Walmart Foundation: Letter of Inquiry
The Walmart Foundation: Letter of Inquiry supports research and community projects, via the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, to improve access to healthy food and advance nutrition education through innovative, scalable approaches.
Funder: Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
Due Dates: Rolling
Funding Amounts: Unspecified; varies by project scope and proposal
Summary: Supports organizations expanding access to healthier food and nutrition education through scalable, community-based, and innovative strategies.
Key Information: Applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofits or international equivalents; funding is open year-round via Letter of Inquiry.
Description
This opportunity, highlighted by Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, features the Walmart Foundation’s Letter of Inquiry process for organizations advancing food security and nutrition education. The grant aims to support projects that increase access to healthier foods and empower communities to make informed dietary choices. Emphasis is placed on scalable initiatives, capacity-building, and innovative or place-based strategies that can be tested and evaluated for broader impact. The Foundation seeks projects capable of administering sub-grants and building network capacity to scale proven approaches, as well as those that pilot new solutions to food insecurity.
