The Boston City Council is considering whether the city should play a more active role in keeping neighborhood grocery stores open or even run one itself.

The conversation comes as community-based grocers like the Dorchester Food Co-op face mounting challenges .

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Interim General Manager Michael Valente said funding has become harder to come by.

"Grants are still there, but they're not as readily available they once were," Valente said.

The co-op, which relies on both grants and community sales, recently warned members it might have to close after cuts to state and federal support programs.

Another local store, Daily Table, shut down all of its four locations in May , prompting concerns about access to afforda

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