Applications due May 26

Everyone ought to have entry to contemporary, inexpensive meals. Unfortunately, they don’t. Poverty, unemployment, discrimination, and systemic racism make it tough for many individuals to purchase and eat wholesome, nutritious meals.

The Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative (PFJI) is working to alter that. PFJI supplies funding to modern, community-led tasks that strengthen Philadelphia’s meals property and alternatives for particular person and collective motion to additional meals justice. PFJI prioritizes tasks led by Black, brown and indigenous folks, immigrants, folks residing with disabilities, and individuals who have lived expertise with well being injustice. To date, PFJI has awarded grants to 18 organizations. Sixteen of these organizations are owned or led by Black, brown and indigenous folks and 11 are owned or led by ladies.

Now in its fourth spherical of funding, PFJI is searching for modern proposals for community-led tasks that construct meals justice in Philadelphia. For this spherical, $500,000 in funding is out there for modern tasks geared toward creating extra wholesome meals choices in Philadelphia. Non-profit organizations, companies, cooperatives and collectives engaged on meals justice are eligible to use for as much as $100,000 for his or her tasks. Applications are due by May 26 and there’s no minimal grant award.

If you have got been feeding your group and wish assist to develop, we wish to hear from you. If you’re concerned in group organizing and capability constructing and see a transparent method to embrace wholesome meals in your work, we wish to hear from you. If you’re a budding entrepreneur with a contemporary thought, we wish to hear from you. If you make, develop, cook dinner or promote meals, we wish to hear from you. Learn extra about how to apply, evaluation the information session recording, and examine frequently asked questions (PDF).

PFJI is a partnership of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention (CDIP), also referred to as Get Healthy Philly, and the Reinvestment Fund, funded partially by the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant. Additional assist comes from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Wells Fargo Open for Business Fund.

Check out the Reinvestment Fund’s website for studies highlighting earlier grantees.