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Colorado Local IMPACT Accelerator Grant Program is a grant from the Colorado Governor's Office, administered by the Colorado Energy Office (CEO), supporting local governments in adopting climate-resilient policies and clean energy initiatives. Funded through federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) funds, the program awarded . 6 million across 17 projects in its first round, with an average award of approximately million.
Eligible applicants include Colorado local governments, low-income communities, and Tribal governments; low-income communities and Tribes qualify for a 0% local match requirement, while other applicants must contribute a 5% local match.
The program prioritizes building decarbonization, electric vehicle infrastructure, energy storage, weatherization, and transportation electrification projects aligned with Colorado's GHG Pollution Reduction Roadmap.
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Eligibility: Local governments (defined as cities, counties, cohorts led by cities/counties, and Tribal governments). Amount: $50M total; approximately $200,000/award for policy adoption and $1. 8 million/award for implementation.
The Colorado Energy Office may award smaller or larger amounts. See Accelerator Program Guidance for additional details. Match: 5% match (at least half must be cash, the rest may be in-kind).
Low-income communities and Tribal governments may qualify for 0% match. If an applicant is unable to qualify for 0% Match but can make a case for hardship, CEO encourages the applicant to still apply for the Accelerator program and make a note of this in the application. See Program Guidance for details.
Application Rounds: Round 2 applications are now open until November 17. See How to Apply for details . See How to Apply for details.
ceo_impactaccelerator@state. co. us Note: The Colorado Energy Office will not respond to questions on an individual basis during the application period.
Applicants must ask questions through the Q&A form, during the Q&A webinar, or through Regional Coordinators . The Local Implementation, Mitigation, and Policy Action (Local IMPACT) Accelerator will provide a total $50 million in grants to support local governments with policy adoption to bolster local resilience, reduce emissions, and advance other state priorities, such as improved air quality.
Funding for this program comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program . The Accelerator is designed to maximize emissions reductions by promoting policies that extend beyond state requirements in four categories: Buildings, Land Use, Transportation, Waste. Applicants can apply for funding to support policy adoption only or policy adoption and project implementation.
CEO hosted an informational webinar for the current funding round. View Round 2 informational webinar slides CEO also hosted a Q&A webinar and accepted written questions about the current application round. Watch Round 2 Q&A webinar View Round 2 Q&A responses Previous webinars and Q&A The webinar recordings, materials, and Q&A responses from the previous application round are available for reference through the links below.
View previous webinar slides and Q&A responses See all webinar recordings For questions about the Accelerator application process or support with an application, applicants should contact their Regional Coordinator . Local governments (cities, counties, and cohorts led by cities/counties) and Tribal governments. The Accelerator will fund policy adoption in four sectors: buildings, land use, transportation and waste.
Policy adoption funds are available for both policy advancement and project implementation. Examples of eligible policies include: Buildings: Policies that adopt building energy codes that exceed the forthcoming Model Low Energy and Carbon Code (due statewide by July 2026), establish energy performance standards, and create energy efficiency incentives.
Land Use: Policies that promote compact housing, parking management, EV charging, and clean energy or that discourage greenfield development. Transportation: Policies that encourage high quality active transportation infrastructure, transit prioritization, transportation demand management, and fee-based vehicle registration incentives.
Waste: Policies that increase waste diversion, promote reuse, and help convert refuse trucks to zero-emission vehicles. Note: Applicants must be able to demonstrate local support for policy adoption, with a letter from City Council, County Commissioners, or a similar elected body. Policy funding may cover the costs to support, develop, or adopt one or more sector policies.
Examples include: Stakeholder outreach, education, and facilitation Consultant support for technical analysis or policy development Studies that inform policy adoption Note: Applicants must apply with an eligible policy that they commit to passing through a public body, and cannot apply for project funding alone. Project funding may cover the costs to implement or advance one or more sector policies.
Examples include: Equipment purchases, rebate programs, or reduced fee programs Consultant support for project implementation Studies that inform project implementation Other incentives or similar efforts to increase policy impact Generally, funding proposals for construction, staff, or projects with extended timelines will be considered less competitive. There will be two application rounds in 2025.
Applicants must first submit a Letter of Intent (LOI). Based on this LOI, the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) will provide feedback on the proposals as well as a “encouraged” or “discouraged” designation before applicants submit a Full Application. Applicants may not skip the LOI process.
Note: You should only use the Round 2 LOI Form below if you have not yet submitted an Accelerator application or would like to start with a blank application form.
If you already submitted a Round 1 LOI, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access your Round 1 LOI application to either 1) Make updates and submit a Full Application if your jurisdiction was encouraged during the Round 1 LOI or 2) Make updates/changes and resubmit for the Round 2 LOI if your jurisdiction was discouraged during the Round 1 LOI.
View Accelerator Round 2 LOI Form View Accelerator Budget Form View Accelerator Program Guidance View Accelerator Program Guidance Round 2 Updates LOI: Open June 16 - August 1, 2025 Full Application: Open October 1 - November 5, 2025 Awards announced: December 2025 LOI: Open October 1 - November 17, 2025 Full Application: Open January 16 - February 18, 2026 Awards announced: April 2026 Note: Because the Accelerator Round 1 Full Application and Round 2 application use the same submission form, the form will remain open through November 17.
