The Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking applications for its Human-Bear Conflict Reduction Community Grant Program.
Donor Name: Colorado Parks and Wildlife
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/29/2026
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of the Human-Bear Conflict Reduction Community Grant Program is to provide local Colorado communities with financial resources to support efforts to reduce human-bear conflicts. Additionally, the grant program will serve to foster innovative solutions to human-bear conflict that can be replicated in other parts of the state and bolster efforts of all communities in Colorado to prevent conflict. This effort will be in tandem with all other tools available to protect human health and safety including bear management, CPW bear conflict response and the game damage program.
Funding Information
A total of $1 million will be available to communities through this program. Applicants will be asked to provide detailed budgets and spending plans.
- Minimum Grant Award: $50,000
- Maximum Grant Award: $500,000
Eligible Projects
The goal of the Human-Bear Conflict Reduction Community Grant Program is to reduce conflicts between local communities and black bears. Characteristics of projects that help meet this goal include:
- The project reduces the availability of attractants to black bears in communities experiencing human-bear conflict OR the project disincentivizes black bears from entering areas of high conflict (i.e. hazing).
- The project has local community support or a detailed plan to build local support.
- The project is a cost-effective investment that has the potential to last beyond the funding time frame.
- The project utilizes proven techniques for preventing conflict or will explore an innovation with a promise to prevent conflict.
Eligibility Criteria
- A wide range of entities are eligible to apply including: local and county governments, park and recreation departments, open space departments, landowners, businesses, tribes, universities, and nonprofit organizations. Separate chapters or units of statewide organizations are considered as separate applicants.
- Local agencies may form partnerships with other agencies, including local CPW staff. For applicants with limited experience with grant administration or fund management, partnering with a county, municipality, or CPW is encouraged to help facilitate project management.
Funding Considerations
Evaluations will be based on:
- Addressing a recognized conflict situation and likelihood of reduction.
- Applicant’s track record and ability to complete the project.
- Filling a local/regional need and geographic distribution of funding.
- Cost-effectiveness and support from local government/CPW staff
For more information, visit CPW.
