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Funding by Topic: Food security and nutrition

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Iowa Rural Innovation Grant
Grants to support innovative projects that address current issues and challenges related to food security and business growth faced by rural communities in Iowa.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Oct 25, 2024
Sponsor: Iowa Economic Development Authority
Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation Community Grant Program
Grants for projects and services in Arizona promoting good oral health practices, increasing access to dental care, nutrition programs, food banks, and pantries.
Geographic coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsor: Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation
Imua Loa Community Grants Program
Grants for community-based innovations that are working to improve access to quality healthcare for low income and underserved populations of Hawaii.
Geographic coverage: Hawaii
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsor: AlohaCare
Kansas Healthy Habits for Life
Grants to help schools in Kansas address childhood obesity by reducing cardiovascular risk factors, promoting physical activity, encouraging healthy eating habits, and reinforcing positive mental health.
Geographic coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsor: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation
Appalachian Region Business Builder Subawards
Grants to support projects focused on meeting regional needs and increasing capacity among food and farm businesses working toward expansion in local and regional food markets in the Appalachian region. Eligible projects include planning, implementation, and expansion in the areas of food safety, worker safety improvements, infrastructure, food access, and business development.
Geographic coverage: All of Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee and parts of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2024
Sponsor: Appalachian Regional Food Business Center
Louisiana Community Health Grants
Grants for programs across the state of Louisiana that are designed to increase preventive care, create health equity, and improve health outcomes.
Geographic coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2024
Sponsor: Louisiana Healthcare Connections
Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program
Grants to plan or implement food projects designed to meet the needs of low-income individuals and increase community self-reliance concerning food and nutrition.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 7, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Strategic Economic Expansion and Development (SEED) Grants
Grant funding for quality of life initiatives in smaller Kansas counties related to childcare, programming for older adults, community vibrancy, food retail, and libraries.
Geographic coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: Nov 8, 2024
Sponsors: Kansas Department of Commerce, Kansas Office Of Rural Prosperity
Massachusetts Food Ventures Program
Funding for projects that increase access to healthy, affordable food options; source Massachusetts grown, caught, or harvested healthy food; and that improve economic opportunities for low to moderate income and rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: Nov 15, 2024
Sponsor: Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Stimulating Research to Understand and Address Hunger, Food, and Nutrition Insecurity
Notice of Special Interest for research on interventions that address nutrition security and the mechanisms of food insecurity on a variety of health outcomes. Priority populations include racial/ethnic minority populations, lower income populations, and rural and remote populations including tribal communities and insular areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Nov 29, 2024
Sponsors: National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health