Assistance Listing 10.872
Healthy Food Financing Initiative
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · Rural Business Cooperative Service
Assistance Listing 10.872, “Healthy Food Financing Initiative,” is a federal program administered by AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $500K in obligations for fiscal year 2025. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 2 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was THE REINVESTMENT FUND, INC..
Program objective
The Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) is an inter-Department initiative that is carried out by the U.S. Treasury through its CDFI fund, Health and Human Services’ Community Economic Development Program, and USDA’s Rural Development. The purpose of the program is to improve access to affordable, healthy foods in urban and rural areas, particularly those areas composed predominantly of lower income neighborhoods and communities. RD provides financial assistance to a National Fund Manager, who administers a grant program and provides technical assistance.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 10.872
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- For-Profit Organization
- Nonprofit Organization
- Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
- Small Business Person
An applicant must be a Community Development Financial Institutions (CFDI) certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Department CDFI Fund. The applicant must have been in existence as of February 7, 2014 and still be in existence at the time of application.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Range of $500,000 to $5,000,000 with the average award of $3,500,000.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 10.872. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Who gets funded
Historical data · not a predictionSince October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 2 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 10.872, and prime recipients reported 101 sub-awards to other organizations.
Grant obligations by fiscal year
Largest recipients since October 1, 2023
Where recipients are located
- Pennsylvania$500K
Most recent awards
Pass-through funding: largest sub-awards
Prime recipients (often state agencies, universities or national organizations) passed funding to these organizations. If your organization can't apply directly, a prime recipient may run its own sub-grant competition.
- FAIR FOOD NETWORKfrom REINVESTMENT FUND, INC$3M · Dec 10, 2024
- CAPITAL IMPACT PARTNERSfrom REINVESTMENT FUND, INC$3M · Sep 23, 2024
- FEED THE HUNGER FUNDfrom REINVESTMENT FUND, INC$3M · Nov 26, 2024
- COMMUNITY PARTNERSfrom REINVESTMENT FUND, INC$3M · Jul 25, 2025
- VIDA MEJOR CAPITAL INC.from REINVESTMENT FUND, INC$3M · Sep 13, 2024
- PIEDMONT TRIAD REGIONAL COUNCILfrom REINVESTMENT FUND, INC$3M · Dec 16, 2024
- ECOTRUSTfrom REINVESTMENT FUND, INC$3M · Dec 11, 2024
- LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONfrom REINVESTMENT FUND, INC$3M · Sep 16, 2024
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITYfrom REINVESTMENT FUND, INC$3M · Dec 18, 2024
- THE ATLANTA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYfrom REINVESTMENT FUND, INC$2.97M · Nov 22, 2024
Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 9, 2026. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.
Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 10.872?
10.872 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Healthy Food Financing Initiative.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 10.872?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: For-Profit Organization, Nonprofit Organization, Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized) and Small Business Person. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 10.872 provide?
The agency reported $500,000 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.
Who has received funding under ALN 10.872?
Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 2 grant awards under 10.872. The largest recipients by obligations were THE REINVESTMENT FUND, INC. ($500K). Prime recipients also reported 101 sub-awards to other organizations. Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.