Micro-Grant Recipients
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.
| Organization | Amount Awarded | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Akron Public Library | $832.84 | to purchase T-Coil systems so that the library is more accessible for hard-of-hearing and Deaf patrons. |
| Arrowhead Fire Protection District | $4,500.00 | to migrate our non compliant website to Colorado.gov; establishing an ADA compliant website to better service the needs of our community. |
| Aurora Public Schools | $10,000.00 | to integrate Diffit, an AI-powered tool, into our system, enabling educators to create rigorous, standards-aligned instructional materials. |
| City of Ouray | $10,000.00 | to provide accessibility remediation assistance. |
| City of Wheat Ridge | $5,250.00 | to help us migrate the City of Wheat Ridge’s domain from ci.wheatridge.co.us to WheatRidge.gov. |
| City of Yuma | $6,980.00 | to provide website accessibility remediation. |
| Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind | $8,000.00 | to help update the accessibility of the CSDB website for the deaf community. |
| Conejos County | $10,000.00 | to convert the existing documents on our website into ADA compliant documents. |
| Dolores County | $3,675.00 | to move our county emails to a secure .gov domain. |
| East Central BOCES | $7,000.00 | to get assistance converting our existing pdf files to be compliant with WCAG standards. |
| Elk Creek Fire Protection District | $3,084.13 | to implement govDelivery email marketing & SMS messaging in order to more effectively reach our constituents, sharing important safety information & district news. |
| Englewood Schools | $3,000.00 | to implement Grackle, which will enable us to create accessible documents in Google's applications (Docs, Sheets, and Slides). |
| Englewood Schools | $10,000.00 | to 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 | $6,500.00 | to have our legacy PDFs professionally remediated. |
| Golden Gate Fire Protection District | $5,500.00 | to complete our SIPA website creation and transition. |
| Governor's Office | $3,000.00 | to 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 | $2,500.00 | to 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 | $10,000.00 | to set up a cybersecurity program. |
| Jefferson County | $2,064.69 | to 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 | $1,500.00 | to bring our website into compliance with Colorado accessibility law, and that requires migrating it to colorado.gov and some professional help. |
| Mesa County | $10,000.00 | to 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 | $1,000.00 | to ensure WCAG website compliance per HB21-1110. |
| North Central Fire Protection District | $3,500.00 | to create an accessible website for our fire protection district in coordination with SIPA. |
| Otero County | $9,500.00 | to bring our website into complete compliance and ensure maximum inclusivity of our services. |
| Rio Grande County | $6,866.00 | to complete the digitization of historical newspapers. |
| Saguache County | $6,500.00 | to comply with Colorado's Accessibility Law, HB21-1110. |
| Summit County | $8,421.20 | to 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 | $9,500.00 | to ensure the town's website meets all new Colorado accessibility regulations. |
| Town of Crawford | $3,500.00 | to redesign the website and make it more accessible. |
| Town of De Beque | $6,000.00 | to 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 | $10,000.00 | to help us reach accessibility standards mandated by HB21-1110. |
| Town of Hooper | $592.00 | to setup Google communication tools for the town. |
| Town of Hugo | $915.60 | to setup Google communication tools for the town. |
| Town of Kiowa | $5,000.00 | to bring its website into full compliance with Colorado HB 21-1110 to make it accessible for those with disabilities. |
| Town of La Veta | $6,500.00 | to update our website to comply with the Website Accessibility legislation. |
| Town of Springfield | $3,675.00 | to setup Google communication tools for the town. |
| Town of Westcliffe | $4,000.00 | to assist in making the town's website ADA-compliant as required by the State and to remediate current documents posted. |
| Walsh Metropolitan Recreation District | $5,500.00 | to create a website for our Recreation District. |
| Yuma County | $1,145.00 | to remediate some documents on the website and future documents that are difficult to remediate in the office. |