colorado fresh food financing fund The Colorado Fresh Food Financing Fund (CO4F) improves access to healthy food in underserved Colorado communities by financing grocery stores and other forms of healthy food retail. This statewide fund is anticipated to leverage $20 million in investment. Colorado COVID-19 Emergency Hunger Relief Fund The Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger, alongside local partners, has launched the Colorado COVID-19 Emergency Hunger Relief Fund. The fund provides grant funding to support urgent food access needs during the COVID-19 crisis. Visit www.endhungerco.org/colorado-covid-hunger-relief-fund to learn more. Please note: This is a link to a third-party, provided for informational purposes only. The Colorado COVID-19 Emergency Hunger Relief Fund is not associated with any CHFA funding. Page Image Image Caption Page Content goalsImprove retail access to fresh and healthy foods; Encourage economic development in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods; Provide attainable financing to food retail outlets that improve food access; Partner with local governments when possible to enhance the benefits and successes; and Develop a Colorado model based upon national best practices. Program Overview Program Overview - Spanish Program Guidelines Program Guidelines - Spanish Grants Policy Grants Policy - Spanish Pre-Application Form Pre-Application Form - Spanish FAQs FAQs - Spanish Media Fact Sheet CO4F Customer ProfilesCO4F Funded Projects Map CO4F Grocer Guide CO4F Evaluation CO4F Quarterly eNews archiveco4f financing uses Business start-up and expansion costs Opening a new store Keeping a store open under new ownership New or upgraded equipment and displays Land assembly Developing an innovative business concept about The seed funding for CO4F comes from The Colorado Health Foundation, which developed this initiative based on research on food access barriers in Colorado communities and national Fresh Food Financing best practices. CO4F is partnering with the Colorado Enterprise Fund (CEF) to finance small and innovative fresh food concepts. Progressive Urban Management Associates (P.U.M.A.) serves as the Food Access Organization for the Fund, providing general information to prospective borrowers. The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) serves as the fund administrator and manages the allocation of grants and loans. history In fall of 2011, the Denver Food Access Task Force released "Healthy Food for All: Encouraging Grocery Investment in Colorado," which outlined policy recommendations to improve access to affordable, healthy food and stimulate economic development in Denver and throughout Colorado. CO4F Production as of sep. 2020 Using those recommendations as a blueprint, a CO4F working group explored ways to remove barriers that prevent Colorado's underserved population from obtaining healthy food. The working group was chaired by Cameron Bertron of EFG Brownfield Partners. Other representatives were from the Colorado Health Foundation, CHFA, the Denver Department of Environmental Health, the Denver Office of Economic Development, the Colorado Enterprise Fund, the Mile High Community Loan Fund and the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union. Contact Information General inquiries, application help, eligibility & technical questions: Andrea Buglione PUMA CO4F@pumaworldhq.com 720.510.8567 Loan inquiries up to $200,000: Alan Ramirez Colorado Enterprise Fund alan@coloradoenterprisefund.org 720.473.4053 Loan inquiries of $200,000+: Tim Dolan CHFA tdolan@chfainfo.com 303.297.7318
