The Food Trust announces the availability of over $1 million in grant and loans via the Pennsylvania Fresh Food Financing Initiative. The public-private program provides financing to food retailers in order to increase access to healthy, affordable grocery food options and to improve economic opportunities for underserved communities in urban, rural and suburban areas across the state.
The application for the PA FFFI is now available and applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Eligible project types include traditional grocery store models and non-traditional retail models such as mobile markets, farmers markets and food hubs. Applicants with innovative and non-traditional project models are encouraged to apply. To access the application and for more information regarding eligibility, please visit thefoodtrust.org/PAFFFI or email pafffi@thefoodtrust.org.
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