Grants

Community partnerships are vital to our work. Through grants and other partnership opportunities, we collaborate with individuals, businesses, organizations, and other agencies to better serve the people of Denver.

What You Need To Know

Our grants management team is responsible for the life cycle of grants used to support our programs. This includes compliance with city policies and procedures, expanding partnerships with community-based organizations and working with program staff to identify their needs.

Our grants management team also assists child care providers who are currently part of the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP) or who would like to sign up to provide care for low-income clients. 

However you team with us, we appreciate your partnership in serving the people of Denver. Together, we've got this! 

What grant programs do you administer?

Some of the grant programs we administer include:

Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program: This grant assists unaccompanied refugee minors develop appropriate skills for entering adulthood and to achieve social self-sufficiency. Funded by a federal passthrough grant distributed by the Colorado Department of Human Services.

Chafee Program / Pathways to Success: This program is sponsored by the Center for Policy Research and establishes an intervention site to prevent and address homelessness among Colorado youth currently in or transitioning out of foster care.

Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF): This time-limited federal program supports reunification and strengthens families through individualized family service plans.

Colorado Community Response (CCR): Colorado Community Response is a state grant from the Colorado Department of Human Services Office of Early Childhood. The program provides supports to families to aid in the prevention of child maltreatment.

Colorado Fatherhood Program: This program is an initiative of the Colorado Department of Early Childhood through the federally administered Fatherhood FIRE Grant. It supports fathers and father figures to build nurturing parenting and healthy relationship skills, and gain tools to work toward financial well-being.

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG): This federal pass-through grant, from the United States Health and Human Services to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, funds programs designed to reduce the effects of poverty. Every three years the DHS CSBG Advisory Board conducts a Community Needs Assessment to determine program priorities. 2023 subrecipients are administering programs to reduce barriers to employment and food access for individuals and families living in poverty in Denver.

What current grant and contracting opportunities do you have?

Take a look at all of our contracts open for biddingon our BidNet page.

 

What if I have questions about a current opportunity?

The bid opportunity, which is usually detailed in a Request for Application or Request for Proposal, will include instructions about who to contact with questions. Please direct your questions to that person and pay special attention to any deadlines or instructions that are provided.

How can I become a provider with the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program?

Becoming a provider is normally based on referrals, which is when an existing client would like to use a specific facility for child care.

For existing partners

How do I know if my invoice was received?

Please submit all invoices to DHS_Contractor_Invoices@denvergov.org.

Upon receipt of an invoice, Contract Compliance will reply with “invoice received”.

What do I do if I haven't received a payment?

Invoice payments will be made on a net 30-day basis. If you have not received payment after 30 days from invoice submittal, please contact your Contract Compliance Technician. If your Contract Compliance Technician is out of the office please send payment inquiries to DHS_Contractor_Invoices@denvergov.org