Summary
Coal Transition Community Grants administered jointly by the Office of Just Transition (OJT, in CDLE) and OEDIT. $9.6 million aggregate. For Colorado taxing districts (or 501(c)(5) labor organizations representing tier-one coal transition workers) that have lost or will lose significant property tax revenues from coal facility closures. Eligible communities: Rio Blanco, Moffat, Routt, West End of Montrose (Nucla / Naturita / Norwood), Pueblo, Fort Morgan, Delta, El Paso, Gunnison, La Plata, Larimer counties. Funds regional economic + workforce development activities expanding local business, creating jobs, diversifying local economies.
Benefit
- Percentage
- —
- Flat
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- Duration
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- Max annual
- — (taxpayer)
- Max total
- $9,600,000 (taxpayer)
- Carryforward
- —
Program metadata
- Distribution
- allocated
- Claimant subject
- business
- Refund/transfer election
- none
- Program family
- —
- Effective
- —
- Sunset
- —
- Application deadline
- —
- Transfer discount
- —
Hard requirements (1)
- local_approval_requiredOEDIT (or relevant division — Advanced Industries Accelerator, Colorado Creative Industries, Cannabis Business Office, COFTM, Talent Innovation, Office of Just Transition) must approve the grant award. Application via the OEDIT online portal.
Preference / tiering rules (0)
None.
NAICS industries (0)
Any.
Geo zones (1)
- rural — · Coal-transition counties
Tags (0)
None.
Source
CRS 8-83-502; HB22-1193
Last verified: 2026-04-30
GEOGRAPHICALLY restricted to coal-transition counties. Same geography overlap as CO-FREIGHT-RAIL (Yampa Valley) plus broader county list. Eligible entities are taxing districts and labor orgs — companies do not directly receive these grants but participating municipalities may channel funds to local businesses.