HB 23-1158

House Bill 23-1158, also known as the Colorado Commodity Supplemental Food Grant Program, provides $1 million in funding for grants that help county public health agencies and food banks buy and distribute food packages to low-income older adults in Colorado. The bill also includes a separate program to give grants to food banks so they can provide more nutritious food to people who need it. This bill was signed into law on June 7, 2023, meaning the programs are now active and operational with funding available for the 2023-24 fiscal year.

Official Summary

The act creates the Colorado commodity supplemental food grant program to provide grants of money to aid county public health agencies, district public health agencies, county departments of human or social services, and food banks that have a contract with the department of human services (department) in purchasing and distributing food packages to qualifying low-income older Colorado adults. The act creates the food bank assistance grant program in the department. The purpose of the food bank assistance grant program is to increase the amount of nutritious food that food banks are able to provide to the food bank's hunger relief partners. Subject to available appropriations, the department may provide grants of money to food banks to enhance the food bank's capacity to distribute quality foods to hunger relief partners. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, the act annually appropriates $1 million from the general fund to the department for the Colorado commodity supplemental food grant program. APPROVED by Governor June 7, 2023 EFFECTIVE June 7, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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