The foundation's Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Innovation Fund is designed to provide strategic grant funding for solutions to end hunger and waste at national and local levels. To date, Innovation Fund grants have supported entrepreneurs with creative ideas to reduce food loss and waste in the food system.
So far, we conducted two open calls for proposals, directing a total of $6.6 million in grant funding to 17 companies. We continue to engage subject matter experts and others in our communities to determine next steps for the Innovation Fund. Most recently, the foundation worked with Village Capital to explore ways to expand access to fresh, nutritious food and improve health equity in our communities.