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Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI)

A federal program that helps provide financing and technical assistance to bring grocery stores, farmers' markets, and other healthy food retailers to underserved communities, often called 'food deserts,' where access to fresh food is limited.

Mandatory funding

Funding that is set by permanent law and does not require annual approval by Congress. Once established, it is automatically provided each year unless the law is changed.

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)

A wholly owned government corporation within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that provides financial and technical assistance to support agricultural prices, income, and conservation programs, and can be used to fund other agricultural initiatives.

Fiscal year

A 12-month period that a government or business uses for budgeting and accounting. The U.S. federal government's fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30.

Food desert

An area, especially a low-income area, where residents have limited access to affordable and nutritious food due to a lack of grocery stores or supermarkets.

Reauthorization

The act by Congress of extending the legal authority for a federal program or agency to continue operating, often with modifications to its funding or rules.