Deadline: Ongoing (LOI)
Amount: $250,000-$2,600,000
Website: https://walmart.org/what-we-do/strengthening-community/healthier-food-for-all
Description:
For over a decade, Walmart Foundation has made significant strides in improving food access for those in need through food donations and by strengthening the charitable meal system. In 2020 alone, Walmart stores, clubs and distribution centers in the U.S. donated more than 627 million pounds of food, 66% of which was fruits, vegetables, dairy and meats. As part of our ongoing effort to ensure people have access to healthier food, we’re directing our resources to programs and initiatives that work to increase confidence in consistently consuming healthier meals. Walmart Foundation is also prioritizing investments in rural geographies, as well as in racial and ethnic communities that continue to experience disproportionate rates of food insecurity.
The goal of the grant program is to improve availability and access to healthier food and to build people’s confidence to select, prepare, and serve healthier food. While food insecurity exists in all communities, Walmart seeks to fund organizations that have the capacity to administer sub-grants and build capacity across networks of organizations to scale proven strategies, test, and evaluate place-based efforts or innovative approaches that could have the potential to scale in the future. Focus areas include:
Hunger
- Strengthening and protecting federal nutrition programs, specifically SNAP and WIC
- Scaling food recovery models for fresher food, specifically from retail and farm
- Evolving food distribution and meal programs to improve equitable access and outcomes, especially in communities experiencing higher rates of food insecurity
Nutrition
- Build nutrition literacy through evidence-based education programs
- Improve people’s ability to efficiently and effectively find and connect with food resources in their communities
- Encourage healthier eating through evidence-based simplified nutrition messaging or programs that incentivize selection of healthier foods
Food Safety
- Transparency:Walmart.org supports work that accelerates data transparency in supply chains to address critical food safety issues.
- Producer Education: To help improve food safety for smaller producers along supply chains, philanthropic investments are testing food safety education, training and certifications, and promoting standardized practices among producers.
- Consumer Education: Walmart is committed to furthering the research of food safety practices and to developing the educational tools and programming to increase adoption of food safety practices.
Following review of your letter of inquiry (LOI), if the Walmart Foundation is interested in pursuing your request, a full proposal requesting additional information will be invited. Due to the large volume of inquiries Walmart receives, Walmart is unable to provide an exact timeframe during which the LOI review will be completed. While the majority of Walmart Foundation grants are less than two years, organizations may propose initiatives with timeframes that extend up to three years.
Eligible applicants:
- Organizations should be eligible 501(c)3 or international equivalent organizations.
- Organizations in the U.S. must be listed in the most current IRS 50 State Master File at the time the application is submitted.
- To be eligible, programs must support underserved and food insecure households.
- Organizations that have already received a grant, but have not completed an impact report, may not apply or receive a new grant.
Funding Exclusions include:
- Association/chamber memberships
- Athletic sponsorships (teams, events)
- Capital campaigns and endowments (defined as any plans to raise funds for a significant purchase or expense, such as new construction, major renovations or to help fund normal budgetary items)
- Faith-based organizations when the proposed grant will only benefit the organization or its members
- General operating expenses
- Political causes, candidates, organizations or campaigns
- Scholarships (tuition, room and board, or any other expense related to college, university or vocational school attendance)
- Sponsorship of fundraising events (galas, walks, races, tournaments)
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