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Funding & Technical Assistance
NWCCOG Regional Grants Navigator
NWCCOG has a Regional Grants Navigator on staff to assist with identifying appropriate grant opportunities, reviewing grants prior to submission, or helping to gather letters of support. Feel free to reach out to him for assistance: Jonathan Godes, NWCCOG Regional Grants Navigator - jgodes@nwccog.org.
Federal Opportunities
USDA Wildfire Mitigation Grants
Deadline: January 22, 2025 | Details here. The FY25 State Fire Capacity Wildfire Hazard Mitigation program supports wildfire mitigation activities that clearly focus on identifying and creating fire-adapted communities by reducing hazardous fuels in the wildland urban interface, developing and implementing community wildfire protection plans, providing prevention and mitigation education, and achieving fire-adapted community and firewise programming and other community hazard mitigation activities.
USDA Rural Business Development Grant Program
Deadline: Feb. 28, 2025 | Details here. Funds can be used to provide technical assistance and training for small rural businesses. However, individual businesses are not eligible to apply. Funding is instead provided to public entities such as municipalities and nonprofits, and used to benefit rural areas. This is an extremely flexible program that can support a wide variety of economic development projects.
National Endowment for the Arts: Big Read Grant Program
Deadline: Jan. 23, 2025 | Details here. NEA Big Read, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, is a national program that offers matching grants of up to $20,000 to support community-wide reading programs in the United States.
Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program
Deadline: Jan. 13, 2025. The Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Discretionary Grant program funds projects that will improve safety; environmental sustainability; quality of life; mobility and community connectivity; economic competitiveness and opportunity including tourism; state of good repair; partnership and collaboration; and innovation.
PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program
Deadline: Feb. 24, 2025 | Details here. The Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Discretionary Grant Program, a competitive grant program created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help make surface transportation more resilient to natural hazards, including climate change, sea level rise, flooding, extreme weather events, and other natural disasters.
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas Funding
NOFA to be released soon | Details here. U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) for up to $400 million to spur innovative, community-focused clean energy solutions in rural and remote areas across the United States. The anticipated funding plans to support energy technologies that provide clean, resilient, reliable, affordable power, while also aiming to increase local economic development.
State Opportunities
Local Planning Capacity (LPC) Grant Informational Webinar
January 9 | 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m. | Register here. Prepare for the next cycle of the Prop 123 Local Planning Capacity Grant by attending an informational webinar for prospective applicants. The grant cycle will be open from February 14, 2025 through Friday, March 14, 2025. This grant program provides funding to increase Planning Departments’ capacity to advance local affordable housing goals, and implement the fast track requirement in Prop 123.
Community Accelerated Mobility Project (CAMP)
Deadline: Jan. 10, 2025 | Details here. Community Accelerated Mobility Project (CAMP) funding for community-led e-mobility projects; applications for the next Technical Readiness Planning Phase grant funding round are open.
Local Planning Capacity Grant (LPC)
Deadline: March 14, 2025 | Details here. An informational webinar for prospective applicants is scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2025 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This grant program provides funding to increase Planning Departments’ capacity to advance local affordable housing goals, and implement the fast track requirement in Prop 123.
Advance Colorado Broadband State & Local Dollars (Advance-Local)
Applications will open summer 2025. Advance-Local will use approximately $14 million annually from the state-funded High-Cost Support Mechanism program to connect households that federal funding won't reach. The anticipated funding breakdown will be up to 60% of funds going to middle mile and up to 40% to other broadband projects like last mile, digital equity, short term construction and non-deployment initiatives like workforce, digital equity and digital ambassadors.
CPW Fishing is Fun Grant Program
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2025 | Appy here. The program supports projects such as stream and river habitat improvements, access improvements, perpetual easements for public access, pond and lake habitat improvements, fish retention structures, development of new fishing ponds and amenity improvements such as shade shelters, benches and restrooms. This program provides matching grant funds annually to local and county governments, park and recreation departments, water districts, angling organizations and others for projects to improve angling opportunities in Colorado.
Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI)
Deadline: March 12, 2025 | Details here. The Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) program is geared towards rural counties and communities to fund plans, construction, programs, and capacity building for economic development and resilience projects that create or retain jobs.
Other Opportunities
Eagle County Lodging Tax Funding Available to Eagle County Non-Profits and Businesses
Deadline: Jan. 20, 2025 | Details here. Applicants must fall into one of the following categories: 501(C)(3 or 6), a for-profit, independently owned local business, or a special district or authority that does not collect lodging tax. Funding is intended to enhance marketing efforts. These dollars are intended to benefit unincorporated Eagle County. The focus is on tourism, recreation, and cultural events. The committee welcomes innovation and collaboration among organizations. Applications may be accessed on the Lodging Tax Marketing Committee website.
Resources
How to Start a Business 10-Step Guide
Starting a business involves planning, making key financial decisions, and much more. The U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) free 10-step guide can help understand the basics.
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