC) is establishing a 15,000 square foot food hub that will provide a place for producers to store, process, aggregate, and distribute locally grown food. The project will also construct a year-round farmers market, grocery store, and a tool lending library. HFFI funds will be used for cold storage equipment, retail fixtures, construction, architectural consulting, and personnel for the new project.

Location: Helena, Arkansas

Implementation Grant  |  Food co-op  |  $250,000

Delta Magic is a nonprofit dedicated to economic development and revitalization of its community. In response to a local food desert report, the organization will establish a new, community-owned full-service grocery store called Big River Grocery. The project aims to increase access to healthy foods, catalyze neighborhood revitalization, and local economic opportunity. HFFI funds will be used for architectural designs, construction, and personnel.

Location: Washington, D.C.

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store  |  $197,595 

DC Central Kitchen Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to use food as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds, and build communities. The organization operates workforce development, farm-to-school, healthy corner store, and community meals programs, in addition to an urban food hub and culinary training center. DC Central Kitchen plans to add a new retail location that will sell a variety of healthy staple and perishable foods and serve as a wholesale aggregation space for the organization’s healthy corner store program. HFFI funds will be used for architectural designs, project management costs, and personnel.

Location: Florence, South Carolina

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store  |  $216,000

Elijah Craig LLC, dba Community Grocery Store (CGS) is a mission-driven, community-owned supermarket implementing the Farm 2 Store model – connecting minority farmers with underserved communities. The store operates through a hybrid management structure that includes private owners, youth-led retail teams, farmer advisory councils, and a community-based board of directors, with over 352 shareholders. Farm 2 Store is an initiative by CGS that supports local purchasing by providing farmers with in-store access to vegetable processing, packaging, and retail distribution. HFFI funds will be used for site preparation, the purchase of equipment for washing and packaging stations, refrigeration, marketing materials and other small wares.

Location: Gary, Indiana

Implementation Grant   |  Grocery store  |  $250,000

Families Anchored in Total Harmony, Inc. is a nonprofit and local Community Development Corporation operating for over 10 years that currently operates an urban farm and orchard, and a Food is Medicine program. The nonprofit plans to establish a community-led and owned grocery store for fresh, healthy, and culturally appropriate foods and medically tailored meals. The store will also strengthen the local supply chain by supporting small regional farmers. HFFI funds will be used for site construction related to the build-out of the store.

Location: Hilo, Hawaii

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store  |  $250,000

The Food Basket, Inc. is a nonprofit that operates emergency food initiatives and a CSA program. The organization is expanding its work within the local food system to establish a permanent, community-centered farmers market: The Ho‘olako Farmers Market. The market will serve as a direct-to-consumer and wholesale outlet connecting Hawaiʻi Island farmers and local families, improving access to affordable, locally produced food while expanding economic opportunity for small and mid-sized agricultural producers. HFFI funds will be used for the construction of the on-site restroom facility.

Location: Cobden, Marion, and Anna, Illinois

Implementation Grant  |  Mobile market  |  $222,869

Food Works is a nonprofit that supports small regional farmers through education and market opportunities. The organization also operates a Mobile Farmers Market that provides fresh and healthy foods to rural and low-income communities and aggregates from over 30 local farmers. Food Works will be establishing a centralized Mobile Market Hub to support the expansion of their existing mobile market. HFFI funds will be used for architectural designs, to conduct a Community Food Assessment, for an environmental site evaluation, marketing materials, and personnel.

Location: San Carlos, Arizona

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store/farmers market  |  $250,000

The George Belvado Jr. Memorial Sports Association (GBMSA) is a nonprofit that provides its community with sports and recreation services. GBMSA is located on the San Carlos Apache Reservation and is establishing year-round access to affordable, nutritious, culturally relevant foods through a retail store and seasonal farmers market, as well as providing a produce aggregation and processing commercial kitchen that will supply inventory for the retail store and farmers market. HFFI funds will be used for the purchase of storage and retail refrigeration, commercial kitchen equipment, farmers market supplies, a point-of-sale system, initial inventory, and personnel.

