The Community Food Access program strives to increase access to and lower prices for healthy food in low income, low access areas of the state by supporting small food retailers and small family farms.
Small Food Retailers and Small Family Farms - your costly equipment purchases may be eligible for a refundable income tax credit equal to 75% of the amount you spent. Equipment must help to increase access to or lower prices for healthy food in low income, low access and underserved areas of the state.
The 2025 application will open when the new program rules become effective, which is expected to be on March 17th, 2025. Deadlines to apply will be June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st, 2025.
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This program is between rules
On January 15, 2025 the Commissioner of Agriculture adopted new rules governing the Community Food Access Tax Credit program.
These rules are expected to become effective March 17th, 2025. Until then, information relating to process, eligibility, and definitions has been removed from this website to reduce confusion.
Please look for new guidelines, a link to the Tax Credit application, and more after these rules become effective.
View the current rule View the adopted rule
Questions?
Please reach out to the program team (cda_cfa@state.co.us) with any questions. We appreciate your patience as the program team responds to a large volume of emails.
If you have read the linked rules and are still uncertain whether or not a planned purchase would be eligible for a tax credit, you are welcome to complete the Letter of Eligibility Request form. Formulario de elegibilidad. The Department will respond to these on a first come, first served basis.
2024 Tax Credit Information
As of January 15, 2025, awarded tax credits total $238,009 of $10M available for the 2024 calendar year. An additional $623,626 in requested tax credits are currently under review.