Cap csfp-admin grants to STS

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Human Services Colorado $1.481504 million on October 1, 2025, under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CFDA 10.565) to administer CSFP in Colorado through September 30, 2026.

CSFP supplements the diets of low-income elderly persons age 60 and older with nutritious USDA Foods distributed through public and nonprofit local agencies. The Department of Human Services Colorado distributes both federal food commodities and administrative funds to participating local agencies and sub-recipients across Colorado.

The state agency passed funds through to five sub-recipients via sub-awards issued April 23, 2026: Food Bank Of The Rockies Inc., Weld Food Bank (Weld County Food Bank), Pueblo County Government, Conejos County Government, and Care And Share, Inc. (Care & Share). These sub-recipients deliver food distribution and hunger relief services to eligible seniors in their respective service areas, including distributing CSFP food packages to local food banks, pantries, emergency shelters, and community partners.

The Department of Human Services Colorado maintains records of all receipts and dispositions per program regulations and retains documentation for three fiscal years from the end of the fiscal year to which records pertain, or longer if related to unsolved claims, audits, or investigations.