Purpose of CEF’s Healthy Foods Fund

To ensure all Colorado communities have access to fresh, nutritious and affordable food, and to foster a vibrant local food economy.

Providing Flexible Financing for Healthy Foods Businesses

• Retail grocery providers (stores, carts, co-ops, ethnic and farmers markets, trucks, delivery services)
• Packaging, processing and manufacturing food enterprises
• Food production companies and distributors
• Urban and rural agricultural projects
• All segments of the food system in rural and urban areas of Colorado

Offering Affordable Financing Statewide

• Loans up to $250,000 for eligible start-ups and existing businesses
• Rates and terms vary depending on loan size, credit and use of funds
• Special rates for businesses serving lower income populations and areas with limited access to healthy foods

Typical Uses of Healthy Foods Funding

• Working capital
• Inventory and equipment
• Property improvements
• Business purchase
• Commercial real estate
• Energy efficiency upgrades