Nonprofit Infrastructure Grant Program

Purpose

Colorado House Bill 22-1356 was signed into law on June 3, 2022 creating the small community-based nonprofit infrastructure grant program. This initiative invests dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 by providing grants to small community-based nonprofit organizations for infrastructure funding to help mitigate the financial hardships of the COVID-19 public health emergency. 
The initiative will fund up to 10 regional access partners - who will work with the Department of Local Affairs to administer grants of no more than $100,000 to small community-based nonprofit programs across the state of Colorado. 

These grants are designed to respond to the harm experienced by small community-based NPOs and are reasonably proportional to that harm.

Current Regional Access Partners

View current Regional Access Partners (PDF download)

Fund Distribution

Up to 10 Regional Access Partners (RAP) will be selected by DOLA through a NOFA & Application process to administer funds to small community based nonprofit organizations across the state of Colorado

• RAPs will engage with DOLA to help create the policies and procedures to
  • Outline application, award and disbursement timelines
  • Streamline information received from application
  • Outline the rubric used to evaluate all applications

Available Funding: $33,100,000 

• Awarded to no more than 10 regional access partners to award and distribute to small community-based nonprofits by 12/30/2024.  
  • All funds must be expended by 12/30/2026
  • $100K - Maximum Grant Award to small community-based nonprofits & not more than 30% of their annual operating budget

Regional Access Partner Requirements

• A Nonprofit Organization headquartered in Colorado with grant management experience
• Ability to distribute grants statewide or in regions of the state
• Strong track record in TA to small community based NPO
• Has at least 51% of programming focused on serving, engaging and supporting marginalized & under-resourced communities
• Has a Board of Directors or staff with at least 30% who are individuals from historically marginalized and under-resourced communities.
• No more than 5% of award can be used for administrative dollars

Current Funding Opportunity

No Current Funding Opportunities at this time. Check back in early 2023 for more information on the small community based nonprofit grant application process.

RAP Reporting Requirements

• Regional Access Partner Audit Reporting Requirement
• Reporting Requirements  - Programmatic Quarterly Reporting
• Monitoring & Reporting Overview

Additional information on community-based nonprofit grants

Eligibility for Nonprofit Grants: A small community-based charitable or social welfare organization that has been impacted or disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency and that:

• Has organizational leadership whose lived experiences in the communities they serve lead to the creation, mission and work of the NPO, and
• Has an annual budget of at least $150K and not more than $2M, 

AND 

AND

Is one of the following

• Small Community Based Nonprofit Organizations, OR
• Small Community Based Nonprofit Organizations NOT a 501c3 - but works with a fiscal agent, OR
• A collaborative of multiple small community based groups (NOT NPO) that work with a fiscal sponsor

**Timeline for application release and regional access partners to be determined at a later date**

Program Contacts

Kodi Johnson 
Program Manager
(303) 902-8933
kodi.johnson@state.co.us

Audrey Field 
Financial Assistance Manager
(303) 864-7897
audrey.field@state.co.us