Grants Program

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

Priorities for grant funding include:

  • Start-up programs that are currently lacking at the state level.
  • Community-based planning to improve coordination and access to services.
  • Support for existing services and programs.
  • Communication or environmental access services (for exceptional cases, as this funding is not intended to replace 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

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:

Timeline

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 SENSE Colorado
September 1Award announcements

Program Contact

Email: grants.cddhhdb@state.co.us

Grant Recipient Report

Recipient Report details in PDF.

Directions:

We are excited to hear about the success of your project! As a recipient of the 2025–2026 grant (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026), your final step is to show us how these funds made an impact. Because this grant is highly competitive, your detailed report helps our committee understand exactly what this money achieved for your organization and the people you serve.

Please be as specific as possible. Great reports often include timelines, participant success stories, feedback, summaries, and charts. To make this process easier, we have provided guiding questions for each section. We recommend reading through all the sections before you begin writing to avoid repeating yourself. Feel free to include any extra information that highlights why this grant was so important to your work!

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

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

This Year Grant Awardees

Fiscal Year 26-27 Grant Awardees

A total of five applications were received for the 26-27 grant application cycle. 
Three applications were approved for funding totaling $50,000.

Deaf Overcoming Violence through Empowerment (DOVE)

$26,900.57

Strengthening Safety, Resilience, and Empowerment of Deaf Survivors in Colorado

Visit DOVE online

Well Power

$13,728

Standards of Care Project

Visit Well Power online

The Resource Exchange

$9,371

Strengthening Early Hearing Screening and Access in the Pikes Peak Region

Visit The Resource Exchange online

Program Contact

Email: grants.cddhhdb@state.co.us

Past Grant Recipients

Fiscal Year 2025-26

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

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