Healthy Food Financing Fund (HFFF)
Healthy Food Financing Fund (HFFF) supports New Mexico food businesses, producers, and organizations with supply-chain and climate-smart projects to expand healthy food access and strengthen food security.
This grant was recently updated
FY27 applications open October 14, 2026, at 9 AM MT and close November 18, 2026, at 11:59 PM MT, replacing October 15–November 19, 2025. The page removes the charitable-food-project exclusion, including food banks and pantries; award and spending timelines and application materials also changed.
Funder: New Mexico Economic Development Department
Due Dates: November 18, 2026, at 11:59 PM MT (Application) | Mid-February 2027 (Awards) | December 17, 2027 (Completion and spending) | December 31, 2028 (Agreement ends)
Funding Amounts: $50,000, $100,000, or $150,000; alternative awards up to $20,000 plus up to 10 technical-assistance hours
Summary: HFFF invests in New Mexico food supply chains and climate-smart pre-production to strengthen economic development and food security.
Key Information: Projects must be shovel-ready; research is eligible only within Climate-Smart Pre-Production.
Description
The Healthy Food Financing Fund (HFFF), administered by the New Mexico Economic Development Department, connects investment in the state’s food and agricultural supply chain with increased food security. It supports food retail, processing and value-added products, aggregation, distribution, transportation, production, and climate-smart pre-production projects.
Priorities include improving healthy food access in historically under-resourced communities, creating and retaining supply-chain jobs, and expanding in-state markets for small and mid-scale operations. HFFF also supports food-safe storage and regional distribution networks, alongside regenerative agriculture. Climate-smart projects may develop soil inputs, irrigation systems, and other technologies that improve soil health, water conservation, and agricultural efficiency. Funding can support facilities, equipment, project supplies, planning, and implementation services.
