Division of Local Government

El Departamento de Asuntos Locales (DOLA), a través de la Red de Socios de Acceso Regional, busca pequeños solicitantes sin ánimo de lucro, con presupuestos anuales de entre 150.000 y 2.000.000 de dólares, que se hayan visto afectados por las secuelas en infraestructuras de COVID-19. Aunque la subvención no se destina a la programación, abre las puertas a otras oportunidades como la planificación estratégica, el desarrollo profesional de la junta directiva y el personal, la tecnología, etc. La solicitud se abrirá el 5 de julio de 2023 y se cerrará el 31 de agosto de 2023.

The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), through the Regional Access Partners Network, seeks small nonprofit applicants, with annual budgets between $150,000 and $2,000,000, that have been affected by the infrastructure aftermath of COVID-19. While the grant is not for programming, it does open doors for other opportunities such as strategic planning, professional development for board and staff, technology, etc. The application will open on July 5, 2023 and close on August 31, 2023.

The Department of Local Affairs’ (DOLA) Colorado Main Street Program has designated the City of Ouray and the Town of Silverton as official Main Street communities.

The Division of Local Government (DLG), a division within the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), recently granted more than $19M across multiple Colorado communities. With the help of these 16 Incentives Grant Program (IHOI) awards, 970 more affordable housing units will be made available to Coloradans.

The Department of Local Affairs’ (DOLA) Colorado Main Street Program has designated the Town of Pagosa Springs as an official Main Street community. Pagosa Springs joins 22 other cities and towns in the Colorado Main Street Program.

The Division of Local Government recently awarded a total of $27.5M for Energy/Mineral Impact Assistance Fund (EIAF) grants in two application rounds. Additionally, the Division awarded $250K to 1 grantee for Broadband and $2.8M across 3 grantees for Renewable Energy projects.

In a meeting on November 30, the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) will introduce its Housing Recovery Program in Grand County.

Since the passage of the statute, and the first stimulus supported grant cycle being awarded in October 2021, the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) has directly allocated $4,733,626 into supporting the economic development of existing communities across the state of Colorado. With 26 rural community-driven projects, these program dollars have demonstrated enhanced local economic impact through the positive outcomes in Colorado towns/cities and for their residents.

The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) received applications totaling more than $21M in requests. Of that $21M, $6.7M was used to fund proposed projects in 16 communities for 102 businesses, with 65 of these being small disadvantaged businesses enterprises (DBEs).

Following the devastating Marshall Fire and Straight Winds Event on December 30, 2021, the State of Colorado received an initial congressional allocation of Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery. The Colorado Department of Local Affairs will be holding a Public Hearing to provide an overview of the Action Plan and to give the public opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback.