HB 23-1158 Summary

• Creates the Colorado Commodity Supplemental Food Grant Program to provide state funding for distribution of food packages to low-income older adults (age 60+) with household income at or below 130% of federal poverty level.

• Appropriates $1,000,000 from the general fund for the 2023-24 fiscal year, with any unexpended funds rolling over to 2024-25 for the same purpose.

• Authorizes the state department of human services to administer grants to eligible entities including county public health agencies, county departments of human or social services, and food banks for costs of adding food, storing, transporting, and distributing packages.

• Creates the Food Bank Assistance Grant Program allowing the state department to award grants to food banks to increase nutritious food distribution to hunger relief partners and expand delivery capacity, including Colorado agricultural products.

• Requires the state board to adopt rules establishing timelines, criteria, and procedures for grant awards, with state administrative costs capped at 5% and food bank direct costs capped at 10% of grant awards.