New State Share Funding Opportunity Available
DOL Community-Rooted Opioid Response Grant
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and the Department of Law (DOL) announce the Community-Rooted Opioid Response Grant and are seeking applications on a new round of funding through the State Share. We are committed to ensuring that the dollars are invested in the communities most deeply impacted by the opioid crisis and support organizations that center the voices of people with lived and living experience.
Community-based, population-specific organizations, also known as “By and For” organizations, are more likely to understand the complex, multi-layered challenges and barriers that individuals from their communities face when attempting to access services.
The DOL seeks applications from "By and For" nonprofit and non-governmental organizations that have demonstrated experience serving members of a specific underserved, under-resourced, and/or under-represented population. We encourage applications from small, community-based organizations that are rooted in and trusted by the communities they serve.
Eligible entities for the Community-Rooted Opioid Response Grant must demonstrate they meet the following criteria:
· Be a non-profit (501(c)3) organization in good standing with the Colorado Secretary of State, and
· Have an annual operating budget of $1,500,000 or less, and
· Identify as a “By and For” Organization; and
· Have been in operation at least 2 years.
Applications are due July 30, 2026 by 11:59 pm MST. The anticipated start date for grant projects is January 1, 2027.
Up to $2,500,000 is available for this funding period. No individual award will exceed the lesser of $500,000 or 25% of the applicant’s annual budget at the time of the application per year of the award.
Read the full DOL Community Rooted Opioid Response Grant (PDF) for detailed information regarding the funding opportunity.
Please complete the Intent to Apply Survey (opens new tab) no later than 11:59 pm MST on June 24, 2026. Entities that do not submit an Intent to Apply Survey are still eligible to submit an application.
Review our periodically updated Questions and Answers document (opens a new tab) for answers from the Department of Law to questions posed by potential applicants.
Apply using the Application Form (opens a new tab) and find all additional required templates.
There are potential applicant webinars on June 17, 2026 at 11:00 am MST and July 16, 2026 at 10:00 am MST to provide more information about how to apply and answer questions.
Register for the June 17th Webinar (opens a new tab)
Register for the July 16th Webinar (opens a new tab)
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