Welcome to the Grant Resource Center

The Grant Resources Center is the City’s central support site to help City agencies and departments navigate the grant process from beginning to end.  Each step in the grant process is highlighted below offering guidance in a question and answer format. 

Executive Order (XO) No. 15 - Review Process for Applications for Federal, State, or Private Funds establishes the City and County of Denver's coordination of grant activities among agencies/department in an effort to determine long-term financial consequences of accepting funding.  Please refer to XO 15 to ensure compliance and understanding before applying for a grant. 

In addition, the Grant Resource and Management Team associated of individuals who are knowledgable about the grant process and who can help you if you need help .  If you have any grant questions send the Grant Resource and Management Team an email and one of the team members will respond.

To view questions and answers associated with each step of the Grant Process click on the top portion of the buttons below.

1 How do I Find Grant Opportunities: Tips and Resources for City Agencies

The City and County of Denver contracts with JVA Consulting to assist with grant identification and grant writing efforts. 

Download the Grant Writing document that explains how to access the services that JVA Consulting offers.

Subscribe to the Grants.gov RSS Feed to receive email notifications of new federal grant postings and opportunities.

The Foundation Center maintains an online comprehensive collection of information on U.S. grantmakers and their grants and can help you identify funders that may be interested in funding your program. 

However, you can only access the Foundation Center, and search the website at the Denver Public Library - Central Library.  Download the Accessing the Foundation Directory document for detailed instructions on how to access the Foundtion Center site at the Denver Public Library - Central Library.

To learn more about the Foundation Center before heading to the Denver Public Library - Central Library take an online tour.

The Online Grants Guide and the Nonprofit Resource Center have tips on how to find funders.  However, these web sites are only accessible at the Denver Public Library - Central Library. 

Download, and refer to, the Grants Guide and the Nonprofit Resource Center Guide for instructions on how to access the site at the Denver Public Library - Central Library.

The CFDA site contains a database of all federal funding programs.  The catalog classifies grants based on the assistance provided and each program is assigned a unique ID, for example 93.015 is the CFDA number for HIV Prevention for Women.
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