Secure funding to launch your mobile market program.
Grant spotlight
Lions Clubs International Foundation – Hunger Grants
Supports community hunger initiatives, food distribution infrastructure, and fresh food access, including vehicles and mobile units.
Amount: Up to $150,000 (LCIF covers 75%, applicant covers 25%)
Eligibility: Projects must serve underserved communities.
Status: Rolling.
Funding Tips:
Securing funding to start and sustain your mobile produce market program can be challenging. Here are a few helpful tips to help you get started. For further assistance, fill out the form below to get in touch with our Fundraising team and explore personalized support options.
Research Available Grants: Look into federal, state, and local grants specifically aimed at food access, health initiatives, and community development that support long term sustainability and local impact.
Partner with Local Organizations: Collaborate with local health departments, community organizations, and nonprofits that focus on food security and health to strengthen outreach and shared community goals.
Crowdfunding Campaigns: Launch a campaign to raise funds from your community while building awareness, engagement, and local support for your mission.
Corporate Sponsorships and Donations: Approach local businesses and corporations for sponsorships or donations that align with community investment and social responsibility initiatives.
Social Impact Investors: Seek out investors who are interested in grants for social enterprises and initiatives that have a positive impact on the community and long term growth potential.
More than $100M is flowing into mobile markets right now, most of it through state programs that didn't exist three years ago. Here's where the money is, who qualifies, and what funders expect from you.
Start with the landscape
- $100M is now flowing into mobile markets. Is your state getting any?
- Which state is leading the mobile market revolution? · 2026 ranking
- State policy and mobile markets: who's leading?
- Mobile markets are infrastructure. It's time we treated them that way.
Federal and state money
- USDA grants for mobile markets: programs and eligibility
- Hospital community benefit requirements: how mobile markets qualify
- Produce prescriptions: how they work and who's paying
- Food as medicine: what it means for health system strategy
Private funders and sponsors
- Funding mobile markets at scale: a guide for funders and sponsors
- What funders want to see from mobile market programs
- Embracing food access as an economic development strategy
Make the money last
- Why mobile markets fail: funding mistakes to avoid
- Sustainability planning: beyond the first grant
- Mobile market economics: revenue, margins, and break-even
- Mobile market costs: what to budget for year one · the number you'll put in the application
Vehicle financing
- Lease-to-own a Farmers' Truck · spread the vehicle cost over the grant cycle
Planning the launch, not just the funding? Go to How to start a mobile market.
We’ve created this in-depth Impact Report on mobile farmers’ market programs to shed light on their positive impact. This report highlights the value of mobile farmers’ markets and how community wellness programs such as these increase healthy food access in underserved communities.
Download the Impact Report