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External Grant Opportunities

COAC Infrastructure Share Fund

 

The purpose of the Infrastructure Share is to promote capital improvements and provide operational assistance for developing and improving the infrastructure necessary to abate the opioid crisis in Colorado. The Infrastructure Share is further intended to meet the needs of rural and underserved populations.

 

 

Visit the Colorado Opioid Abatement Council webpage for more information.

 

 

CDE Comprehensive Early Literacy Grant Funding Opportunity

 

The Comprehensive ELG Program provides money to local education providers (LEPs) to implement literacy support and intervention instruction programs to help kindergarten through third-grade students achieve reading competency.

 

Application Opens: November 24, 2025

Intent to Apply (Required): Due January 23, 2026, 4:00 p.m.

Application Closes: January 28, 2026, 4:00 p.m.

Visit CDE Comprehensive Early Literacy Grant webpage for more 

 

 

Caring for Colorado Foundation is supporting a funding opportunity

 

This funding opportunity is for the advancement in health and well-being for young people, ages 9 to 25, who face health inequities.

 

The grant focuses on strengthening families, building youth-centered communities, and helping young people thrive.

 

Key Dates: Part 1 Applications due: Thursday, November 6, 2025, by 5:00 p.m.; Part 2 (if invited) due: Thursday, February 5, 2026.

 

Get more information here.

 

 

NEW - Drug-Free Communities Support Program

 

Provides funding to support community coalitions that work to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. The goals of the program are to: 1) establish and strengthen collaboration among community stakeholders and organizations to address youth substance use; and 2) reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance use among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance use and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance use.

 

Informational Webinar: January 12 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET.

Application Deadline: February 12, 2026

Register here.

Visit grants.gov for more information.