The Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative (PFJI) empowers communities to exercise their right to grow, sell and eat healthy food. PFJI is a partnership of the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention (CDIP) and Reinvestment Fund.
PFJI supports community-driven solutions in areas where access to healthier food is needed the most. PFJI is informed by health justice, the collective movement to heal society and remove barriers that prevent individual and community well-being.
Approximately $550,000 is currently available for grants. With this current funding amount, grants will have a maximum award of $50,000. There is no minimum grant award.
Who Can Apply
This open call for ideas is for individuals, businesses, or organizations doing community-led work that contributes to an equitable and sustainable local food system in Philadelphia.
Applicants must be located in the City of Philadelphia and can be nonprofit organizations, for-profit businesses, cooperatives or collectives working on food justice are eligible to apply. Retail and non-retail food businesses are eligible. Applicants must make a commitment that their businesses and other spaces will be tobacco-free.
Informational Webinar:
Friday, November 15, 2024, at 1:00 pm Eastern Time. Register for the webinar at this link to get login information.
The Request for Applications (RFA) outlines program eligibility, lead applicant requirements, and the application questions to be answered in order to apply for potential funding. Applicants are encouraged to thoroughly review the RFA before starting an application in SmartSimple.
Application submissions will be accepted electronically through Reinvestment Fund’s online grants management platform, SmartSimple. Applications in additional languages are available upon request.To avoid technical issues, we encourage you to submit your application in advance of application deadlines.
If you do not already have a SmartSimple account, you must create one at: https://reinvestmentfund.smartsimple.com/
Submit questions to phillyfoodjustice@reinvestment.com.