The Colorado Gives Foundation is seeking applications for its Food Security Grant Program.
Donor Name: Colorado Gives Foundation
State: Colorado
County: Jefferson County (CO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/09/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding to support improving access to food for Jeffco residents. This ensures the availability of local, healthy and culturally relevant food.
Funding Information
Typical Grant Funding Range: $5,000-$25,000 per year.
Grant Period
October 1, 2024 to March 30, 2025.
Eligibility Requirements
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 availability through enrollment, expand programs like Double Up Food Bucks that increase purchasing power and pilot 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.

Your organization must also meet the following requirements to be eligible for this grant:

Organization Eligibility: Your organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, or an organization operating under fiscal sponsorship of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Geographic Eligibility: Colorado Gives Foundation is focused on helping Jefferson County thrive. As such we 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 concrete programs that are specific to or focused on Jeffco populations.

For more information, visit Colorado Gives Foundation.