California AB1674 establishes the Food Desert Elimination Grant Program to expand access to healthy foods in food deserts.

California AB1674, known as the Food Affordability Act, creates the Food Desert Elimination Grant Program. This program provides grants to developers and grocery store operators to expand access to healthy foods in food deserts and areas at risk of becoming food deserts. The Department of Food and Agriculture administers the program, which includes grants for market and site feasibility studies, employee salaries, facility acquisition, and capital improvements. The program prioritizes new housing development projects in food deserts and requires local governments to report on such projects.

California AB1674 establishes the Food Desert Elimination Grant Program to expand access to healthy foods in food deserts.

California AB1674, known as the Food Affordability Act, creates the Food Desert Elimination Grant Program. This program provides grants to developers and grocery store operators to expand access to healthy foods in food deserts and areas at risk of becoming food deserts. The Department of Food and Agriculture administers the program, which includes grants for market and site feasibility studies, employee salaries, facility acquisition, and capital improvements. The program prioritizes new housing development projects in food deserts and requires local governments to report on such projects.