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Funding Opportunities

Current funding opportunities

Additional funding opportunities will be posted as they are made available.

Past funding opportunities

Questions related to any prior funding opportunity should be submitted via email to procurement@coag.gov.

Request For Application: Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Challenge Grant

To reduce the increasing rates of youth depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Colorado Department of Law sought applications for collaborative, community-driven projects in coordination with schools that increase protective factors for youth to decrease vaping. The focus of this funding opportunity is to support educational institutions and programs that build school/community connectedness and belonging for youth, promote the skills of trusted adults to support youth, and/or promote positive school climates and student resiliency. Grant term runs July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028.

RFA: Opioid Response Strategic Impact Grant

The intention of this grant was to allocate opioid settlement funds strategically across the state and generate implementable, far-reaching solutions. The department sought applications in the following six targeted areas: 1) strengthening peer recovery support and peer services; 2) promoting culturally responsive substance use prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery services; 3) expanding access to medications for opioid use disorder, naloxone, contingency management, and other evidence-based clinical interventions; 4) bolstering housing for people with substance use disorder; 5) developing family peer support services and/or expanding treatment for pregnant and postpartum women; and 6) promoting recovery-friendly workplaces. Grant term runs October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2026.

RFA: Combating Youth Vaping in Colorado Grant

Addressing the youth vaping crisis requires a comprehensive approach that combines education, prevention, and treatment. To support this effort, the department sought applications for the Combating Youth Vaping Grant that addressed youth vaping and underlying mental health challenges through: 1) programs that provide cessation assistance to Colorado residents who were exposed to Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) while under the age of 21 and/or 2) education or prevention programs that are designed to prevent or reduce use of ENDS by Colorado residents who are under the age of 21. Grant term runs July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2026.

RFA: Opioid Abatement Innovation Challenge Grant

The Department of Law designed the Opioid Abatement Innovation Challenge Grant with a broad scope to encourage innovative, high-impact ideas to address the state’s opioid crisis and maximize the effectiveness of opioid settlement funds. Targeted areas of focus included: prevention and early intervention, harm reduction, treatment, recovery, continuum of care and/or care coordination, behavioral health services in the criminal justice or law enforcement setting, and technological advances in opioid abatement. Grant term runs January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025.

RFA: Domestic Violence Prevention Grant

To help fund domestic violence prevention across the state, including the victims and dedicated advocates who support them, the department sought applications from organizations that address domestic violence. Grant funds were available for initiatives that aligned with one or more of the following objectives: domestic violence prevention, domestic violence victim services and advocacy, domestic violence crisis intervention, and implementation of evidence-based intervention strategies. Grant term runs January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025.

RFA: Expanding Financial Coaching and Counseling Grant

Free, professional financial coaching and counseling is a promising strategy for promoting financial empowerment. These services help individuals strengthen their financial capability, overcome challenges, and achieve financial stability and asset-building goals. Recognizing an opportunity to expand access and build capacity statewide, the department invited applications for initiatives in the following priority areas: financial coaching and counseling service delivery; development of partnerships tools and resources; and training and certification programs to support a qualified provider network. Grant term runs January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025.