
A map showing the Regional Partnership boundraies.
About the Grants
Colorado Outdoor Regional Partnerships Grants
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) offer grant funding for regional collaboration and conservation and recreation planning under the Colorado Outdoor Regional Partnerships Initiative (RPI). Coalitions are invited to join a network of Regional Partnerships working to ensure that Colorado’s land, water, and wildlife thrive while also providing equitable and quality outdoor recreation experiences. Grant funding supports coalitions at all stages of development, including those just forming and those already funded under the RPI.
Eligible grant funding opportunities include: development, coordination, and facilitation of a regional coalition, governance structure and charter development, regional conservation and recreation visioning and planning, recreation and conservation assessments, mapping, data collection and surveys, public outreach and stakeholder engagement efforts including traditionally underrepresented communities, webpage design, marketing and communications, and more.
48
total grants awarded
17
grants awarded in 2024
$6.07
million funds awarded since 2021
21
total Regional Partnerships
79%
of Colorado covered by Regional Partnerships
Eligible Applicants
- Colorado non-profit organizations and government entities that represent a coalition with a broad range of outdoor interests including, conservation, outdoor recreation, working lands, under-represented populations, and government interests OR demonstrate a commitment to building a coalition with these interests.
- Represent new or existing coalitions in areas that do not have a Regional Partnership OR represent an existing Regional Partnership. Please see the RPI map below to see if your coalition is eligible.
- Commitment to identifying community-driven conservation and sustainable outdoor recreation values, objectives and priorities while considering opportunities to inform Colorado’s Outdoors Strategy, a collaborative vision for conservation, climate resilience, and sustainable recreation.
Grant Deadlines
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REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS INITIATIVE
Current Regional Partnerships
CPW is excited to partner with the following grant recipients.

- Eagle County Community Wildlife Roundtable
- Eastern Grassland Coalition
- Central Colorado Outdoor Partnership
- Envision Recreation in Balance Partnership (Chaffee County)
- Gunnison Sustainable Tourism and Outdoor Recreation (Gunnison County)
- Grand PLACES 2050
- Metro Denver Nature Alliance (Metro DNA)
- Montelores
- NoCo Places
- Northwest Colorado Outdoor Coalition
- Ouray Regional Recreation and Conservation Alliance (ORRCA)
- Outdoor Pikes Peak Initiative
- Outside 285
- Pagosa Area Recreation Coalition
- Routt Recreation and Conservation Roundtable
- Roaring Fork Outdoor Coalition
- San Luis Valley Great Outdoors
- Southeast Colorado Recreation Outdoor Alliance Movement
- Southwest Colorado Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Roundtable
- Spanish Peaks Outdoor Coalition
- Summit County Outdoor Coalition
- West Slope Outdoors Alliance
About the Regional Partnership Initiative
Learn more about this program through the Regional Partnerships Annual Report and StoryMap.
Annual Report
This report highlights the Regional Partnerships Initiative’s progress in 2023, including the ongoing CPW grant program and coalitions’ engagement to build a collective and community-driven vision for Colorado’s outdoors.
Download the Annual ReportStoryMap
Local collaborations in support of thriving people, landscapes, and wildlife statewide.
Explore the StoryMapContact
Please email any questions about the Colorado Outdoor Regional Partnerships grant program to:
Statewide Regional Partnership Program Coordinator
- Morgan Anderson
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- [email protected]
Please email any questions about the Colorado Outdoor Regional Partnerships program to:
Regional Partnerships Manager
- Jody Kennedy
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- [email protected]
Eastern Plains Regional Partnerships Coordinator
- Hailey Tresch
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- [email protected]
West Slope Regional Partnerships Coordinator
- Tori Manogue
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- [email protected]