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Training Opportunities & Events
 
Rockies Playground Outdoor Industry Strategy Summit
August 22 | Register Here. Tickets are complimentary, but registration is required.
This summit is presented by CU Boulder Office of Outdoor Recreation Economy and Vail Valley Partnership, and will feature discussion of strategies to balance outdoor recreation and conservation of natural resources, ways to grow and sustain the outdoor industry in the Rockies Playground region, as well as panel and tabletop discussions on key topics facing the outdoor recreation industry. 

Colorado Opioid Abatement Conference
August 15 & 16 | Denver | Register here
This interactive 2-day conference will include presentations on best practices for addressing the opioid crisis, the nuts and bolts of opioid settlement funds, how to leverage state and national resources, and practical information about receiving funds. The COAC works with the 19 Regional Opioid Abatement Councils (ROACs) to distribute opioid settlement funds for substance use disorder treatment, recovery, harm reduction, law enforcement and prevention/education programs. 

Mountain Town 2030 Conference in Breckenridge
September 20-22 | More info here. Mountain Towns 2030 is an annual gathering where mountain and outdoor community stakeholders convene and collaborate on climate solutions as an effort between mountain towns moving toward a goal of having zero net carbon emissions by 2030.

Rural Philanthropy Days
Sept. 13-15 |Hayden and Steamboat Springs| More info here.
Offered by Community Resource Center. The 2022 Northwest Rural Philanthropy Days conference is an exciting opportunity for nonprofit professionals, funders, community leaders, distinguished speakers, and elected officials to exchange knowledge and expand professional networks across the region from September 13-15. 

FAMLI Workshop
Oct. 12 | Summit County Community & Senior Center |12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Offered by CDLE Northwest Workforce Region, NWCCOG, and the Summit Chamber

Drive, Lead, Succeed Conference - Economic Development Council of Colorado
October 19-21 | Pueblo, CO | More info here. Our conference aims to provide the knowledge, tools, and connections that are vital to foster a growing Colorado economy.

2022 State Demography Office Annual Summit
November 4 | Virtual | No cost. The 2022 State Demography Summit will be held virtually on Friday, November 4, 2022. Registration for this year's summit will be free of charge. 
Funding & Technical Assistance

Tourism Recovery Marketing Grant
Deadline: August 1. The Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) Tourism Recovery Marketing Grant, funded through an EDA American Rescue Plan Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation State Grant, provides funding to eligible applicants to support the economic recovery of the travel and tourism industry in Colorado through the execution of tourism marketing and promotional campaigns.

Summit County Non-Profit Grant Opportunities
Deadline: August 31. Grant applications from the towns of Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco and Silverthorne are now available to area nonprofit organizations. The application submission deadline is noon Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022 for the fall review of grant requests for 2023 projects. Nonprofit organizations are being asked to submit applications electronically. The groups can download the current funding application, in-kind requests and guidelines at any of the towns’ websites.

Bridge Investment Funding
Deadline: September 8 | More info here. The program, part of the Federal Infrastructure law, will provide $12.5 billion over five years, with nearly $2.4 billion available in Fiscal Year 2022 to help plan, replace, rehabilitate, protect, and preserve some of the nation’s largest bridges. This competitive grant program comes on top of more than $27 billion in formula bridge funding the U.S. Department of Transportation announced earlier this year. This investment will help ensure that some of the nation’s most important bridges remain operational, support local economies, strengthen our supply chains, improve safety, and create good-paying jobs across the country.

Colorado State Outdoor Recreation Grant Program is Open
Next deadlines: September 30th, and December 31st of each year through 2025 or until all funding is allocated. OEDIT's Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office (OREC) Colorado State Outdoor Recreation Grant program – funds are made available through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) as a part of the American Rescue Plan Act. OREC will be accepting applications for roughly $4 million in competitive funding for projects related to economic development and recovery in the outdoor recreation sector. Eligible entities include government bodies, nonprofits, colleges/universities, economic development organizations. More info here.
Eligible projects include:
  • Infrastructure improvements and upgrades
  • Marketing and event/asset promotion
  • Technical assistance and strategic planning
  • Other projects of high economic impact, particularly related to job creation and retention

Energy/Mineral Impact Assistance Fund Grant (EIAF)
Deadline for next round: September 1 | More info here. Colorado Dept. of Local Affairs. The purpose of the EIAF Program is to assist political subdivisions that are socially and/or economically impacted by the development, processing, or energy conversion of minerals and mineral fuels. Funds come from the state severance tax on energy and mineral production and from a portion of the state's share of royalties paid to the federal government for mining and drilling of minerals and mineral fuels on federally-owned land.
Northwest Colorado Council of Governments
Economic Development District | www.nwccog.org/edd