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The Community Food Bank offers grants and loan opportunities from $100 to $50,000 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 with operating budgets under $1 million.
The Thriving Communities Grant from the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona seeks to support organizations and projects working to build thriving, healthy communities. It can fund a wide array of projects, 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 $50,000 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:
2026 resumen de la subvención (Español)
2026 Preguntas frecuentes sobre subvenciones (Español)
Vista previa de la aplicación (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
