Program Contact
Katie Geiger - kgeiger@fcgov.com (Send Email)

Eligibility

• Have a salex tax/business license in good standing with the City of Fort Collins.
• Maintain good standing with the Colorado Secretary of State's office, and compliant with all city, state, and federal licensing and taxing authorities. 
• Make less than $500,000 in revenue per year. 
• Had to have been in operation since at least November 1, 2019. Have less than 50 employees. 
• For the Stabilization Grant Only. Show a 15 percent revenue loss due to the pandemic. 

Exclusions: 

• Organizations outside of city limits 
• Corporate owned franchises and/or publicly traded companies
• Businesses involved in real-estate investments, multi level marketing, adult entertainment, or firearms.
• Businesses owned or operated by employees or officials of the City of Fort Collins.
• Nonprofits whose mission is advocacy and do not provide any services. 
• Nonprofits that already receive annual funding from the city as part of their ongoing operating revenue. 
• Activities that support a religious purpose. 
• For the Stabilization grant only: cannot be used for utility bills. 

Organizational Exclusions: 

• Programs, projects, or organizations already receiving funding from the City of Fort Collins
• School Districts
• Any cannabis related organization due to the funding being Federal. 

Funding Requestion Exclusions: 

• no multi-year funding requests 
• no debt related funding 
• cannot cover utilites