A map showing the Regional Partnership boundraies.

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

Applications Open

TBA

More information coming soon!

REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS INITIATIVE

Current Regional Partnerships

CPW is excited to partner with the following grant recipients.

About the Regional Partnership Initiative

Learn more about this program through the Regional Partnerships Annual Report and StoryMap. 

Annual Report.

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 Report
StoryMap.

StoryMap

Local collaborations in support of thriving people, landscapes, and wildlife statewide.

Explore the StoryMap

Contact

Please email any questions about the Colorado Outdoor Regional Partnerships grant program to:

Statewide Regional Partnership Program Coordinator

Please email any questions about the Colorado Outdoor Regional Partnerships program to:

Eastern Plains Regional Partnerships Coordinator

West Slope Regional Partnerships Coordinator