Location: Hagerstown, Maryland

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store  |  $250,000

Hagerstown Goodwill Industries, Inc. is a nonprofit that provides workforce development, job training, and community services regionally, and has been operating for 70 years. The organization will be establishing a full-service grocery store as part of their Fresh Food Initiative. The store will sell a full array of fresh, healthy and culturally appropriate foods as well as host nutrition education classes. HFFI funds will be used to purchase refrigeration and other necessary equipment for the store to open.

Location: Hudson, New York

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store/food hub  |  $137,500

Hawthorne Valley Association, Inc. is a nonprofit with a mission to promote social, ecological, and economic resilience through integrated work in agriculture, education, and the arts. It operates a dairy and vegetable farm, Waldorf School, and two educational centers, as well as a 4,500 sqft farm store that aggregates products from over 200 local and regional vendors. The organization is planning to expand the farm store into a 16,000 square foot natural and organic grocery store and food hub. HFFI funds will be used for a point-of-sale system, contracting a recruiting firm, and a community outreach coordinator.

Location: Smithville, Mississippi

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store  |  $250,000

Holliday’s Helping Hands, Inc. is a California-based, for-profit, real estate development firm dedicated to revitalizing underserved communities through commercial and mixed-use projects. The organization plans to replicate its successful business model to develop its second full-service grocery store, Freshly’s Market. Freshly’s Market will provide fresh produce, meat, dairy, and other grocery staples to a community with no local access to healthy food. HFFI funds will be used for Project predevelopment activities, including project management, architectural and engineering services, environmental and site assessments, entitlement fees, vendor planning, and community engagement.

Location: Lewiston, Maine

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store/food hub  |  $250,000

The Lewiston-Auburn Community Market (LACM) is a multi-stakeholder cooperative neighborhood food complex with a low-cost grocery, commercial kitchens and dry and cold storage. The business model brings healthy and affordable staple and perishable foods and keeps grocery costs low through commercial kitchen rental for business startups and dry and cold storage to subsidize food costs for the neighborhood grocery. HFFI funds will be used for pre-construction project management, and due diligence including market research to inform final design; legal and financial modeling to inform financing; and a building design and community outreach coordinator to build cooperative membership.

Location: Tacoma, Washington

Implementation Grant  |  Food hub  |  $250,000

Making a Difference Foundation (MADF) is a nonprofit dedicated to helping individuals meet their basic human needs – food, housing, encouragement, and opportunity. To meet growing demand for fresh and healthy foods, the organization has developed the BIPOC Farm Fresh HUB, which will be a shared-use aggregation, processing, and distribution center that supports small-scale BIPOC farmers while improving food access for underserved communities. The existing space for this operation is in need of critical renovations in order for the project to launch. HFFI funds will be used for end-stage site assessment and renovations.

Location: Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota

Implementation Grant  |  Food hub  |  $247,500

Makoce Agriculture Development (Makoce) is a community-driven and place-based nonprofit organization. Makoce Agriculture Development is returning to traditional and local foods by building a scalable, non-asset bypass-based Food Hub and viable food system rooted in cultural self determination. This community food hub will support middle-of-the-food-supply chain activities including storage, aggregation, distribution, and retail of locally produced value-added food products, as well as a commercial kitchen. HFFI funds will be used for staff providing project management and strategic partnership development, as well as consultants and staff doing logistics development for a middle-of-the-supply chain food hub sourcing local foods from local producers for distribution at SNAP retailers and institutions on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

Location: Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

Implementation Grant  |  Food co-op  |  $55,850

MANNA Food Co-op is a retail, farmer-focused food cooperative founded in 2015 and has been operating a retail storefront since 2017. The store plans to acquire and make significant improvements to a building in downtown Detroit Lakes to expand the store and product mix and improve efficiency. HFFI implementation grant funds will be used for construction costs associated with transforming the 100-year-old building from a hardware store to a licensed retail grocery, namely flooring in the retail space, drywall, and painting.

