Discusses how successful healthy food financing models use a combination of different kinds of capital (e.g., grant funding, grants that can be used as credit enhancement, debt capital, loan guarantees and New Market Tax Credits).

This report contains recommendations developed by the New Orleans Food Policy Advisory Committee. The recommendations address ways the city and state officials can support increasing the number of retail outlets that sell fresh fruits and vegetables in communities that desperately need them.

The Healthy Food Retail Act, signed into law by Gov. Bobby Jindal on July 1, goes into effect on Aug. 15. It creates the structure for a financing program that will provide grants and loans to supermarkets, farmers' markets and food retail providers to improve access to fresh fruits and vegetables in underserved communities in Louisiana.  

A lending program and set of loan and grant products from IFF. It is designed to invest approximately $30 million over the next three to four years in full service grocery stores to increase the availability of fresh food in high need communities throughout Illinois. 

Food Co-op Initiative is a non-profit foundation that provides resources and support for communities that want to start food co-ops. They offer insight, grants, referrals, and training material to give you the best chance for a creating a successful co-op or buying club.

FEED DC Act incentivizes grocery store development. The Act builds on the District’s existing Supermarket Tax Exemption to create a package of incentives and assistance for new grocery store developments and for grocery store renovations in lower-income parts of the city.

The City of New Orleans prioritized healthy food retailing in the strategic rebuilding of the city by creating the Fresh Food Retailer Initiative Program (FFRI). The program provides direct financial assistance to retail businesses by awarding forgivable and/or low-interest loans to supermarkets and other fresh food retailers.

California launched a new model for financing healthy food access, with leadership from philanthropy. The California Endowment and partners developed the California FreshWorks Fund (CAFWF), a public-private partnership loan fund created to increase access to healthy foods in underserved communities; spur economic development that supports healthy communities; and inspire innovation in healthy food retailing.