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The Community Food Bank offers grants and loan opportunities from $100 to $60,000 to small businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations in Southern Arizona.
Grants and loans provide funding so that you can broaden your impact and be part of a collective effort to build a thriving, healthy community. We’re excited to invest in the people, organizations, and communities who are doing this work.
Thriving Communities Grant
For Nonprofit, Faith, School, and Tribal Organizations, as well as
Collectives, and Mutual Aid Groups in Southern Arizona.
The Thriving Communities Grant funds projects that focus on one or more of the following:
• Strengthening the local food system.
• Providing community education related to health, access to services, food production and nutrition.
• Supporting emergency food distribution efforts such as infrastructure improvements, capacity building, and dignified service delivery.
It can fund a wide array of needs, including infrastructure, training, community organizing, educational projects, pilot projects, evaluation efforts, and more.
Funding amount: Up to $20,000 for individual organization applicants and up to $60,000 for collaborations of 2 or more organizations.
Timeline: The Thriving Communities Grant is an annual award accepting applications each fall. Submissions are open from the 2nd Wednesday in October through the 2nd Wednesday of December at 6:00 PM. During that time, applicants can APPLY HERE.
Workshops and Info Sessions:
Helpful Docs:
2027 resumen de la subvención (Español)
2027 Preguntas frecuentes sobre subvenciones (Español)
Commitment Letter Template for Collaborative Applications (English)
Modelo de carta de compromiso para solicitudes de colaboración (Español)
Most Recent Thriving Communities Award Recipients:
Health and Food Entrepreneur Microloan
For Individuals and Small Businesses
A joint program with Community Investment Corporation (CIC), this program offers low interest loans (3-5% interest rate) to entrepreneurs looking to grow their health or food-related business.
Funding amount: Up to $10,000
Applications accepted any time
Microloan Application – English | Microloan Application – Spanish