Location: Holyoke, Massachusetts

Implementation Grant  |  Farmers market/mobile market  |  $168,191

Nuestras Raíces is a grassroots urban agriculture organization with a mission to create healthy environments, celebrate “agri-culture,” harness their collective energy, and to advance their vision of a just and sustainable future. Among many food access and agricultural programs, they operate a mobile market, a CSA Program, weekly farmers markets, and an urban farm store. HFFI funds will be used for some project management support and training for staff, purchasing additional technology and point of sale software to manage inventory and sales, marketing and promotional activities and materials, subsidies to create value-added products from unsold produce inventory, planning and strategic development costs, and some support with staffing to develop new partnerships and stops for markets.

Location: Trenton, New Jersey

Implementation Grant   |  Grocery store  |  $170,000

Orchid House Café (OHC) is a social enterprise that combines a café, an urban farm, and community initiatives to advance food sovereignty, economic inclusion, and sustainability. The Fig | Mint Cooperative Market is poised to serve as a cooperative grocery and community market co-located with Orchid House Café. HFFI funds will be used for construction planning, architectural design, permitting, project management, and cooperative governance support, including stakeholder onboarding, staff training, and community engagement activities necessary to launch the market.

Location: Flagstaff, Arizona

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store  |  $249,980

The Painted Desert Healthy Food Access and Retail Enhancement Program is a strategic initiative led by Painted Desert Demonstration Projects, Inc. (PDDP), also known as the STAR School. The project addresses significant food insecurity and limited access to fresh, healthy food, particularly within the Navajo Nation and nearby rural communities. The HFFI-funded project is to establish a community grocery store that also supports local producers. HFFI funds will be used for the purchase of retail equipment such as shelving, refrigerators, and a point-of-sale system, as well as initial inventory and consulting services.

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store  |  $250,000

Patchwork City Farms (PCF) is an operating urban farm and local farmers market vendor. PCF plans to expand its current operations and develop a Health and Wellness Retail Operation: a 5,000 square foot space incorporating a commercial kitchen, processing and storage center, and a farm store. HFFI funds will be used for construction costs related to the project.

Location: Charlottesville, Virginia

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store  |  $250,000

The 501 Cherry Avenue Grocery Store will be a part of a mixed-use redevelopment of a former supermarket. In partnership with for-profit developer Woodard Properties and the Fifeville Neighborhood Association (FNA), Piedmont Housing Alliance is transforming the nearly 1.4-acre site into a vibrant community hub. The development includes a neighborhood-scale grocery store, a community-focused facility for a nonprofit, and 71 LIHTC-financed affordable apartments. HFFI funds will be used for end-stage predevelopment costs and construction related to opening the new store.

Location: Potsdam, New York

Implementation Grant  |  Food co-op  |  $250,000

Since starting as a buying club in 1973, the Potsdam Food Co-op has met the community’s needs for whole, healthy foods with an emphasis on supporting local farmers, processors and producers, offering specialty foods, education, and accessibility. The co-op plans to build a single 4,300-square-foot facility, including 3,000 square feet of retail space, which will enable the expansion necessary to meet rising community demand. HFFI funds will be used for site preparation and construction.

Location: Salina, Kansas

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store  |  $169,270

Prairieland Market is a nonprofit that operates a grocery store and hosts nutrition education opportunities for their community. The store also aggregates inventory from 50 local farmers and ranchers and runs a CSA program. Prairieland Market plans to expand its healthy food offerings through increased market presence. HFFI funds will be used to purchase new retail and commercial kitchen equipment to support increased inventory, conduct marketing and communication initiatives, and support construction and personnel.

