4. a. The department shall develop and implement a “Healthy Corner Store Program” to increase the availability and sales of fresh produce and nutritious, healthy food by small food retailers in rural and urban low income and moderate income areas. The department shall select at least one grantee in each community participating in the program to administer the program and distribute program funding to small food retailers in the community.

b. To support the program, the department shall promote the availability of program funding Statewide, establish eligibility guidelines for funding, evaluate applicants, raise matching funds, and disburse funding through the “Healthy Small Food Retailer Fund,” established pursuant to section 5 of this act.

c. The department shall develop an application and applicant selection process and create eligibility guidelines for any organization applying to be selected as a grantee