Community Food Grants Available for Food Pantries
August 25, 2025
💰 Available funding: $500,000 for Colorado food pantries
📌 Grant requests: $5,000 - $30,000
📅 Application deadline: September 10, 2025, at 5 p.m. MST
📢 Notifications: October 15 - 20
Colorado’s Community Food Grants support food assistance providers with funding to purchase and distribute local, fresh, and culturally relevant foods in our communities. The Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger administers the program in partnership with the Colorado Department of Human Services.
Both food pantries and food banks are key partners in addressing hunger across Colorado. With these funds, food pantries can get food directly to individuals and families based on local needs and priorities, while food banks can purchase food in bulk and distribute it to partner agencies in all 64 counties.
For the 2025 - 2026 grant cycle, there’s $500,000 available to food pantries through a competitive application process that’s open now. Review the application questions and apply online by Wednesday, September 10. Community grant reviewers will guide decision-making, and we’ll inform applicants of funding decisions in mid-October.
Have questions? Join our informational session on Wednesday, August 27, from 2 - 3 p.m. MST via Zoom; it’s optional and will be recorded. You can also view our FAQ.