The Vela Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation focused on promoting improved nutrition and wellness in underserved communities. It achieves this by supporting entrepreneurial programs that provide nutrition education and improve access to healthy foods.
The grant program aims to support projects and initiatives that align with its broader goals of enhancing nutrition and wellness in underserved areas. Specifically, it seeks to fund entrepreneurial programs that are dedicated to nutrition education and increasing access to healthy foods, thereby addressing health disparities in low-income communities.