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Micro-Grant Recipients

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SIPA, with its Board of Directors, is excited to award the 2024-2025 micro-grants to Colorado governments across the state. This year, we received 107 requests and were able to fund 39 of those totaling $215,502. The map below indicates all the new and past awardees across Colorado below.

OrganizationAmount
Awarded
Purpose
Akron Public Library$832.84to purchase T-Coil systems so that the library is more accessible for hard-of-hearing and Deaf patrons.
Arrowhead Fire Protection District$4,500.00to migrate our non compliant website to Colorado.gov; establishing an ADA compliant website to better service the needs of our community.
Aurora Public Schools$10,000.00to integrate Diffit, an AI-powered tool, into our system, enabling educators to create rigorous, standards-aligned instructional materials.
City of Ouray$10,000.00to provide accessibility remediation assistance.
City of Wheat Ridge$5,250.00to help us migrate the City of Wheat Ridge’s domain from ci.wheatridge.co.us to WheatRidge.gov.
City of Yuma$6,980.00to provide website accessibility remediation.
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind$8,000.00to help update the accessibility of the CSDB website for the deaf community.
Conejos County$10,000.00to convert the existing documents on our website into ADA compliant documents.
Dolores County$3,675.00to move our county emails to a secure .gov domain.
East Central BOCES$7,000.00to get assistance converting our existing pdf files to be compliant with WCAG standards.
Elk Creek Fire Protection District$3,084.13to implement govDelivery email marketing & SMS messaging in order to more effectively reach our constituents, sharing important safety information & district news.
Englewood Schools$3,000.00to implement Grackle, which will enable us to create accessible documents in Google's applications (Docs, Sheets, and Slides).
Englewood Schools$10,000.00to implement LearnPlatform for district-wide instructional technology tracking, management, procurement, and data-privacy monitoring, while also improving resource management efficiency and clarity of process for all stakeholders.
Evergreen Park and Rec District$6,500.00to have our legacy PDFs professionally remediated.
Golden Gate Fire Protection District$5,500.00to complete our SIPA website creation and transition.
Governor's Office$3,000.00to develop an aesthetically pleasing and engaging end-to-end experience for the five sub-tabs under the IIJA tab on coforward.colorado.gov website.
Hi-Lin Water & Sanitation District$2,500.00to develop a new website, that meets the State's accessibility requirements for the district to better engage our citizens on the activities of the district.
Jefferson Conservation District$10,000.00to set up a cybersecurity program.
Jefferson County$2,064.69to purchase 80 fingerprint readers and 40 extension cords to conduct a pilot to leverage biometrics to protect confidential data and improve worker efficiency.
Mesa Cortina Water and Sanitation District$1,500.00to bring our website into compliance with Colorado accessibility law, and that requires migrating it to colorado.gov and some professional help.
Mesa County$10,000.00to support efforts to become fully ADA compliant by upgrading our online presence and providing resources to our staff making that possible.
Nederland Community Library District$1,000.00to ensure WCAG website compliance per HB21-1110.
North Central Fire Protection District$3,500.00to create an accessible website for our fire protection district in coordination with SIPA.
Otero County$9,500.00to bring our website into complete compliance and ensure maximum inclusivity of our services.
Rio Grande County$6,866.00to complete the digitization of historical newspapers.
Saguache County$6,500.00to comply with Colorado's Accessibility Law, HB21-1110.
Summit County$8,421.20to purchase and upgrade a soundbar to enable teleconferencing by public organizations and to allow the public to attend County Planning Board meetings remotely.
Town of Akron$9,500.00to ensure the town's website meets all new Colorado accessibility regulations.
Town of Crawford$3,500.00to redesign the website and make it more accessible.
Town of De Beque$6,000.00to update the town's website and ensure ADA compliance, the town will use SIPA's Colorado.gov platform, allowing for easy updates for the town staff.
Town of Georgetown$10,000.00to help us reach accessibility standards mandated by HB21-1110.
Town of Hooper$592.00to setup Google communication tools for the town.
Town of Hugo$915.60to setup Google communication tools for the town.
Town of Kiowa$5,000.00to bring its website into full compliance with Colorado HB 21-1110 to make it accessible for those with disabilities.
Town of La Veta$6,500.00to update our website to comply with the Website Accessibility legislation.
Town of Springfield$3,675.00to setup Google communication tools for the town.
Town of Westcliffe$4,000.00to assist in making the town's website ADA-compliant as required by the State and to remediate current documents posted.
Walsh Metropolitan Recreation District$5,500.00to create a website for our Recreation District.
Yuma County$1,145.00to remediate some documents on the website and future documents that are difficult to remediate in the office.