Ralph L. Carr Judicial Building

Funding Opportunities

Current funding opportunities

Request For Application: DOL Community-Rooted Opioid Response Grant

The Department of Law is seeking applications from eligible entities to reduce the negative impacts of substance use, prevent substance misuse, and/or reduce the risk of opioid overdose in communities disproportionately impacted by the opioid crisis. Funding will be available for projects to support prevention, early intervention, or recovery-oriented activities that improve engagement with individuals at highest risk, including ongoing support, connection and recovery support services.  This funding opportunity is from the State Share of Opioid Settlement Funds.

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.

“By and For” Organizations are created, led, and sustained by the communities they serve. With missions and histories grounded in supporting a specific population, they are culturally based and meaningfully controlled by individuals from that community. Their programs reflect and uphold the community’s core cultural values.

These communities may include: BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, people who speak languages other than English, immigrants, refugees, asylees, and/or displaced people; veterans; people experiencing homelessness; rural and frontier (PDF); people with lived and living experience of substance use/recovery communities, and people with disabilities.

Note: A nonprofit organization may apply under the umbrella of a fiscal sponsor.

Applications are due July 30, 2026 by 11:59 pm MST. The anticipated start date for grant projects is January 1, 2027.

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 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.

June 17th Webinar

Register for the July 16th Webinar (opens new window)

 

Past funding opportunities

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

RFA: DOL Resilient Colorado Grant

This funding opportunity is from the State Share of Opioid Settlement Funds to support local and statewide efforts to prevent and respond to opioid use and its impact in Colorado. Projects align with the following six target focus areas:

  • Target 1: Promoting Youth Well-Being and Prevention by Encouraging Connection and Healthy Behaviors
  • Target 2: Addressing Gaps in Substance Use Treatment for Youth
  • Target 3: Growing Colorado’s Rural & Underserved Behavioral Health Workforce
  • Target 4. Building Recovery & Reentry Systems for Justice-Involved Individuals
  • Target 5. Supporting Families, Caregivers, and Children
  • Target 6: Empowering and Sustaining Colorado Peer Leadership

The anticipated grant term is July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029.

Read the full DOL Resilient Colorado Grant (PDF) for detailed information regarding the funding opportunity.

The DOL Resilient Colorado Grant is offered by the Colorado Department of Law. The Colorado Department of Law and the Grant are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the nonprofit corporation, Resilient Colorado. The nonprofit corporation Resilient Colorado claims registered trademark rights in RESILIENT COLORADO®.

RFA: 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.