GOCO: Land Acquisition Grant

The GOCO Land Acquisition Grant, offered by Great Outdoors Colorado, aims to protect vital landscapes, waterways, and habitats across Colorado. Since 1992, GOCO has invested over $1.3 billion from Colorado Lottery proceeds to enhance public access to parks and natural areas. This grant supports projects that prioritize both urban and rural landscapes while fostering wildlife habitats and public recreation opportunities, especially in underserved communities, ensuring sustainable conservation efforts.

About GOCO
Our independent board awards competitive grants to local governments and land trusts and makes investments through Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Created by voters, GOCO has committed more than $1.3 billion in Lottery proceeds to more than 5,500 projects in all 64 counties without a single dollar coming from taxpayers’ pockets.
The Land Acquisition program supports urban and rural landscape, waterway, and habitat protection priorities and improves outdoor access.
Competitive projects consider opportunities for passive public recreation access; wildlife habitat and migration corridors; critical watersheds, waterways, and riparian ecosystems; scenic viewsheds and greenways; and open spaces, particularly those that serve disproportionately impacted communities.
Eligible projects are fee-simple land acquisitions that provide public access. GOCO also considers conservation easements when tax credits are financially insufficient or impractical.

Eligibility

Organizations eligible for GOCO funding include Colorado cities, towns, and counties; Title 32 special districts; land conservation organizations that advance the acquisition of open space; political subdivisions of the State of Colorado whose missions are to identify, manage, or acquire open space and natural areas; and Colorado Parks and Wildlife.