HealthierHere is pleased to announce a new Request for Proposals for 2026 Food Security Infrastructure and Sustainability Funding, designed to strengthen the long-term capacity of food assistance providers serving communities across King County.
Donor Name: HealthierHere
State: Washington
County: King County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/02/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
Objectives
HealthierHere intends to invest in King County food assistance providers to increase their capacity to serve individuals and families by improving and/or increasing their infrastructure. Funds must be used to purchase, install, and / or improve essential food storage and distribution equipment, and /or make technology investments supporting food distribution. For purposes of this investment, food assistance providers are defined as food pantries, food banks, mutual aid networks, and community food programs.
The Purpose is to Help address long-term infrastructure and sustainability needs of food assistance providers serving King County residents.
Funding Information
Funding amounts vary based on organizational size:
- Large organizations (Distributing more than 5.0 million pounds of food annually, or 1.0 million pounds for sovereign Tribal entities): Up to $100,000
- Small organizations (Distributing between 100,000 and 5.0 million pounds of food annually): Up to $50,000.
Grant Period
The anticipated contract duration resulting from this request for proposal is approximately three (3) months.
Uses of Funds
Funds may be used for:
- Purchasing or replacing food storage equipment
- Purchasing or replacing food distribution equipment
- Installation or setup of food storage or distribution equipment
- Investing in new or existing technology that supports food distribution
- Other items related to essential food storage and distribution equipment that support food distribution.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include food assistance providers serving King County, such as:
- Food banks
- Food pantries
- Mutual aid networks
- Community food programs
- To be eligible, organizations must:
- Operate as a nonprofit entity in King County
- Be registered and active with the Washington Secretary of State
- Demonstrate experience reducing food insecurity
- Demonstrate experience providing culturally tailored food assistance to priority populations
- Individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible to apply.
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