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Grant Program

The Grant Program was created by the Colorado legislature, and grant recipients are selected based on the recommendations of the Division’s Grant Program Committee. 

Priorities for grant funding include:

  • Community-based planning to improve coordination and access to services 
  • Start-up programs that are currently lacking at the state level
  • Support for existing services and programs
  • Communication or environmental access services (for exceptional cases, as this funding is not intended to supplant organizations’ ADA obligations)
  • Other projects that meet the overall purpose of the grant program, as determined by the grant selection subcommittee.

NEW! Starting in the state fiscal year 2025-2026 (July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026), the total amount of funding available to grant applicants is $50,000. Organizations are no longer limited to a single grant of $9,999 – instead, organizations may apply for funding in any amount up to $35,000.

Application Packet

All grant materials are available via Vendor Self Service.

Accepting applications through June 30.

Request for Applications

Solicitation View Page (RFP).


The Colorado General Assembly created the Grant Program to provide funding to eligible organizations addressing priorities of the deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind communities. Organizations may be private nonprofit or not-for-profit organizations; local governments (municipal, county, etc.); state agencies; and/or state-operated programs. Examples of funding priorities include community-based planning to improve coordination and access to services, start-up programs that the state lacks, support for existing services and programs, communication or environmental access services, and other projects that meet the overall purpose of the grant program, as determined by the grant selection subcommittee.

Program Contact

Email: grants.cddhhdb@state.co.us

Eligibility and Timeline

Eligibility

Organizations eligible to apply for funding are identified in statute (C.R.S. §§ 26-21-107.7) and are strictly limited to:

Eligibility

Annual DeadlinesEvent
May 1Application link available
June 30Application deadline
July 15Grant Recipient Reports due for past year
July 31Subcommittee reviews all applications and makes recommendations to the Division
September 1Award announcements

Program Contact

Email: grants.cddhhdb@state.co.us

Grant Recipient Report

Recipient Report details in PDF.

Recipient Reports are due July 15, 11:59 p.m. MST 

Directions:

We are excited to hear how well your project went with the grant funds you were rewarded for the fiscal year 2025-26 (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026) from the Colorado Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind (CDDHHDB). This grant process is quite competitive, and it is imperative that you complete your responsibilities by providing a detailed report of how this money was well spent on your winning project. Please provide as much detail as possible that will give the committee a clear understanding of what the grant money did for your organization and participants. Details could include timelines, participant stories or feedback, detailed summations, charts, etc.) 

In order to help you create this report, we have provided several questions that will possibly guide you for each required section. Please submit any additional information pertinent to your specific project that will give us a stronger understanding of how important this grant was. Reading through all the sections expectations will better help you plan this report so you do not find yourself repeating the same information.

I. Progress on the Project itself:

What were your project’s goals; how did your organization go about preparing for the actual event; and what details can you provide about the event itself?

II. Activities:

Tell about the activities that were planned to complete this project. How did each activity enhance your project? How did the participants react to the activities? Which ones were the best received? Do you have any stories or specific happenings that stand out in your mind that would help describe the event’s activities?

III. Participants:

What was the targeted audience? How did you identify the appropriate people for this event? Participant feedback? How many people (participants, staff, volunteers, vendors?) were involved in all aspects of this event?

IV. Justification of how this project addressed the needs of the targeted community:

For each goal please explain how each part of this project met the needs of your targeted community. Why was it a necessary service and how effective was it toward the participants?

V. Description of measurable outcomes:

Describe in detail how each measurable outcome was met?

VI. Detailed budget report:

Provide a completed budget detailing the proposed project’s expenses and the actual expenses for all aspects of this event.

Submitting Your Report

Recipient Reports are due July 15, 11:59 p.m. MST 

Option One

Electronic copies can be submitted via email to: grants.cddhhdb@state.co.us

Option Two

Send your report via USPS to:

CDDHHDB Grant Program
1575 Sherman St., Garden Level,
Denver, CO 80203

Program Contact

Email: grants.cddhhdb@state.co.us

Past Grant Recipients

Fiscal Year 2024-25

Fiscal Year 2023-24

Fiscal Year 2022-23

Fiscal Year 2021-22

Fiscal Year 2020-21

Fiscal Year 2019-20

Fiscal Year 2018-19

Fiscal Year 2017-18

Fiscal Year 2016-17

Fiscal Year 2015-16

Fiscal Year 2014-15

Fiscal Year 2013-14

Fiscal Year 2012-13

Fiscal Year 2011-12

Fiscal Year 2010-11

Fiscal Year 2009-10

Program Contact

Email: grants.cddhhdb@state.co.us

This Year Grant Awardees

Fiscal Year 25-26 Grant Awardees

A total of fifteen applications were received for the 25-26 grant application cycle. 
Three applications were approved for funding totaling $50,000.

Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind

$10,566

ASL Access: Enhancing Pediatric Care for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children

Visit the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind online

Paragon Service Dogs

$10,000

Building Access and Backing Hearing Service Dog Partnerships for Colorado’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Visit Paragon Service Dogs Online

Rocky Mountain Deaf School

$29,434

Toddler and Early Literacy Program

Visit the Rocky Mountain Deaf School online 

Program Contact

Email: grants.cddhhdb@state.co.us

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