Colorado prepares to give $35 million boost to small nonprofits helping diverse, rural communities

House Bill 1356 would provide grants up to $100,000 to at least 350 organizations

Small nonprofits could receive pandemic-assistance grants of up to $100,000 through a bill proposed in the Colorado House.

House Bill 1356, known as the Small Community-based Nonprofit Grant Program, is scheduled to get its first hearing Wednesday in the House Transportation and Local Government Committee. The bipartisan measure would give $35 million of federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to the Department of Local Affairs to be distributed through five “regional access partners” to at least 350 nonprofits. 

By Margaret Fleming

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