Project Grant 1662007009

This $9.7 million project grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration will support Colorado's tourism industry recovery through the EDA's American Rescue Plan Travel, Tourism & Outdoor Recreation program. Awarded on November 9, 2021, the funding will be administered by the Colorado Tourism Office under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA #11.307) to rejuvenate safe leisure, business, and international travel in the state. Key deliverables...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade $1,015,069 under the Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreements program (CFDA 45.025) on July 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026. This Project Grant supports arts programs, services, and activities aligned with the awardee's NEA-approved strategic plan. As a state arts agency, the Colorado Office of Economic Development and...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Colour Of Music, Inc., doing business as Colour Of Music Festival, to support personnel and marketing expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. This funding falls under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), which aims to support opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with strategies promoting well-being and...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 two-year Project Grant to SU Teatro Inc. under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The funding will support SU Teatro's personnel, facilities, and marketing expenses to respond to and aid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As a nonprofit arts organization based in Colorado, SU Teatro will use the grant funds to provide opportunities for community participation in the arts and arts...

The County of Denver Arts and Venues division received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals federal grant program (CFDA 45.024). The purpose of this January 1, 2022 award is to support subgranting to the nonprofit arts sector in Colorado through December 31, 2022 to aid recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the direct awardee, Arts and Venues Denver will distribute...

The Estes Park Economic Development Corporation (EDC) will receive $868,776 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The EDA funding will support EDC's efforts to diversify and strengthen the business environment in Estes Park, Colorado following negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, EDC will scale its business accelerator services program to help businesses create stronger...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $1,846,753.18 to the Regents of the University of Colorado under the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF) program (CFDA 11.313) for the period of May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2023. The funding supports the Rocky Mountain Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (TAAC) in providing technical and adjustment assistance to eligible firms located in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. As part...

The Regents of the University of Colorado, doing business as the University of Colorado Denver, received a $150,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support research on the impact of creative art therapies on healthcare professionals. The two-year grant, awarded May 1, 2023 and set to be completed by April 30, 2025, will fund interviews, lectures, focus groups and long-term analysis to study the University's Colorado Resiliency Arts Labs program and its effects on...

This $846,800 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program supports the County of Huerfano, Colorado in establishing a pop-up retail business incubator and maker program in Walsenburg, Colorado. The incubator will offer selected participants business development services, access to a fabrication workspace, and an online marketplace to launch and test physical and online retail concepts from idea through business...

This $3.2 million Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration project grant funds the Lab to Life program at Colorado State University Research Foundation. The program will establish partnerships between Colorado State University and the Colorado State Research Foundation to commercialize research-based clean technologies and sustainability startups. Specifically, the Lab to Life program will support transforming intellectual property into 3 to 5 startup companies annually over...