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County-backed Healthy Food Financing Initiative recommends three grants to expand local grocery access
Summary
UT Health and county staff recommended three recipients for 2025 Healthy Food Financing Initiative awards to support small groceries, a community market and a food-hub retrofit in high-need areas; commissioners asked staff to return with a formal action item.
County staff and UT Health presented May 12 recommendations for three awards under the county’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI), a program launched in 2019 to support local food retail and healthy food access in underserved El Paso County neighborhoods.
Gabriela Gallegos, presenting for UT Health, said the program is a one-time capital infusion aimed at local retail and food-access projects. She noted guardrails used to evaluate applicants: grants generally do…
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