Location: Staunton, Virginia

Implementation Grant  |  Mobile market  |  $99,862

Project GROWS, Inc. is a nonprofit with the mission of building resilient and accessible local food systems. The organization currently operates an educational farm, mobile market, farmers market and other educational programs. Its retail operations support over 40 local farmers and other small businesses. Project GROWS aims to strengthen the regional food system by expanding its Mobile Market program in three new underserved, rural communities. HFFI funds will be used for marketing materials, additional food processing and community engagement materials, consulting services, and personnel.

Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store  |  $250,000

RestoreOKC, Inc. is a community-owned and led nonprofit to address disparities in social determinants of health. Its current initiatives include an urban farm, farmers market, culinary training kitchen, and a full-service grocery store. RestoreOKC, Inc seeks to secure permanent community ownership of The Market at EastPoint, its community-owned grocery store. This acquisition will ensure that the Market remains rooted in the neighborhood, is responsive to community priorities, and is integrated into a broader local food system. HFFI funds will be used for acquisition costs related to the store purchase.

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Implementation Grant  |  Grocery store  |  $250,000

Retaaza LLC is a social enterprise committed to transforming the local food system by enhancing accessibility and affordability. The organization is working to establish a SNAP-accessible food retail market that will offer a diverse selection of staple and perishable foods that are culturally relevant and informed by the local community’s needs. HFFI funds will be used for retrofitting the retail space to create an inviting, functional shopping environment and developing a marketing and promotion strategy to successfully launch the grocery concept with the community’s feedback.

Location: Ambridge, Pennsylvania

Implementation Grant   |  Food hub  |  $194,465

RiverWise is a nonprofit launching the Appalachian Food Hub to address systemic food insecurity and revitalize the local food economy in Ambridge Borough – a postindustrial community facing persistent poverty and limited access to healthy food. The Appalachian Food Hub will serve as a centralized facility to aggregate, process, and distribute locally grown food. HFFI funds will support personnel time for overall project management, community and partner engagement, and communications strategy, as well as the predevelopment phase of this effort, including market analysis, business plan development, site feasibility scans, and a fundraising strategy to identify additional funding.

Location: Houston, Texas

Implementation Grant   |  Farm store  |  $249,419

Small Places is a nonprofit organization and the owner-operator of Finca Tres Robles, an urban farm that opened in April 2025, that includes an on-site farm store and teaching kitchen. The Finca Tres Robles Neighborhood Farm Store is a community-based food retail project designed to increase access to fresh, affordable food in a predominantly Latino, working-class community. The store sells a wide assortment of locally sourced staple and perishable foods, supported by a tiered pricing model. HFFI funds will be used for equipment, infrastructure, and outreach needed to operate the Finca Tres Robles Neighborhood Farm Store, including commercial refrigeration and freezers, a point-of-sale system, shelving, packaging supplies, marketing and bilingual signage, and consulting support for inventory, pricing, and operational improvements.

Location: Cranston, Rhode Island

Implementation Grant   |  Food hub  |  $240,618

Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) is a nonprofit that operates a food hub, grocery store, and farm which provides 45 farmers with growing space, processing equipment, training and marketing. SCLT aims to expand the food hub by constructing a 4,000 square foot building for processing and cold storage of food grown on-site to be sold at five local retailers. HFFI funds will be used for design and buildout of the building and personnel.

Location: Spokane Valley, Washington

Implementation Grant  |  Farmers market  |  $250,000

Spokane Conservation District (SCD) is a local unit of government serving more than 500,000 residents in Spokane County, with a mission to connect people and natural resources through community-driven conservation. In 2017, SCD intentionally acquired a 50-acre former rock quarry – now known as the Quarry Campus – that includes a historic scale house building, which is currently being transformed into Eastern Washington’s first permanent, year-round farmers market and regional food hub called the Scale House Market. HFFI funds will be used for the final phase of construction for the Scale House Market facility, including structural buildout, interior and exterior finishes, and installation of a commercial-grade value added processing kitchen and cold/dry/frozen food storage infrastructure – transforming the site into a permanent, year-round regional food hub.

