The Colorado Gives Foundation is seeking applications for its Food Security Grant to support improving access to food for Jeffco residents.
Donor Name: Colorado Gives Foundation
State: Colorado
County: Jefferson County (CO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/23/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
This focus ensures the availability of local, healthy and culturally relevant food.
Funding Information
$10k–$100k (equivalent to $5k–$50k per year).
Grant Period
May 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- This grant opportunity provides general operating support to community partners who are advancing work in one or more of the following:
- Support organizations increasing SNAP, WIC and other public assistance program enrollment, navigation and utilization.
- Support efforts that increase food access and usage of local food pantries, programs such as Double Up Food Bucks or new concepts in Jeffco.
- Bring together local food producers and pantries to develop a systematic approach to increasing access to local, culturally relevant and nutritious food.
- Support advocacy in local, regional and statewide public policy to increase food access in Jeffco.
- Additionally, your organization must also fulfill all the following requirements to be eligible for grants within this focus area. You will be asked to provide further details on these requirements in the grant application:
- Organization Eligibility: Your organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, an organization operating under fiscal sponsorship of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, or a government entity.
- Geographic Eligibility: Colorado Gives Foundation is focused on helping Jefferson County thrive. As such they only fund organizations who are committed to serving Jefferson County residents and can demonstrate their impact in Jeffco with number of Jeffco residents served, percentage of budget applied to Jeffco, or specific programs focused on serving Jeffco populations.
For more information, visit Colorado Gives Foundation.
