Children, Youth, and Families Grant

The Children, Youth, and Families Grant supports programs fostering equity and resilience among youth in Colorado. By partnering with community leaders, the initiative aims to create safe, nurturing environments for children, helping them thrive. Funding is available in areas such as basic needs, emotional well-being, behavioral health, and economic stability. Organizations can apply if they serve the Colorado community and adhere to specific eligibility criteria. This grant is essential for promoting long-term prosperity and equity for families.

Note:
Part 1: Register in the online portal by 5:00 p.m. on January 13, 2026.
Purpose
Support opportunities that create equity for children, youth, and their families.
Why We Care
Investing in children, youth, and their families is a vital strategy for fostering long-term equity and prosperity. When young people are supported through safe, stable, and nurturing environments, they not only thrive in their personal development but also become valuable contributors to society.
Childhood, from birth through late adolescence, is a foundational period that shapes an individual’s future relationships, behaviors, health, and overall social outcomes. Our funding strategy capitalizes on these critical developmental windows, recognizing that young people are most likely to thrive when they experience safe, stable, and nurturing environments. By empowering families, we aim to foster resilience and well-being in children, setting them up for long-term success.
What We Fund
To advance equity for children, youth, and their families in Pueblo County, annual funding opportunities will be available in four focus areas:

• Basic Needs
• Social & Emotional Well-Being
• Behavioral Health
• Economic Stability & Advancement

Funding opportunities are designed to be flexible, leverage community assets, and support grantee partners as they work to improve conditions for children, youth, and their families.

Eligibility

Caring for Colorado considers applications from organizations that benefit the people of Colorado and are:
Charitable, nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt classification from the Internal Revenue Service; orTax-supported institutions including state and local governments and schools.New or emerging organizations or for-profits are permitted to apply through a tax-exempt organization acting as a fiscal agent. The most common type of fiscal agent arrangement is between a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization and a non-tax-exempt group. The fiscal agent has the ultimate authority and responsibility to see that the funds are used for the intended purpose; it cannot simply be a pass-through organization.

Ineligibility

Caring for Colorado does NOT fund:
Organizations or projects that unlawfully discriminate with regard to employees, volunteers, delivery of programs or services, or clients based on age, sex, religion/creed, race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or genetic information.Individuals.Activities supporting political candidates.