Kyle Boyd, Communication Manager, Specialized Business Group
303-501-7878(c) | kyle.boyd@state.co.us
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Colorado Division of Gaming Application Process for 2025 Responsible Gaming Grants Now Open
Lakewood, Colo.- November 1, 2024 - The Colorado Division of Gaming announced today that applications are now available for the Colorado Division of Gaming’s Responsible Gaming Grants. These grants are intended for nonprofit organizations hoping to make a positive impact in gaming and are available to nonprofit organizations and entities that support initiatives promoting responsible gaming, community development, and other gaming-related projects.
“We are excited to accept applications and look forward to supporting innovative projects that promote responsible gaming in Colorado,” said Christopher Schroder, Director of the Colorado Division of Gaming. “This responsible gaming grant program shows Colorado’s continued dedication to responsible gaming, while maintaining integrity for Colorado Gaming.”
Applications will be accepted until December 1 and grants will be dispersed in 2025.
The Division of Gaming will review grant applications and will give recommendations to the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission (CLGCC) at the Commission's meeting on Feb. 20, 2025, at 1707 Cole Blvd., Suite 300 Lakewood, CO 80401. Applicants to be found ineligible for funding will receive notice from the Division of Gaming.
When to Apply
The application window is currently open. Information is available on the Division of Gaming’s Responsible Gaming Grant web page. All grant applications must be submitted by 5 p.m., December 1.
Who is Eligible and Application Requirements
- Not-for-Profit Organizations and State Agencies/Programs directly addressing the issue of problem gambling, addiction treatment, operations of hotlines, educational programs, counseling, research, advocacy efforts, or support services are eligible to apply for program-related funding.
- Applicants are strongly encouraged to ensure they have the resources and the staffing to complete all required reporting and attend all required meetings.
- Requests for capital projects are not eligible under this grant process.
- Automatic Disqualifier: Any organization found to have made purposeful misrepresentations, omissions and/or errors intended to mislead will not be considered and will be disqualified from receiving funding.
- Any previously funded grant recipient who did not complete reporting requirements for any prior grant funding is ineligible to apply for funding in the year following non-compliance and may have to submit required documentation before being re-eligible to apply.
In April 2024, CLGCC awarded $1,960,470 to grantees selected in the fall of 2023.
Interested parties can learn more about the Responsible Gaming Grants Program by signing up for the Responsible Gaming distribution list.
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