However, Round 1 Full Applications are due November 5 and will be time stamped and monitored for compliance with this deadline. Find Your Regional Coordinator Regional Coordinators are available to answer questions from jurisdictions about the Accelerator program and offer application support during the LOI and Full Application periods.
Southern Colorado Economic Development District (SCEDD): Counties served: Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Custer, Crowley, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Lake, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers, Pueblo Contact: Kevin Keilbach, kevin. keilbach@hubinternational.
com , 719-429-7965 Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE): Counties served: Alamosa, Archuleta, Conejos, Costilla, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma, Ouray, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Rio Grande Contact: info@fourcore.
org , 970-259-1916 Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER): Counties served: Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Mesa, Montrose, Pitkin, Rio Blanco Contact: Morgan Hill, mhill@cleanenergyeconomy. net East Central Council of Local Governments (ECCOG): Counties served: Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma Contact: Candace Payne, cpayne@prairiedevelopment.
com , 719-348-5562 Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI): Counties served: Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Park, Teller, Weld Contact: Jenny Nitzky, jenny. nitzky@iclei. org Colorado Communities for Climate Action (CC4CA): Counties served: Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Larimer, Summit Contact: Anna McDevitt, amcdevitt@cc4ca.
org , 952-454-6867 Western Resilience Center (WRC): Counties served: Grand, Jackson, Moffat, Routt Contact: Ashley Dean, ashley. dean@westernresilience. org , 970-871-9299 View Accelerator Program Overview The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) also received CPRG funding for implementation grants but cannot fund the same efforts.
Jurisdictions applying for the Accelerator may apply for DRCOG funding for different efforts. More details about how to apply to both programs are available in the Accelerator Program Guidance. Learn more about DRCOG funding /sites/energyoffice/files/styles/max_1920/public/CEO%20Contact%20Image%20Overlay.
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Key questions and narrative sections extracted from the solicitation.
LOI project narrative: Describe the policy/project being proposed, including which sector(s) and specific measure(s) are being targeted (Buildings, Land Use, Transportation, or Waste)
Describe internal support and organizational capacity to complete this project, including staff, leadership, and elected official commitment
Describe existing supporting efforts, past experience with similar policies or programs, and near-term factors that support likelihood of success
Describe how the proposed policy/project exceeds existing state requirements and current local policies, and its appropriateness for the community
Describe how the project will benefit low-income communities and populations, including whether the applicant qualifies for 0% match
For applicants requesting both policy and project funding: describe how the project advances policy implementation, expected impact, and anticipated completion timeline before October 2029
Identify meaningful first-year milestones demonstrating good faith policy advancement effort (required for policy+project combined applicants; milestones must be met before accessing project funding)
Describe long-term emissions reduction impact, policy durability and enforceability, secure ongoing funding sources, and integration with long-range planning goals
Stakeholder Engagement Plan: list major stakeholders, engagement methods, approximate timelines, and include a separate detailed section on low-income stakeholder-specific outreach
Full Application additional narrative: provide greater detail on project narrative submitted in LOI, including any updates or changes since LOI submission
Budget narrative justifying costs at three levels: Fiscally Constrained (~$500,000 for lowest critical tasks), Standard (~$2,000,000 for larger task set), and Vision (up to $5,000,000 combined policy+project)
Scoring criteria used to review proposals for this grant.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Colorado local governments, low-income communities, and Tribal governments. Others require 5% local match. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows average $2,000,000 (first round awards $21.6M to 17 projects). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Colorado Local IMPACT Accelerator Grant Program is funded by Colorado Governor's Office. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Colorado. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
The solicitation lists 6 required documents: LOI Form (online submission via cogov.tfaforms.net), Accelerator Budget Form with three budget levels: Fiscally Constrained (~$500,000), Standard (~$2,000,000), Vision (up to $5,000,000), Letter from City Council, County Commissioners, or equivalent elected body demonstrating commitment to policy adoption and outlining match/leveraged funds (Full Application stage; highest-ranking local official letter accepted if City Council letter unavailable, with commitment to provide elected body letter within first year as milestone), Stakeholder Engagement Plan (required for Full Application): includes major stakeholders list, engagement methods, timelines, and detailed low-income stakeholder outreach section, Letters of Support (required for each cohort member in cohort applications; recommended for single-entity applications; optional at LOI stage), and Match/leveraged funds commitment letter (required if applicant does not qualify for 0% match and commitment is not included in City Council letter). Check the official notice for formatting and page-limit rules.
Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) Grant Program is a grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs that funds the acquisition and development of public parkland and outdoor recreational facilities. Eligible applicants include Massachusetts cities of any size and towns with 35,000 or more year-round residents that have an established park or recreation commission and an approved Open Space and Recreation Plan. Smaller communities may qualify under small town, regional, or statewide provisions. Awards reach up to $425,000, with a deadline of July 8, 2025. The program supports community green space, conservation, and recreational access across the Commonwealth.
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Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund is a grant from Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment that funds small and emerging grassroots organizations in California building climate resilience and advancing environmental justice. The fund prioritizes groups rooted in historically marginalized communities, including BIPOC, frontline, and low-income populations, with strong advocacy, organizing, and outreach components. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations or fiscally-sponsored groups with annual income or expenses of $150,000 or less; government agencies, colleges, and universities are not eligible. Awards typically range from $4,000 to $7,500, with a maximum of $7,500.
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