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Colorado grants for nonprofits & individuals
Open federal and state grants Colorado organizations and individuals can apply for — with who qualifies, how much, the deadline, and exactly what each one requires.
Federal grant funding to Colorado (FY2025)
$18.8B
#25 of 50 states
Per resident
$3,250
federal grants per capita
State-specific Colorado grant programs are being added; federal opportunities below are open to Colorado applicants.
Which federal programs actually fund Colorado
Competitively awarded federal grant dollars that went to Colorado recipients in FY2025 —
project grants and cooperative agreements only. Formula and block funding (Medicaid, highways) is excluded because
it is allocated to state government, not won by applicants.
| Program | Assistance listing | Awarded in Colorado |
|---|
| New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program | 10.758 | $846.4M |
| Fossil Energy Research and Development | 81.089 | $347.9M |
| 1332 State Innovation Waivers | 93.423 | $339.1M |
| Climate Pollution Reduction Grants | 66.046 | $333.6M |
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 20.106 | $189.2M |
| Geosciences | 47.050 | $181.0M |
| Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications | 81.253 | $176.3M |
| Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants | 20.500 | $152.0M |
Who won competitive federal grants in Colorado
The largest Colorado recipients of competitive federal grant awards in FY2025.
Useful for two things: seeing who your likely co-applicants and partners are, and seeing which programs
have a track record of paying out in this state.
| Recipient | Awarded |
|---|
| COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | $581.9M |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | $401.1M |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | $361.2M |
| COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES | $340.4M |
| UNITED POWER, INC. | $267.5M |
| CORE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE | $225.2M |
| UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH | $214.4M |
| DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS | $200.7M |
Open federal grants for Colorado applicants
A sample of the 2,243 federal opportunities open now — each links to a full
breakdown of eligibility, required documents, and deadlines.
Listed first: the 12 whose program has a record of awarding money in Colorado.
Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management TechnologiesNational Energy Technology Laboratory · $1 – $150,000,000 · due 2026-09-08 · funded in ColoradoAdvancing Oil and Natural Gas Production and DeliveryNational Energy Technology Laboratory · $1 – $28,000,000 · due 2026-09-22 · funded in ColoradoChemical OceanographyU.S. National Science Foundation · $200,000 – $2,000,000 · due 2026-08-17 · funded in ColoradoPhysical OceanographyU.S. National Science Foundation · from $250,000 · due 2026-08-17 · funded in ColoradoBiological OceanographyU.S. National Science Foundation · due 2026-08-17 · funded in ColoradoArctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing NetworkU.S. National Science Foundation · $1,250,000 · due 2026-12-15 · funded in ColoradoOceanographic Facilities and Equipment SupportU.S. National Science Foundation · $5,000 – $47,500,000 · due 2027-01-11 · funded in ColoradoArctic Research OpportunitiesU.S. National Science Foundation · from $330,000 · due 2027-01-15 · funded in ColoradoAntarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field SupportU.S. National Science Foundation · $60,000,000 · due 2027-01-15 · funded in ColoradoOcean Technology and Interdisciplinary CoordinationU.S. National Science Foundation · due 2027-02-15 · funded in ColoradoCoupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric RegionsU.S. National Science Foundation · $100,000 – $750,000 · due 2027-03-03 · funded in ColoradoAntarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Support for FieldworkU.S. National Science Foundation · $60,000,000 · due 2027-06-01 · funded in Colorado Free tool Not sure which you qualify for?
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This report compiles and structures publicly available grant information from official federal and state sources. It is not legal, financial, or grant-writing advice, is not an endorsement by any grantor, and does not replace reading the official grant solicitation or consulting a grants professional. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are current as of the source’s publication date — always confirm against the official notice of funding opportunity before you apply. Many federal grants are not available to for-profit businesses or individuals; where that applies, the report says so.