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The Colorado Division of Local Government (DLG) created this comprehensive resource, which includes funding sources across all state agencies, to help local governments and nonprofit community organizations navigate the funding sources available through a variety of Federal and State programs. See the below instructions on use of this guide.

Grants & Grub Webinars

On the last business day of each month, our Regional Grants Navigators host a webinar with a focused topic related to grant applications for IIJA or IRA funding opportunities. These Grants & Grub webinars have presentations from various organizations who provide resources in the Federal Grant process. Click the links below for more resources related to the Grants & Grub the have been hosted in the past as several of the funding programs have multiple application deadlines.

Data Gathering & Stories

Gather the Right Data to Tell Your Story
Data Gathering Resouces

Grant Writing TA

Reviews, Co-Writes, Full Writing and Project Planning
Grant Writing Resources

Waternow Alliance & WaterSMART

Advancing Sustainable, Localized Water Strategies
WaterSMART Resources

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Reduce Bias and Improve Overall Reach
DEI Resources

Direct Pay Tax Credits

Benefits for Governmental Entities
Direct Pay Resources

Planning & Community Engagement

Full Representative of Your Community
Planning Resources

Labor & Workforce

Incorporating Labor Force Impacts
Labor & Workforce Rsources

Benefit-Cost Analysis

Identifying, Quantifying, and Comparing
Benefit-Cost Analysis Resources

Disaster Resiliency

Assisting Immediate Emergency Needs
Resiliency Resources

Justice 40

Benefits for Disadvantage Communities
Justice 40 Resources

Resources & Funding Memos

Below are funding memo’s that are sent out by our Regional Grants Navigators that note upcoming funding opportunities, application deadlines, and links to programs. Click the links to find the memo’s that have links to relevant resources for the various programs related to; Disaster Resiliency, Energy Efficiency and Resiliency, Transportation, Water, and Wastewater.

06.20.2024 Funding Opportunities for Disaster Resiliency

  • Colorado IRA Urban & Community Forestry Grant Program
    • Can include: tree planting, pruning, removal and watering, irrigation installation, urban forest management plans, capacity building activities, green career development, urban wood utilization.
    • Due 7/31/24
  • Community Wildfire Defense Grants (CWDG)
    • Development or revision of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan or implementation of projects described in such.
    • 3rd round of funding still to be announced, we encourage communities to be ready to apply once the funding round is announced.

05.29.2024 Funding Opportunities for Disaster Resiliency

  • USGS Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mitigation Mapping and Assessment Program
  • Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)

3.20.2024 Funding Opportunities for Disaster Resiliency

  • Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)
  • Fire Prevention Safety Program
  • Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations (WFPO)
  • WaterSMART
    • Planning & Project Design Grants
    • Large-Scale Recycling Projects
    • Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects

2.22.2024 Funding Opportunities for Disaster Resiliency

  • Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program
  • Collaborative Wildfire Risk Reduction Program (CWRRP)

2.09.2024 Funding Opportunities for Disaster Resiliency

  • Convert Vehicles to Wildland Fire Engines
  • FEMA Assistance to Firefighters

1.26.2024 Funding Opportunities for Disaster Resiliency

  • USDA | Community Facilities Grants
  • FEMA BRIC and HMA Funds

12.13.2023 Funding Opportunities for Disaster Resiliency

  • FEMA BRIC Applications with LOMA Match

11.26.2023 Funding Opportunities for Disaster Resiliency

  • FEMA BRIC Notice of Intent

11.9.2023 Funding Opportunities for Disaster Resiliency

  • Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

10.27.2023 Funding Opportunities for Disaster Resiliency

  • Colorado State FEMA Allocation
  • BRIC and Flood Mitigation Assistance Program
  • FEMA Technical Assistance for non-Shovel Ready Projects

10.13.2023 Funding Opportunities for Disaster Resiliency and Brownfields Projects

  • FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)
  • EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grants

8.18.2023 Funding Opportunities for Disaster Resiliency

  • USDA Community Wildfire Defense Grant

06.27.2024 Energy Efficiency & Resiliency Funding Opportunities

  • Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant
    • To help eligible applicants increase staff capacity and foster regional collaboration to advance
      local clean energy and sustainability programs.
    • Applications due 8/9/24

06.04.2024 Energy Efficiency & Resiliency Funding Opportunities

  • Assistance for the Adoption of Building Energy Codes, Round 2
    • Concept Papers due 6/28/2024
  • Waste Analysis and Strategies for Transportation End-uses (WASTE)
    • Concept papers due 6/19/24, full applications dues 8/14/24

05.21.2024 Energy Efficiency & Resiliency Funding Opportunities

  • Direct/Elective Pay – updated information
    • Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit
    • Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit
    • Investment Tac Credit
    • Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship
    • Domestic Content
    • Energy Communities
    • Low-Income Communities

