Application Timeline (Estimated):
Contact Info:
Email: hfff@edd.nm.gov
Phone: 505-819-8914 (Please leave a voicemail and someone will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible.)
Mailing address:
P.O Box 20003
Santa Fe, NM 87504-5003
The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) announces fiscal year 2023 funding for a new grant-based pilot program: the Healthy Food Financing Fund (HFFF).
In FY 2023, HFFF will award $400,000 in competitive grants, between $20,000 and $100,000 each, to a range of food enterprises across all the state of New Mexico.
HFFF is an integral part of the governor’s Food Initiative designed to strengthen the local food system supply chain capacity and increase market opportunities for New Mexico farmers and agricultural producers, manufacturers and food enterprises.
This program and fund will directly support the capacity of small and mid-scale food and agricultural enterprises in our state’s food supply chain to grow, raise, process, aggregate, transport, and distribute local, culturally preferred foods to meet the current and increasing demand.
Between 4 and 20 awards will be made in amounts ranging from $20,000 to $100,000. We will be accepting up to 50 applications for this pilot fund. Funds will be dispersed to awardees upon approval and do not require a match.
The submission cap has been reached and we will not be accepting any more applications for consideration in this pilot round of funding.
If you have begun a draft application in Submittable, your application draft will remain in your account until you delete your account. We recommend saving your application in your account and/or downloading a PDF for reference if you intend to apply to the next round of funding as some of the questions may be substantially similar. Â
HFFF supports the intersection of economic development in New Mexico’s food/agricultural industry with increased food security for New Mexicans, and prioritizes projects demonstrating a focus on underserved communities.
The fund will:
HFFF funds were authorized under FY 2023 appropriations. Future funding may be available and may include additional or different program eligibility criteria and requirements.
Administered by the state fund manager, Vida Mejor Capital.Â
Program rules developed in concert with the Equitable Food-Oriented Development Working (EFOD) Group.Â
Members of the group include:
FY 2023 funding for HFFF will proceed on an expeditious basis.
Applications are due two weeks after being published. Award decisions will be made on May 5, 2023. Funding is expected to be fully spent by grantees by June 19, 2023.
All successful grantees are required to provide an IRS From W-9:
The FY 2023 New Mexico HFFF offers flexible, financial assistance for projects directed to underserved communities* in the form of competitive grants to eligible entities in the following four (4) eligible project areas:
Grants are designed to be one-time cash infusions into eligible projects. The following non-exhaustive list provides a guide:
*For the purposes of the HFFF, underserved communities also includes communities and populations served through the NM Grown program. These vulnerable populations include children, elders, and families that are served through institutions participating in NM Grown, such as schools, senior centers, early childcare facilities, and food banks.
New Mexico Economic
Development Department
Joseph M. Montoya Building
1100 S. St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505-4147
Mailing Address:
New Mexico Economic
Development Department
P.O. Box 20003
Santa Fe, NM 87504-5003
Main number: (505) 827-0300 (se habla español)
Fax: (505) 827-0328
The mission of the New Mexico Economic Development Department is to Improve the lives of New Mexico families by increasing economic opportunities and providing a place for businesses to thrive.
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