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“State grocery loans should be limited to qualifying grocery stores, listed healthy food access uses, and communities that count as underserved, with no new loans after an area no longer qualifies.”
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“USDA should give states grant money to make grocery store loans in communities with limited healthy food access, with $150 million authorized for 2026.”
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“Grocery tax credits should target areas where enough residents live far from a grocery store and the area also meets poverty or low-income tests, with Treasury deciding qualifying areas after consulting Agriculture.”
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“Businesses should be able to claim a federal tax credit for 30 percent of eligible costs to build a new qualifying grocery store in a food desert or renovate the grocery-selling area of an existing store.”
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“Grocery stores that receive public loans should carry fruits, vegetables, and staple foods, keep prices affordable and no higher than market prices, and have nonprofit or city-owned stores reinvest related earnings into the store.”
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“A retail store should qualify for food desert grocery tax credits only if groceries are expected to make up at least 35 percent of yearly sales, counting listed foods such as produce, meat, seafood, dairy, deli foods, and baked goods.”
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“USDA should have to use Commodity Credit Corporation money to fund the Healthy Food Financing Initiative, which supports projects meant to improve access to healthy food in underserved communities.”
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“States should give extra priority to grocery loan applicants that hire local residents, teach healthy eating, buy from local urban farms and gardens, and already have grocery supply contacts.”
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“Government should study how public grocery stores could affect food prices, food access, private stores, farmers, and competition before more places rely on them.”
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“The Healthy Food Financing Initiative should receive set national funding amounts that rise each year from $25 million in fiscal year 2026 to $40 million in fiscal year 2029.”
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“States should put federal grocery money into loan funds that reuse repayments, offer low or no interest, and can pay loans all at once or in stages when a project needs it.”
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