Colorado Grants

Grant Opportunity: StableStrides - PPTRC Funder: Colorado Springs Health Foundation Grant Deadline: None. Applications accepted on an ongoing basis. Award Details: Funding for organizational capacity-building or technical assistance projects. Eligibility: Applicant organizations must meet CSHF eligibility criteria and work in one of the Foundation's funding focus areas. Current funded partners, organizations with pending applications, and non-funded partners are eligible to apply. Grant Opportunity: Springs Rescue Mission Funder: Colorado Springs Health Foundation Grant Guidelines: - Eligible organizations include tax-exempt entities, those operating under fiscal agency of a tax-exempt organization, and tax-supported entities. - Must serve El Paso and/or Teller Counties, Colorado. - Grant requests must align with CSHF's mission and funding focus areas. - Various types of grants considered (general operating, program, capital, capacity-building/technical assistance). - Grant size varies significantly; preference given to requests not seeking sole or majority funding. Other Relevant Information: - CSHF has identified four funding focus areas: expand access to healthcare for those in need, prevent suicide, prevent or heal trauma, cultivate healthy environments in high-need communities. - Most grants are for one year; multiyear requests considered for new approaches addressing community needs. - Two grant cycles per year (Winter/Spring and Summer/Fall) with specific deadlines for each cycle. - Emergency funding requests may be considered in exceptional circumstances. - Grant application information may be subject to release under the Colorado Open Records Act. For more information or to schedule a conversation about your proposal, contact Cari or Jamie at [email protected].

The Denver Foundation is a community foundation that improves life for people in the seven-county Metro Denver region. We invest charitable funds for individuals, families, and businesses. We also oversee a permanent endowment called The Fund for Denver. This is a pool of money contributed by thousands of generous people since 1925. The Fund for Denver is used for Community Grants and Strengthening Neighborhoods. Community Grants The Denver Foundation makes grants in four focus areas: Basic Human Needs, Economic Opportunity, Education, and Leadership & Equity. In each of these areas, the Foundation works with nonprofits and community volunteers and leaders to develop specific strategies to help us achieve the goals in our strategic plan. Each year, we adjust our strategies based on community feedback and what we’ve learned. The Foundation is committed to decreasing differences in opportunity based on race, ethnicity, and income. We believe every person should have equitable opportunities.

UPDATED NOTICE - PLEASE READ: April 6, 2023 EDA is excited to announce the launch of its new grants management platform: the Economic Development Grants Experience (EDGE). EDGE was developed to streamline the application and grants management process by implementing a single platform with increased transparency, improved user experience, higher data quality, and more efficiency throughout the entire grant lifecycle. As of April 6th, 2023, applications can no longer be submitted on Grants.gov, and will ONLY be accepted through EDGE. To apply in EDGE, please go to: sfgrants.eda.gov. More information on how to apply is provided in the full NOFO. PARTNERSHIP PLANNING program instructions: Please note that applicants will be invited to submit applications through EDGE for the Partnership Planning program. For more information, please reach out to your EDA point of contact. Program Description: EDA makes planning and local technical assistance investments to support economic development, foster job creation, and attract private investment in economically distressed areas of the United States. Under the Planning program, EDA makes Partnership Planning, Short-Term Planning, and State Planning awards to eligible recipients to create and implement regional economic development plans designed to build capacity and guide the economic prosperity and resiliency of an area or region. More specifically, EDA makes Partnership Planning investments to designated planning organizations (i.e., District Organizations) serving EDA-designated Economic Development Districts and to Indian Tribes to facilitate the development, implementation, revision, or replacement of Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS), which articulate and prioritize the strategic economic goals of recipients respective regions. EDA also makes Short-Term and State Planning awards for economic development planning activities that guide the eventual creation and retention of high-quality jobs, particularly for the unemployed and underemployed in the Nations most economically distressed regions. Under the Local Technical Assistance program, EDA makes awards to strengthen the capacity of local or State organizations, institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities to undertake and promote effective economic development programs through projects such as feasibility studies, impact analyses, disaster resiliency plans, and project planning. **Please note: While the published Notice of Funding Opportunity (available under "Related Documents") states that the ED900A form and the SF424B form are both required for a complete application, these forms are no longer required and have therefore been removed from the package template.

This grant path supports projects focused on community violence intervention or interruption, particularly in high-risk communities. The initiatives should aim at directly engaging with individuals most likely to be involved in or affected by firearm-related harm. Projects should employ strategies like Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs) and Community-Based Intervention Programs (CVIPs) that capitalize on the "teachable moment" immediately after a youth has been involved in violence. Additionally, strategies should include violence interruption programs that provide immediate responses to shootings to prevent further violence and retaliation through community engagement events. Applicants must attend a pre-application webinar.

