Feb. 5, 2025

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Mayor Erin Mendenhall and the Salt Lake City Sustainability Department opened applications for the SLC Food Microgrant program this week. The program, which is in its third year, aims to increase Salt Lakers’ access to fresh, healthy, affordable, and culturally relevant food.

“These grants impact Salt Lake City families and communities in one of the ways that matters most–getting good food on the table,” said Mayor Erin Mendenhall. “By providing even a small amount of funding toward making healthy and culturally relevant food accessible to everyone, we can support our city’s health, improve our environmental stewardship, and strengthen community ties. We’re proud to offer the City’s support through this grant program again.”

Salt Lakers may apply for grants of $250 to grow or raise their own food. Community grants for organizations are also available up to $5,000. The total budget of $50,000 was approved by the City Council for Fiscal Year 2025.

The grant, open to individuals, local businesses, and certain community organizations in Salt Lake City, is designed to support community-led projects that follow recommendations from the City’s Resident Food Equity Advisors program.

Just as last year, the four main categories of prioritized funding for 2025 projects include: 

• Growing Food: Projects that support expanding opportunities and access to growing more food locally.
• Inclusive Outreach & Communications: Projects that support accessibility and availability of information about food resources to groups that experience challenges with traditional informational outlets.
• Dignified Food Access: Projects that support improving access to healthy and relevant food opportunities that center and respect the agency and choice of individuals.
• Healthy Food Environments: Projects that support the availability and accessibility of healthy, fresh foods and enhance the quality and character of the food environments near where people live.

In 2024, over 60 grants were awarded to Salt Lake City individuals and 10 grants to community groups. The funded community groups and descriptions of projects from the past two years can be viewed on the Microgrant webpage.

To increase the program’s accessibility, applications are available and accepted in any language. Individuals and organizations may submit applications through the online form or a variety of other methods including a paper form, phone call, video chat, in-person meeting, or an audio or video recording.

Applications are open through March 3, 2025, at noon.