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2025 Colorado Organic Grains Microgrant Program

The Colorado Grain Chain (CGC), a nonprofit organization that seeks to grow and connect a vibrant community-centered grain economy in the state of Colorado, is excited to announce a new round of Microgrant funding available to stakeholders in the Colorado organic grain chain. Applicants will be considered if they meet certain criteria, provide a project narrative, project budget, and participate in our data collection efforts. We are also able to provide free product development support and free technical assistance (this cannot be used for help with transitioning to an organic certification) for those who reach out. These services are available to any applicant, not just those selected as 2025 Microgrant winners. 

We’d love to have your business apply for a CGC Microgrant, so please review our Microgrant website for detailed information to see if you qualify and reach out with questions.

In addition to completing this application by September 8th, 2025, please note applicants are required to also  submit your baseline survey by September 8th, 2025. 

Email questions to: microgrant@coloradograinchain.com


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Applicant Name & Title
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Business Name 
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Link to Your Business' Website 
Business Zip Code
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Phone Number (Yours or Business)
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Tell us more about your business/organization:

--What are your services?

--What farms do you source from? 

--Which grains do you purchase?

--Who are your customers and what is their geographic distribution?

--Are some of your customers 100% organic?

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Project Title

Please provide a descriptive project title in 15 words or less

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Project Purpose / Executive Summary

250 words or less

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Upload Project Narrative Document (PDF)

Limit to three pages or less in PDF form

Expand on your project purpose and include more detail on how you help organic grains reach the market in Colorado:

--What gap in the organic grain supply chain do you help fill?

--What geographic reach does your project have?

--Explain the sustainability/longevity of the proposed project. How will it continue to benefit you and the market going forward?

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Upload Project Budget (PDF)

CGC Microgrants are for $5,000 and will be distributed to winning applicants on October 6, 2025. All funds must be exhausted by December 15th and all receipts provided at that time. 

Proposed purchases must follow our guidelines of Allowable and Unallowable Costs. Explore this PDF to see what may be included in your budget. *
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Submit proof of organic certification (or transition steps) by entering the hyperlink of your business’ listing on the USDA Organic Integrity Database OR by explaining the steps your organization is currently taking to transition to organic. If you represent a nonprofit (organic certification not required) please write that below. 

Note: This is a weighted score question. The further along the path toward organic certification, the more points awarded. Please apply to the program even if you are not yet fully certified!

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External Project Support

We want to learn more about the stakeholders/partners who support the need for this project and why.

List and identify three partnerships that are either:

--Pre-existing (you have worked together in the past)

--New or In-progress

--Aspiring (hoping to work with these partners)

How will you collaborate and what will they contribute?

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Recommended/Optional: Upload Letters of Support (PDFs)
We recommend submitting 2-3 but we will accept up to 10 letters.
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Technical Assistance: Please share any types of technical assistance that could best support you and your business at this time, especially as it relates to the continuity of your proposed project (e.g. product development consulting, business planning, grain testing, impact assessments, marketing, supply chain consulting, etc.). *
Please acknowledge the following statement:

I understand that in order to be eligible to be reviewed for the 2025 Microgrant Program our business must:
--be based in Colorado
--be certified organic, in transition, or a nonprofit organization
--be a CGC Business Member (apply here!)
--complete the baseline data collection survey (link)
--submit both this completed application and the survey by 5pm on September 8th, 2025
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