05.07.2024 Energy Efficiency & Resiliency Funding Opportunities

  • Direct/Elective Pay – updated information (Credits most applicable to Region 10 Communities)
    • Clean Vehicle Credit
    • Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit
    • Investment Tax Credit for Energy Generation

04.12.2024 Energy Efficiency & Resiliency Funding Opportunities

  • Hydroelectric Production Incentives – Due 4/23/2024
  • Energy Code Adoption and Enforcment Grant Program – Due 5/31/24

03.12.2024 Energy Efficiency & Resiliency Funding

  • Local Government Energy Program | Communities Sparking Investment in Transformative Energy (C-SITE)
  • Community Change Grants Program

02.28.2024 Energy Efficiency & Resiliency Funding

  • Colorado Electric Grid Resilience Funds
    • Microgrids for Community Resilience
    • Grid Hardening Grants for Small Communities
    • Advanced Grid Monitoring
  • Environmental Justice Thriving Communities: Technical Assistance Centers Program
  • Community Change Grants Program – Updated Information
  • Public Building Electrification Grant – Updated Information
  • Title 17 Clean Energy Financing – Updated Information

12.28.2023 Energy Efficiency & Resiliency Funding

  • Assistance for the Adoption of Building Energy Codes
  • Community Change Grants Program

12.15.2023 Energy Efficiency & Resiliency Funding

  • Elective Pay or Direct Pay

11.22.2023 Energy Efficiency & Resiliency Funding

  • High Efficiency Electric Heating and appliance Grant Program
  • Geothermal Energy Grant Program
  • Community Change Grants Program

10.20.2023 Energy Efficiency & Resiliency Funding

  • Public Building Electrification Grant – Updated Information
  • Local Energy Action Program (LEAP)

10.05.2023 Energy Efficiency & Resiliency Funding

  • Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) Program: Implementation Grants

09.21.2023 Energy Efficiency & Resiliency Funding

  • Empowering Cybersecurity Technology (ACT) 1 Prize

08.25.2023 Energy Efficiency & Resiliency Funding

  • Energy Future Grants (EFG) Creating a Community-Led Energy Future
  • Public Building Electrification Grant
  • Direct/Elective Pay
  • Title 17 Clean Energy Financing

06.27.2024 Transportation Funding Opportunities

  • Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP) – updated information
    • Due 7/17/24 previously du 6/17/24

06.14.2024 Transporation Funding Opportunities

  • Safe Streets for All
    • Planning & Demonstration applications due 8/29/24
  • Bridge Investment Program – updated information
    • Planning Project Grant – Due 10/1/24
    • Bridge Project Grants – Due 11/1/24
    • Large Bridge Project – Due 8/1/24
  • Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grants – updated information
    • Due 8/28/24
  • Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program
    • Reducing Wildlife Vehicle Collisions
    • Due 9/4/24
  • Airport Terminals Program – updated information
    • Expected to open June 2024
  • Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Program
    • Expected to open July 2024
  • Rural and Tibal Assistance Pilot Program
    • Expected to open July 2024
  • Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Savings Transportation (PROTECT)
    • Expected to open July 2024
  • Railroad Crossing Elimination – updated information
    • Expected to open July 2024
  • Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program – updated information
    • Expected to open Summer 2024

05.16.2024 Transporation Funding Opportunities

  • Clean Fleet Vehicle and Technology Grant Program
  • Fleet Zero-Emission Resource Opportunity (Fleet ZERO) – updated information and new round
  • Charge Ahead Colorado – updated information and new round
  • Revitalizing Main Streets – updated information and new round
  • Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART)

04.25.2024 Transportation Funding Opportunities

  • Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles – updated information

04.19.2024 Transportation Funding Opportunities

  • Community Accelerated Mobility Project (CAMP)
  • Airport Improvement Program (AIP), Supplemental Discretionary Grants
  • Rural Surface Transportation (RURAL)
  • Safe Streets For All (SS4A) – updated information
  • Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grants
  • Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles

03.19.2024 Transportation Funding Opportunities

  • Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP)
  • Innovative Finance and Asset Concession Grant Program (IFACGP)
  • Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Program (MPDG) including Rural Surface Transportation (RURAL), INFRA, and Mega

03.08.2024 Transportation Funding Opportunities

  • Electrifying Your Fleet
  • Low or No Emission Vehicle Program (aka Low-No)
  • Opportunities Expected to Open Spring 2024
    • Thriving Communities Program
    • Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART)
    • Railroad Crossing Elimination
    • Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles

02.23.2024 Transportation Funding Opportunities

  • Safe Streets for All – Updated Information

01.16.2024 Transportation Funding Opportunities

  • USDOT | Bridge Improvement Projects
  • BIP – Planning and Bridge Project Grants

