Current funding opportunities
RFA: Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Challenge Grant
The Colorado Department of Law announces that it is seeking applications for collaborative, community-driven projects in coordination with schools that increase protective factors for children and 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.
DEADLINE: Complete applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. MST on January 15, 2025. See RFA for instructions.
- Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Challenge Grant Request for Applications
- Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Challenge Grant Application
- Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Three Year Budget Worksheet
- Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Three Year Subgrantee Budget Worksheet
- Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Work Plan
- Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing RFA LAAA #2025-01 FAQ
- Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing RFA LAAA #2025-01 FAQ #2
- Evaluation Criteria
What: Pre-Application Webinar – Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Challenge Grant
*This optional webinar will review the application process and requirements for the Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Challenge Grant and provide the opportunity for potential applicants to ask clarifying questions.
Past funding opportunities
Please review the Request For Applications (RFA) linked below for more information about the targeted areas of focus. Questions related to the Impact Grant should be submitted via email to procurement@coag.gov.
RFA: Opioid Response Strategic Impact Grant
The Colorado Department of Law announces that it is seeking applications from organizations working to combat the opioid epidemic in Colorado. The focus of this funding opportunity is to allocate Opioid Settlement Funds strategically across the state to generate implementable, far-reaching solutions to combat Colorado’s opioid crisis.
Thank you for your application submission to the Opioid Response Strategic Impact Grant, RFA #LAAA 2024-06. The Department of Law is committed to conducting a thoughtful, transparent, and credible selection process. Due to the high number of applications to this RFA, notifications and awards will be delayed. Therefore, it is anticipated notification of awards will occur August 2024, with contract execution October 2024. Please contact procurement@coag.gov with any questions.
Notice of Intent to Apply Deadline: Submission of a Notice of Intent to Apply is requested no later than 11:59 p.m. MST on February 13, 2024. See RFA for instructions.
Application Submission Deadline: Complete applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. MST on March 8, 2024. See RFA for instructions.
The e-submission application sends an automated email confirmation if submissions were uploaded correctly. If you do not receive a confirmation of submission, your application has not been received.
The e-submission application typically uploads submissions within five minutes. Applicants are advised to submit their applications no later than one hour prior to the solicitation deadline to ensure the application has been received.
- Opioid Response Strategic Impact RFA
- Application
- Work Plan Template
- Budget Worksheet
- Sources of Income Table
- February 27, 2024 Pre-Application Webinar Recording (NEW)
- Password: S3b.e+B9
- Addendum 1
Addendum 1 is issued for three (3) reasons:
- (1) To provide responses to vendor inquiries;
- (2) To modify the Box.com link used to submit applications [Note: this only applies to the RFA document posted to Colorado Vendor Self Service system, the Box.com link provided here on the Funding Opportunities page is accurate]; and
- (3) To allow vendor inquiries through the Submission Deadline.
RFA: Combating Youth Vaping in Colorado
The Colorado Department of Law announces that it is seeking applications from organizations working to combat the youth vaping crisis in Colorado. The focus of this funding opportunity is to support treatment, prevention and education strategies that address youth vaping and underlying mental health challenges.
DEADLINE: Complete applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. MST on February 16, 2024. See RFA for instructions.
- Combating Youth Vaping in Colorado Request For Applications
- Combating Youth Vaping Application
- Combating Youth Vaping Budget Worksheet
- Combating Youth Vaping Sources of Income Table
- Combating Youth Vaping Work Plan
For additional information, please attend the below webinar:
What: Pre-Application Webinar – Combating Youth Vaping in Colorado
*This optional webinar reviewed the RFA and Application Materials, and it provided the opportunity for potential applicants to ask clarifying questions.
The presentation slides can be viewed here.
A full recording of the presentation can be viewed here.
RFA: Opioid abatement innovation challenge
The Colorado Department of Law announces that it is seeking applications from organizations to support emerging and innovative approaches to combat Colorado’s opioid crisis that generate implementable solutions. The focus of the Opioid Abatement Innovation Challenge is intentionally broad to encourage advanced ideas and solutions that will maximize impact of the State’s Opioid Settlement funds.
The DOL’s intent with the Opioid Abatement Innovation Challenge grant is to accelerate progress with innovative, high-impact ideas to combat Colorado’s opioid crisis.
DEADLINE: Completed applications may be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. MT on June 30, 2023. Proposals should be submitted via email to procurement@coag.gov using the application materials linked below.
- Opioid Abatement Innovation Challenge Request For Applications (RFA)
- Opioid Abatement Innovation Challenge Application and Checklist
- Opioid Abatement Innovation Challenge Budget & Work Plan Template
- 6/23 Note – We have received reports of issues with locked fields in the above file. Please use the unlocked option below if you encounter issues with the Excel file.
- Opioid Abatement Innovation Challenge Budget & Work Plan Template – Unlocked (Added 6/23/23)
- Opioid Abatement Innovation Challenge Potential Targeted Areas of Focus
- Opioid Abatement Innovation Challenge Glossary of Terms
QUESTIONS AND RECORDINGS
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Open in new tab RFA: Addressing domestic violence
The Colorado Department of Law announces that grant applications are being accepted for funding to support programs that that work to address domestic violence. Funds will support entities with programming seeking to serve any of the following objectives: domestic violence prevention, domestic violence victim services and advocacy, domestic violence crisis intervention, and implementation of evidence-based intervention strategies.
DEADLINE: For consideration of award, an applicant for the Domestic Violence Prevention RFA LAAA 2023-05 must submit a completed application no later than 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2023, to procurement@coag.gov.
QUESTIONS
- Domestic Violence RFA Questions: week of May 15
- Domestic Violence RFA Questions: week of May 22
- Domestic Violence RFA Questions: week of May 29
RFA: Expanding Financial Coaching and Counseling Services
The Colorado Department of Law announces that grant applications are being accepted for funding to support programs that expand access to free, individualized financial coaching and counseling services. Funds will support entities with programming seeking to serve any of the following priority areas: financial coaching and counseling service delivery; development of partnerships tools and resources; and training and certification programs.
DEADLINE: For consideration of award, an applicant for the Financial Coaching and Counseling RFA LAAA 2024-01 must submit a completed application no later than 11:59 p.m. on October 3rd, 2023. Please see RFA for detailed instructions on how to submit a proposal.
- Request for Applications (RFA)
- Attachment 1: RFA Application
- Attachment 2: Budget Template
- Attachment 3: Work Plan Template
QUESTIONS AND RECORDINGS
- 9/6/23 Financial Coaching and Counseling Pre-Application Webinar Recording
- 9/6/23 Financial Coaching and Counseling Pre-Application Webinar Slides
- Financial Coaching and Counseling RFA Questions: Posted 9/8/2023
RFI: Combating Youth Vaping in Colorado
The Office is planning to issue future Requests for Applications (RFA) to fund efforts to address the issue of youth vaping. This is a Request for Information (RFI) to inform priority areas for the RFAs and is intended only for research purposes.
DEADLINE: For consideration, a respondent to the Combating Youth Vaping in Colorado RFI (LAAA 2024-13) must submit a response no later than 5:00 PM on Friday, September 22, 2023 to procurement@coag.gov.