Community Food Access Program

Up to $2.5 Million Available in First Round of Small Food Business Recovery and Resilience Grants

Small food retailers and small family farmers will soon be able to apply for grants of up to $50,000 to expand access to healthy food in low income and underserved areas of the state. The Small Food Business Recovery & Resilience Grant, offered by the Community Food Access program at the Colorado Department of Agriculture, will start accepting applications tomorrow.

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This webinar will provide more information and answer questions about how to apply for the Small Food Business Recovery and Resilience Grant.

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This webinar will provide more information and answer questions about how to apply for the Small Food Business Recovery and Resilience Grant.

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For Rules Pertaining to the Small Food Business Recovery & Resiliency Tax Credit

DATE/FECHA: December/Diciembre 15, 2023
TIME/HORA: 10:00 a.m.

LOCATION/LUGAR: This hearing will be held via Zoom | La audiencia se llevará a cabo vía Zoom
CALL INFORMATION: 1-719-359-4580
Meeting ID: 816 2223 2925
Passcode: 215233

In order to maintain a proper hearing record you are encouraged to pre-register by completing this Google form. If you do not have access to Google you may send your name and telephone number to Hollis.Glenn@state.co.us. Pre-registration is not required to participate in the hearing.

 

Audiencia pública del proceso normativo para la adopción de nuevas reglas

Reglas Pertenecientes a la Subvención para la Recuperación y Resiliencia de Pequeñas Empresas Alimentarias y Créditos de Impuestos

Para poder mantener un registro adecuado de la audiencia se le recomienda realizar el pre-registro llenando la siguiente forma de Google. Si no cuenta con acceso a Google puede enviar su nombre y número de teléfono a Hollis.Glenn@state.co.us. El pre-registro no es requerido para participar en la audiencia.
 

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Community Food Access Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public. Spanish interpretation will be provided as needed.

If you need Spanish interpretation, please register for the meeting and indicate that Spanish interpretation is needed at least four days in advance of the meeting so CDA may reserve an interpreter.

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Colorado Nonprofits Encouraged to Submit Proposals to Promote and Support CDA’s Community Food Access Program

The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is soliciting proposals from non-profit organizations with established community connections in areas of Colorado that lack access to fresh, healthy food. The Request For Proposals is asking organizations to present a plan on how to conduct regional outreach on behalf of CDA’s new Community Food Access program. These nonprofit contractors will be tasked with promoting opportunities for small food retailers and small family farms offered through the Community Food Access program and provide technical assistance to grant applicants. 

Community Food Access Program Seats Inaugural Grant Advisory Committee Members

Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg has approved the selection of six inaugural members to serve on the Community Food Access Grant Advisory Committee that will help establish rules on how to disburse approximately $6 million in grants to lower prices for and increase access to healthy food in underserved areas of the state by supporting small food retailers and small family farms.

Members Needed for New Grant Advisory Committee Distributing Funding to Improve Healthy Food Access Across Colorado

The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is recruiting members to form the Small Food Business Recovery and Resilience Grant Advisory Committee. The Grant Advisory Committee will help develop grant materials, qualifying criteria, and assist in the award process of approximately $6 million in non-competitive grants to improve availability of local, fresh food in areas of Colorado that lack access currently.