This grant path focuses on the prevention of unintentional and intentional firearm-related harm through education and community outreach specifically around safe storage and Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs). The goal is to reduce unauthorized firearm access and educate at-risk individuals and their communities about temporary out-of-home gun storage options. Projects under this path should focus on promoting, educating, and providing access to firearm safe storage and/or lethal means counseling. Additionally, they should educate the public on ERPOs as a legal mechanism for temporarily reducing access to firearms for individuals deemed at risk of harming themselves or others. Grants are targeted towards organizations that can deliver these educational services effectively within Colorado communities. Applicants must attend a pre-application webinar

The Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP) within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CPDHE) has established a grant program for organizations to conduct community-based gun violence initiatives focused on interrupting cycles of gun violence, trauma, and retaliation. Donor Name: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment State: Colorado County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 05/17/2024 Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000 Grant Duration: 2 Years Details: This year, OGVP will provide funding focused on firearm suicide prevention and community violence intervention initiatives. The overall goal of this funding is to address disparities in those communities at the highest risk. OGVP will fund projects that fall within two categories, also known as Paths: Path 1 Projects focused on the prevention of unintentional and intentional firearm-related harm.  Path 1 strategies will reduce unauthorized firearm access and educate about temporary out-of-home gun storage for individuals at risk of harming themselves or others, preventing unintentional and intentional firearm-related harm or death through a or b, below. Safe Storage and Lethal Means: Applicants will focus on projects promoting, educating, and providing access to firearm safe storage and/or lethal means counseling and options to reduce access to the methods people use to kill themselves. Extreme Risk Protection Orders: Applicants will focus on projects educating the public on Extreme Risk Protection Orders, a legal form of temporary out-of-home gun storage that restricts access to guns for individuals who have demonstrated they are at risk of harming themselves or others. Path 2 Projects focused on Community Violence Intervention or Interruption. Path 2 strategies will address firearm violence with those most likely to be involved in or impacted by firearm-related harm in communities at the highest risk. Path 2 strategies will align with c or d below: Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (HVIPs) and Community-Based Intervention Program (CVIPs) strategies that emphasize the “teachable moment” immediately after youth have been involved or affected by violence and the building of relationships with those most at risk through a “credible messenger” model. Violence Interruption Program strategies that provide an immediate response to shootings to prevent retaliation and the promotion of non-violence through community engagement events. Funding Information Total funding available through this RFA is approximately $500,000 each fiscal year.  Up to 10 grant awards may be available, ranging between $50-100k per awardee. The total funding period is July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2026 with a potential of another year of renewal through 2027.  Eligibility Criteria Applications are open to Colorado-based community and grassroots nonprofit organizations, nonprofit educational institutions, nonprofit health care organizations or systems, and nonprofit organizations providing services on a reservation or Tribal land with a letter of support from the applicable Tribe. Fiscal agents are eligible to apply on behalf of organizations without an IRS 50(c)(3). The OGVP program particularly encourages applications from organizations that advocate or serve the priority communities most impacted by firearm homicides and suicides (Black, Latino, Indigenous, People of Color; LGBTQIA+ communities; youth and young adults; veterans; middle-aged men; and isolated rural communities. For more information, visit CPDHE.

OAJJA: Behavioral Health Information and Data Sharing Grant Program Overview: The Behavioral Health Information and Data Sharing Grant Program provides funding to support county jails in onboarding and integrating with the Colorado Trusted Interoperability Platform (CTIP). This initiative aims to exchange behavioral health, housing, and demographic information with the Colorado Integrated Criminal Justice Information System (CICJIS) to ensure continuity of care for individuals transitioning between criminal justice agencies and the community. Funding Details: Amount Available: $1,547,728 Award Period: December 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026 Match: Match is not required for this funding Restrictions: Supplanting of funds is not allowed. Program Description: Purpose of the Funds: The goal of the Behavioral Health Information and Data Sharing Grant Program, established by SB22-196, is to facilitate the exchange of behavioral health, housing, and demographic information with CICJIS. This exchange will be accomplished by establishing an information exchange platform within CICJIS to improve criminal justice, health, and safety outcomes. Statutory Authority: 24-33.5-532. Behavioral health information and data-sharing in the criminal justice system. Eligibility: Every Colorado county is eligible for a grant. Counties lacking an existing electronic jail management system infrastructure may face challenges in completing required activities. Eligible Activities: Integrating county jail data systems with CICJIS. Standardizing client-specific information through common data fields. Automating data reporting required by state and federal law. Required Application Components: All grant applications must address the following: Justifiable project costs. Plans to use technology meeting state standards. Addition of all data exchange requirements to the applicant's jail management system. Acknowledgment of the conditional nature of funding based on acceptance of the CICJIS participation agreement. Technical Assistance and Resources: The Office of Research and Statistics (ORS) provides technical assistance for the program. General technical support for the grant application process is available through webinars, office hours, and other means on the ORS website. Additional resources include a project conceptual document, the CICJIS Participation Agreement, FAQs, and applicant resources. Evaluation: Funding decisions involve consultation with relevant stakeholders. Applications will be evaluated based on: Capacity to integrate with the interoperability platform. Explanation of proposed processes for meeting eligible activities. Demonstration of justifiable costs. Denied applications may submit appeals within three days, focusing on clarifying information specific to the denial reasons. How To Apply: Applications must be completed and submitted through Colorado’s online application system, ZoomGrants, by Thursday, May 16, 2024, 5:00 PM MST. Inquiries regarding ZoomGrants can be directed to [email protected].