Colorado Community Food Access Program

The Community Food Access Program was established in spring of 2022 in House Bill 22-1380 "to improve access to and lower prices for healthy foods in low-income and underserved areas of the state by supporting small food retailers." The program includes a Community Food Consortium for small food retailers and Colorado-owned and Colorado-operated farms, as well as the Small Food Business Recovery and Resilience grant program. In 2023, the Community Food Access program was expanded to include refundable tax credits for small food retailers and small family farms who make costly equipment purchases or incur delivery or distribution fees to increase access to healthy food in low-income and underserved areas of Colorado. The Community Food Access Program is funded in part by State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.

Small food retailers, and Colorado-owned and Colorado-operated farms and small family farms, serving low-income and underserved areas of Colorado. See the program page for tax-credit and grant-specific eligibility.

The refundable Tax Credit has application periods that close April 30th, August 30th, and December 31st, 2026 (the final day to apply for a tax credit for equipment purchased in 2025 is December 31st, 2026). Grant opportunities under the Small Food Business Recovery and Resilience grant program are administered periodically; check the program page and sign up for the newsletter for the latest updates. Questions: cda_cfa@state.co.us or 303.869.9067.