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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)
$18.7B
#25 of 50 states
Per resident
$3,245
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.

ProgramAssistance listingAwarded in Colorado
New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program10.758$846.4M
Fossil Energy Research and Development81.089$347.9M
1332 State Innovation Waivers93.423$339.1M
Climate Pollution Reduction Grants66.046$333.6M
Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs20.106$189.2M
Geosciences47.050$181.0M
Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications81.253$176.3M
Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants20.500$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.

RecipientAwarded
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 2,037 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.

Arctic 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 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 ColoradoMarine Geology and GeophysicsU.S. National Science Foundation · funded in ColoradoStructure and Physics of the Solid EarthU.S. National Science Foundation · $22,000,000 · funded in ColoradoWater, Landscape, and Critical Zone ProcessesU.S. National Science Foundation · $23,850,000 · funded in ColoradoFacility and Instrumentation Request ProcessU.S. National Science Foundation · $20,000,000 · funded in ColoradoGeospace ClusterNational Science Foundation · funded in ColoradoInfrastructure ClusterNational Science Foundation · funded in Colorado
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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.