12.28.2023 Transportation Funding Opportunities

  • Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) – Updated Information
  • Safe Streets for All – Updated Information
  • Revitalizing Main Streets – Updated Information

12.01.2023 Transportation Funding Opportunities

  • Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) – Updated Information

11.27.2023 Transportation Funding Opportunities

  • FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program
  • Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles

11.01.2023 Transportation Funding Opportunities

  • Local Government Electric Vehicle Readiness Planning Grants – Updated Information
  • National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) – Updated Information
  • Safe Streets for All
  • Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST)

10.05.2023 Transportation Funding Opportunities

  • Local Government Electric Vehicle Readiness Planning Grants
  • Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)
  • Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program
  • Bridge Investment Program
    • Planning Project Grant
    • Bridge Project Grants
    • Large Bridge Project (Total costs greater than $100 million)

09.21.2023 Transportation Funding Opportunities

  • Thriving Communities Program – Updated Information
  • Fleet Zero-Emission Resource Opportunity (Fleet-ZERO)
  • Charge Ahead Colorado
  • Airport Terminal Program
  • Using NEPA Review to Define and Shape Better Places

09.08.2023 Transportation Funding Opportunities

  • Revitalizing Main Streets
  • Community Accelerated Mobility Projects (CAMP)

08.25.2023 Transportation Funding Opportunities

  • Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program
  • Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods RCN Program
  • Thriving Communities Program
  • Innovative Finance and Asset Concession Grant Program (IFACGP)
  • Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Rural Project Initiative (RPI)
  • National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI)
  • Innovative Motor Vehicle and Innovative Truck Tax Credits

09.01.2023 Wastewater Funding Opportunities

  • Clean Water State Revolving Fund
  • USDA Water Waste Disposal Loan/Grant Program
  • National Rural Water Association Low-Interest Loans for Wastewater Projects
  • The Rural Community Assistance Corporation Loans for Water and Waste Facility Projects

05.28.2024 Water Funding Opportunities

  • Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects
  • Cooperative Watershed Management Program
  • Title XVI WIIN Act Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects
  • Water and Energy Efficient Grants

05.21.2024 Water Funding Opportunities

  • WaterSMART Environmental Water Resources Projects

05.14.2024 Water Funding Opportunities

  • WaterSMART Planning & Project Design Deadline Extended

05.07.2024 Water Funding Opportunities

  • EPA Water Technical Assistance

02.22.2024 Water Funding Opportunities

  • WaterSMART – Updated Information application deadline extended to May 21, 2024 
    • Planning and Design
    • Water Strategy
    • Drought Contingency Planning
  • Waternow.org
  • DOLA IIJA Federal Grant Writing Assistance Program
  • Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) Technical Assistance Program

02.05.2024 Water Funding Opportunities

  • WaterSMART
    •  Planning and Design
    • Water Strategy
    • Small Scale Efficiency
    • Water and Energy Efficiency
    • Drought Contingency Planning
    • Drought Resiliency

11.17.2023 Water Funding Opportunities

  • WaterSMART – Updated Information
    • Small Scall Water Efficiency
    • Water and Energy Efficiency | Hydropower, SCADAs, Piping of Canals, Metering, Installation of Renewables (Solar), Turf Replacement

11.03.2023 Water Funding Opportunities

  • WaterSMART
    • Small Scall Water Efficiency
    • Water and Energy Efficiency | Hydropower, SCADAs, Piping of Canals, Metering, Installation of Renewables (Solar), Turf Replacement

10.13.2023 Water Funding Opportunities

  • Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) WaterSMART | Water and Energy Efficiency
  • BOR Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects

09.29.2023 Water Funding Opportunities

  • Federal Technical Assistance Grant Program through the Colorado Department of Natural Resources
  • Circuit Rider Program | Technical Assistance for Rural Water System
  • Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program – Updated Information

09.15.2023 Water Funding Opportunities

  • Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program
  • EPA Grants Webinar

08.18.2023 Water Funding Opportunities

  • Webinar for BOR WaterSmart Project and Planning Design Grants
  • Drought Response
    • Increasing the Reliability of Water Supplies through Infrastructure Improvements
    • Increasing the Reliability of Water Supplies through Ground Recovery
    • Projects to Improve Water Management through Decision Support Tools, Modeling, and Measurement
    • Domestic Water Supply Projects for Tribes or Disadvantaged Communities
  • SAM.gov Registration

08.05.2023 Water Funding Opportunities

  • Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB)
    • Gunnison Basin Roundtable
    • Water Project Loan Program
    • Colorado Water Plan Grants
    • Water Supply Reserve Fund Grants
  • Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) | Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund
  • US Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Grants
    • Planning and Design
    • Drought Resilience Projects
Patty Gabriel
Regional Grants Navigator
pgabriel@region10.net
Shay Coburn
Regional Grants Navigator
shay@urbanruralcontinuum.com

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