Healthy Food for Denver's Kids Grant

Are you a nonprofit, public school, or city agency interested in serving Denver youth through food access and food education? The Denver Department of Public Health & Environment (DDPHE) is pleased to announce the seventh round of funding of the Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids (HFDK) program to support healthy food and food-based education in Denver.

The Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Commission, through Denver’s Department of Public Health & Environment, has released annual funding opportunities and several micro-grant opportunities to increase access to healthy food and food-based education for youth and their families in Denver since the establishment of the program in 2020. The City and County of Denver is investing in collaborative programs, projects and activities for non-profits, agencies of local government and Denver schools to improve child nutrition security and wellness through healthy food access, food education, and federal nutrition assistance programs.

Read through the 2026 Request for Proposal materials to understand the program requirements, determine if your organization is eligible to apply, and learn more about the selection and application process. The full RFP will be by invitation only, and potential applicants are required to first submit the eligibility form and a Letter of Interest to be considered

You can find the materials from our Open House, hosted on November 19, 2025.

Watch the recording and find the materials from the HFDK Information Session , hosted on December 4, 2025.

HFDK staff will respond to written questionssubmittedby 11:59 p.m. MT on December 10, 2025. Questions can be submitted through BidNet or by email to Stef Briggs: Stefanie.Briggs@denvergov.org

After reviewing the RFP, Submit the Eligibility Form and Letter of Interest.

Refer to the RFP for all application instructions. Completed application materials, including the Letter of Interest, must be submitted electronically through BidNet on or January 5, 2026, by 11:59 p.m. MT (we strongly suggest submitting your proposal before the deadline).
Note that applicants must submit the eligibility form and LOI in order to be invited to apply to the full RFP in February. If you have questions, please reach out to Stef Briggs (HFDK Contract Administrator).

Note that this funding round is the sixth of a series of grants over the Healthy Food for Kids Initiative ten-year period (2019-2029). There will be future opportunities to apply for funds, and the focus of future grants may shift based on data gathered through evaluation, as well as Commission and community priorities. For reference, you may view previous Requests for Proposal (RFPs) that are now closed.