Better Food Policy Fund

This values-based fund, held at Tides Foundation, exists to support local, regional, or tribal groups who are working in the US to effect better food policy through civic collaboration. We refer to these groups as food policy councils, which the Food Policy Networks project at the Center for a Livable Future further define as:

organized groups of stakeholders that may be sanctioned by a government body or may exist independently of government, which work to address food system issues and needs at the local (city/municipality or county), state, regional, or tribal nations levels.

We believe food policy councils can set the table for better food policy by:

• Increasing levels of inclusive and equitable two-way civic engagement around food.
• Engaging systems thinking when tackling complex challenges.
• Identifying, mapping, supporting, and appreciating local and grassroots food efforts.
• Facilitating collaboration with and across local, regional, or tribal agencies and government departments.
• Developing or revising local or tribal policies and plans to support community-based food systems.