A bill for an act creating a grocer reinvestment program, a local produce processing grant program, and a grocer reinvestment and local food processing fund under the purview of the economic development authority, and modifying the local food and farm program.

HF 1032 establishes a grocer reinvestment program and a local produce processing grant program, supported by a new state fund. The grocer program provides grants up to $100,000 to eligible grocery stores, particularly smaller ones, for capital improvements, equipment, and technology, requiring matching funds. The local produce processing program offers grants to Iowa-based entities to increase the availability and efficiency of processing local fruits and vegetables. Additionally, the bill modifies the existing local food and farm program to include grocery stores in its purpose of promoting local food economies and job growth.