Food Pantry 2023 Grant Opportunity

Increase access to nutritious food from local producers

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Application Deadline: April 21, 2023 at 05:00 PM MST

Let’s work together to increase access to nutritious food from local producers. Inflation, limited SNAP benefits and other economic hardships have many families struggling to afford food now more than ever. 

  • Increase access to diverse, locally-produced, nutritious, fresh and culturally relevant food 
  • Support Jeffco food pantries, food banks, & emergency food providers 
  • Support Jeffco food producers

What’s being funded?


Here’s the criteria we’ll use to make grant decisions.  
 

  • Operation of a Food Pantry, Food Bank, or increasing direct access to food  
  • Operation of a mobile food pantry or food assistance within a community (e.g. pop up & food share events, community access outside of your on-site location, mobile, home delivery) 
  • Ability to accept WIC or SNAP benefits 
  • Commitment to purchase locally-produced food 
  • Commitment to advancing equity and transforming processes to be more community-led 
    • Examples may include: details about how you engage and build trust with community; how communities directly impacted are being elevated into positions of leadership; and how communities that directly benefit from these funds are involved in the co-creation of solutions. 
  • Ability to provide current and projected numbers served  

Award Amounts


Grant awards will range between $25,000 – $50,000. We anticipate making up to 30 awards and grant term is six months. 

Download Grant Request For Proposals Document and Worksheet

Key Dates

  • March 27:  Applications Open
  • April 4, 9 – 10 a.m.:  Questions about the grant? Register for Office Hours and get your questions answered.  Register now!
  • April 21 , 5 p.m.:  Deadline for application
  • May 31:  Award notifications 
  • June 1-December 31:  6-month Grant Period
  • January 31, 2024:  Final Reports Due 

Apply For Grant

Questions? Give our team a call or send us an email.

Marybeth Goodwin
Director of Community Impact
720.898.5912
Kelly Degering
Grants Manager
720.898.5935
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