Natural Resources Matching Grants Program
The Natural Resources Matching Grants Program is designed to assist Colorado Conservation Districts in "Good Standing" (those meeting minimum statutory and CSCB requirements) with implementing on-the-ground conservation projects and educational activities on private lands.
This competitive program provides matching state funds to cover project and activity costs within each Conservation District. Conservation Districts and their partners are required to leverage additional funding, as half of the state award must be matched with hard cash.
Applications are scored by a committee of government and private conservation experts based on the following criteria:
- Focused Approach with Measurable Outcomes
- Conservation Impact
- Feasibility
- District Involvement
- Partner Involvement
Application & Operational Materials
Materials are available on the District Operations site.
2026 Matching Grants Awards
Conservation District | Grant Project | Awarded |
Agate | Rangeland Health | $25,000.00 |
Bent | Funding Smart Irrigation, Educating for Water Quality | $25,000.00 |
Boulder Valley | Noxious Weed Management | $25,000.00 |
Branson-Trinchera | Range Management | $25,000.00 |
Center | Mechanical Puncturevine Management | $6,451.00 |
Colorado First | Growing Conservation, a Homestead Stewardship Initiative | $25,000.00 |
Debeque Plateau-Valley | Irrigation Efficiency Improvements | $25,000.00 |
Delta | Technical Service Provider Engineering Funds | $25,000.00 |
Double El | Land Health Cost-Share | $25,000.00 |
East Otero | Irrigation Projects | $25,000.00 |
Fremont | Seeding a Stewardship Ethic in Fremont County | $12,000.00 |
Haxtun | Asynchronous Field Days Expansion | $10,500.00 |
High Desert | Land Stewardship and Youth Education Program | $25,000.00 |
High Plains | Rangeland Conservation | $18,250.00 |
Jefferson | Managing Noxious Weeds | $25,000.00 |
Lake County | Seed Cost Share Program | $15,340.00 |
Longmont | Soil Revolution Conference | $15,000.00 |
Mancos | Conservation Outreach and Planning | $25,000.00 |
Mesa | Noxious Weed Management | $25,000.00 |
Mosca Hooper | Bringing Farmers Together: Implementing a Peer-to-Peer Learning Network in the San Luis Valley | $13,570.00 |
Mount Sopris | Wolf Mitigation Assistance for Livestock Producers - Outreach to Recreation Users on Public Land | $25,000.00 |
Olney Boone | CRP and Rangeland Improvements | $25,000.00 |
Rio Grande | Large-Scale Conservation Efforts: Producer Partnership for in-field Conservation | $15,000.00 |
Shavano | Conserving Our Core: Soil Health and Water Stewardship | $24,521.00 |
South Pueblo County | Colorado Master Irrigator Program Arkansas Valley | $11,300.00 |
South Side | Grasshopper Mitigation on Agricultural Fields | $20,000.00 |
Spanish Peaks | Grazing cost share program | $25,000.00 |
Teller Park | Teller Park Conservation Cost-Share | $20,000.00 |
West Arapahoe | Dig In! Discovering the Secrets of Soil Colorado Reader Educational Outreach | $7,500.00 |
West Otero | Water Management | $25,000.00 |
White River | Rio Blanco County Pest & Weed Control Program | $25,000.00 |
Yuma County/ Yuma | Livestock and Water Infrastructure for Rangeland Resiliency | $50,000.00 |