Location: Huntington, West Virginia

Implementation Grant   |  Grocery store/food hub  |  $125,000

Unlimited Future, Inc. (UFI) is a non-profit organization with the mission of supplying people with the tools, resources, and connections to improve their economic status. UFI addresses challenges facing residents in the Huntington Fairfield Neighborhood through its NeighborFood Ecosystem Initiative (NEI), which encompasses a Food & Farm Incubation program, Food Aggregation and Distribution Hub, and The Market@1650 – a year-round farmers’ market and grocery store providing fresh produce and food staples to the community. UFI plans to expand The Market@1650 and improve critical infrastructure failures that threaten UFI’s ability to continue operating the grocery store and food hub. HFFI funds will be used for the purchase and installation of new cold and dry storage to increase the retail space for food items, the replacement of HVAC equipment, purchasing inventory, and hiring and training staff for the market to increase the number of operating hours the store is open.

Location: Rapid City, South Dakota

Implementation Grant   |  Grocery store/food hub  |  $250,000

Wambli Ska Community Development Society is a Native-led nonprofit advancing food sovereignty, cultural revitalization, and community wellness. The organization is planning an expansion of an Indigenous-led retail and food hub as a response to an increased need for fresh, healthy, and culturally appropriate foods. The project will establish a grocery store and wholesale supply operation to small grocers. HFFI funds will be used for retail and storage refrigerators, other retail equipment, a point-of-sale system, initial inventory, and personnel.

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Implementation Grant  |  Food co-op  |  $250,000

Wasatch Cooperative LCA is developing a 5,950-square-foot grocery store, currently with over one thousand member-owners. The goal of the project is to create a reliable market for local producers and artisans while ensuring access to fresh, nutrient-dense food for all community members. HFFI funds will be used for purchasing and installing essential equipment for the co-op’s opening which includes refrigeration and shelving, a check stand, shopping carts and baskets, misting systems, and sinks.

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Implementation Grant   |  Food co-op  |  $248,237

West Boulevard Neighborhood Coalition (WBNC) is a grassroots nonprofit addressing systemic inequalities to improve access to resources, economic opportunities, and community health. WBNC plans to develop a new grocery co-op called Three Sisters Market in order to meet the needs of a historically underserved community, build local wealth, and support local farmers and producers – many of which are BIPOC and women-owned businesses. HFFI funds will be used for retail refrigeration, a POS system and other equipment, and personnel.

Location: Wooster, Ohio

Implementation Grant  |  Food co-op  |  $245,000

Wooster Local Foods Cooperative Inc. is a cooperatively owned and operated local food retail market called Local Roots Market and Cafe, specializing in selling food from micro and small farmers and food producers. Local Roots annually supports 200+ farmers and food producers through for-profit sales, promotion, and community outreach and engagement. After 14 years in its current building, the organization is planning to expand into a larger space. HFFI funds will be used for partial construction of the new site.

Location: Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

Loan  |  Food co-op  |  $1,000,000

MANNA Food Cooperative is a retail, farmer-focused food cooperative founded in 2015 and has been operating a retail storefront since 2017. MANNA Food Co-op’s mission is to foster health and wellness, build a sustainable food system, and support the local economy. MANNA is in the process of acquiring and retrofitting a building to expand the store’s operations, product mix, and improve efficiency. HFFI loan funds will be used for building acquisition costs and store equipment.

Location: Madison, Wisconsin

Loan  |  Grocery store  |  $5,000,000

Mauer’s Urban Market is working to develop a new 23,479 sqft independent grocery store that will bring fresh, affordable food to Madison’s Bay Creek neighborhood, an underserved area whose only grocery store is closing. The Market will be a leased first floor commercial space of a mixed-use building with affordable housing above the store. The Market owner has been in the grocery business for 15 years and comes from a multigenerational legacy of grocers.  HFFI loan funds will be used for equipment purchases and to finalize the buildout of the store.