Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant

 

Calling all Newark-led organizations with projects that help broaden access to fresh, healthy food and nutrition education: The 2025 Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant application window is open from Wednesday, January 22, 2025, through Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 11:59pm EST!

 

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About the Grant

In 2017, we launched the Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant program with the help of our founder Whole Foods Market. This grant’s goal is to grow the local food system and improve community health across all five wards in Newark.

Here’s how it works: Newark-led organizations with fresh, healthy food access and community health projects are invited to apply for funding between $5,000 and $20,000. Then, we review applications with the help of the Newark Community Advisory Council, a rotating panel of Newark leaders. Grantees are determined by the sustainability of their projects and their alignment with our mission.

We prioritize food access work by locally driven nonprofits that reflect and engage the Newark community. Our grant partners have included community gardens, urban farms, farmers’ markets, mobile markets, healthy cooking classes, agriculture skills development programs, and other initiatives advancing healthy food access.

Since the Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grant program’s launch, Whole Cities has awarded more than $1 million to 34 organizations across all five wards.

2025 Timeline 

Jan. 22 – Application Opens 

Feb. 19 – Application Closes 

March – Newark Community Advisory Council Reviews Applications 

Late April – 2025 Grant Partners Announced 

Directions to Apply 

  • Preview a sample of our eligibility form to ensure this grant would be a good fit for your work. 
  • Click the link below to access our application on Submittable. If you have applied previously, please log in to get started. If you are new to Submittable, please create an account. Preview a sample application here. 
  • Upload your materials to your application. Please be prepared to upload: 
  • 5-10 media released, high-res photos 
  • IRS 501c3 Letter of Determination 

 

We Love Feedback

For the past 7 years, Whole Cities has been fortunate to work with organizations across Newark. As we planned for our work through 2025, we asked Newarkers how we could improve and what we should keep the same. See how we’ve incorporated this feedback over the years into our work by checking out our list of things that changed and didn’t change.

Become A Reviewer 

Want to be a part of this work but not ready to apply for a grant? Please consider joining the Newark Community Advisory Council to review applications. Learn more and submit the Reviewer Interest Form by February 19th to be considered for the panel. 

Contact 

We’d love to hear from you! Please reach out to grants@wholecitiesfoundation.org if you have any questions about the grant program or eligibility requirements. For troubleshooting any technical issues (such as help requesting your password) please reach out to Support@submittable.com. 

 

 

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