DALLAS- The Office of Economic Development and the Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability’s Urban Agriculture Division will be providing a workshop the Healthy Food Dallas Initiative.
The Healthy Food Dallas Initiative provides forgivable loan awards to non-profit entities that provide access to healthy food to a low-income population through innovation and/or community partnerships.
The awards are up to $70,000 per recipient, with a 50% match requirement (also known as a 1:1 match or a dollar-for-dollar match). The match can be from cash sources and in-kind (non-cash) resources.
This program is restricted to projects in eligible food desert census tracts in the City of Dallas. The loan funds must be used for capital and/or capacity enhancements to providers of healthy food programs through facility redevelopment, improvements, construction, and rehabilitation; technology and equipment installations and upgrades, staff training, security, and/or inventory.
For this program, healthy food is defined as minimally processed foods including water, fresh or frozen whole or cut fruits, fresh or frozen whole or cut vegetables, milk & no-sugar-added dairy products, eggs, lean meats, and minimally processed whole grains and legumes
Who
Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability’s Urban Agriculture Division
Office of Economic Development
West Dallas Multipurpose Center
When
June 27, 2024
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Where
West Dallas Multipurpose Center
2828 Fish Trap Rd.
Dallas, TX 75212
