Mini
Grants

Supporting Circularity

The Colorado Circular Communities (C3) program provides three tiers of funding based on the project’s budget, scope of work, and anticipated effect on building a circular economy in Colorado. Mini Grant awards are up to $50,000 for projects that can be completed quickly, such as the purchase of equipment.

Essentials

Basics

  • Awards up to $50,000

  • Contract term shorter than than six months

  • Eligible and ineligible expenses are detailed in the Mini Grant guidelines.

We recommend that you review eligibility requirements and grant guidelines before proceeding through the application process.

Application Requirements

  • Project Details

  • Vendor quotes

Additional materials may be submitted, including but not limited to 

  • Letters of support on supporting company’s letterhead (If partners or government support are part of your project, it is highly recommended that a Letter of Support be submitted from each entity.) 

  • Annual reports

  • Work plan

Application Process

Watch the Mini Grant Pre-Application Video - You will be required to confirm that you have watched the video in order to apply.

Review the Mini Grant Guidelines - Read through the entire document to learn about the details of the grant opportunity prior to applying.

Submit Your Application - Applications are always open. Submit your application online when you are ready to apply. Applicants are limited to one C3 grant award per calendar year.

Note: For application submission support, including application portal navigation (such as logging in, registering), assistance with file uploads, system errors, or submission failures, please contact c3.grantmanagement@state.co.us. Support for grant writing, compliance, completeness, etc. is not available.