Frances Xavier Cabrini Day Office Closures
Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices, including park visitor centers, will be closed for the state holiday, Monday, Oct. 6. Some offices may have limited operations for the hunting season. Call ahead and plan accordingly.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has several programs to help fund projects developed or led by outside (non-CPW) personnel or groups. Focus areas, eligibility requirements, matching fund requirements and other aspects vary for each program.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has several programs to help fund projects developed or led by outside (non-CPW) personnel or groups. Focus areas, eligibility requirements, matching fund requirements and other aspects vary for each program.
Outdoor organizations focused on creating opportunities for underserved youth and their families to get involved in recreational activities and experiencing Colorado’s open spaces, state parks, public lands and other outdoor areas can apply for this grant.
Together, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) are funding new and existing coalitions to join a statewide initiative working to ensure that Colorado’s land, water, and wildlife thrive while also providing for equitable and quality outdoor recreation experiences.
The Fishing Is Fun program provides matching grants annually to local and county governments, park and recreation departments, water districts, angling organizations and others for projects to improve angling opportunities in Colorado.
From parks to playgrounds, wilderness to wetlands, bicycle paths to hiking trails, the Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant (LWCF) has helped government agencies nationwide to protect valuable natural resources and provide meaningful public recreation opportunities.
CPW offers two grants for shooting range (archery and firearms) improvements.
This grant provides matching grant funds to towns, counties, agencies, shooting clubs and others for projects to establish, improve or expand shooting ranges, including archery, across the state.
Apply for a Shooting Range Development GrantShooting ranges across Colorado can apply for funding for improvements to public and private shooting range facilities.
Apply for a Small Range Maintenance GrantThe Off-Highway Vehicle grants program funding improves and enhances motorized recreation opportunities in Colorado while promoting safe and responsible use of Off-Highway Vehicles (OHVs). The program is funded through the sale of OHV registration and permit fees, and some federal Recreational Trails Program (RTP) funding.
The Colorado State Recreational Trails Grant Program funds projects for trail construction, trail maintenance, and trail planning and support.
This program funds snowmobile grooming operations, purchase of new groomers, repair of existing groomers, trailhead improvements and the purchase of signs and trail marking materials.
Grants
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is committed to being a good neighbor in the communities where we own land in fee title for the benefit of wildlife and sportspeople. Each county in which we own land is eligible to receive an Impact Assistance Grant (IAG), which is based on the agricultural tax rate.
The Partners in the Outdoors Program is a platform for networking and collaboration to advance and balance outdoor recreation and conservation in Colorado. To support these efforts, Colorado Parks and Wildlife provides grant funds to assist our partners across the state who are helping to achieve this goal.
The Wetlands Wildlife Conservation Program is a voluntary, incentive-based program to protect wetlands and wetlands-dependent wildlife on public and private land.
Local Colorado communities can apply for financial resources to support efforts to reduce human-bear conflicts. Additionally, the grant program will serve to foster innovative solutions to human-bear conflict that can be replicated in other parts of the state and bolster efforts of all communities in Colorado to prevent conflict.
This grant supports wildlife rehabilitation efforts across the state. Grants are for a minimum of $1000 and require no match.
The Born to Be Wild Plate grant program will award selected non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies. Projects focusing on innovative and creative marketing strategies and solutions will be prioritized to increase support for and sales of the license plate.
Eligible Colorado land trust organizations can apply for financial resources to support efforts to conserve high priority wildlife habitats. This grant program utilizes funding from CPW's Senate Bill 19-181 Compensatory Mitigation Program to offset the adverse impacts of oil and gas developments on wildlife in Colorado.
Landowners
Landowners who want to protect wildlife and important wildlife habitat can request funding.
Grants
Fund Matching: CPW resources might help your project proposal for non-CPW grants win funding.
For other outdoor recreation related grants, visit these other organizations.
Our partners also often pursue outside funding (non-CPW) in support of wildlife or habitat work consistent with CPW goals and priorities. In certain cases, CPW resources such as personnel time, volunteer time, equipment usage or CPW land may be eligible to count as match for the outside funding, but finding an outside match for funding is a challenge. Examples of successful project funding matching include: A habitat improvement project or CPW conservation easement in which previous or planned CPW work is eligible for funding matching.
Any allocation of CPW resources for matching funding will have to meet several requirements, including:
If you think CPW resources might be helpful to winning funding for a proposed project, in coordination with appropriate CPW staff involved with the proposed work, please email the CPW Grants Unit to discuss the project details and find out if we can provide assistance.
The Council on Foundations is a nonprofit membership association that serves as a guide for philanthropies as they advance the greater good.
The Environmental Grantmakers Association's (EGA) goal is to bolster the impact of strategic philanthropy for equitable and interdependent ecosystems, healthy communities, and sustainable economies.
The Community Resource Center (CRC) supports, strengthens, and galvanizes change-makers across the nonprofit ecosystem, working together to create a more equitable Colorado.
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A grant is one of many different forms of federal financial assistance. Federal financial assistance is a broad term to refer to the various ways the U.S. government redistributes resources to eligible recipients. On Grants.gov you will find grant and cooperative agreement opportunities from federal agencies that award grants.
