Closed - September 11, 2026 deadline passedAtlas Opportunity Score 74/100
Colorado FY27 Enhance School Safety Incident Response (ESSIR) Grant
Colorado FY27 funding provides $240,000 for qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofits to develop and deliver school-safety incident-response training for law-enforcement personnel. Applications are due September 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM MT.
Funding$240,000 total program funding; individual award ceiling not stated in the accessible FY27 announcement
DeadlineSeptember 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM MT
Last verifiedSeptember 19, 2026
Required next actionClosed. Do not begin or continue new applicant outreach for the FY27 cycle because the September 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM MT deadline has passed. Retain the record for historical school-safety funding intelligence and watch only for a future authorized cycle.
Broad Eligibility
Colorado 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with experience providing law-enforcement training for school-safety incident response and a demonstrated commitment to collaborating with local education providers and first responders.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 74/100. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit 0/100. The program is relevant to the unified school-funding universe and has a clear statewide safety objective, but the FY27 funding is specifically for specialized school-safety incident-response training for law enforcement. The verified announcement does not establish an allowable N9+, telehealth, connected-exam or QC Healthcare role.
The Colorado Office of School Safety has opened the FY27 Enhance School Safety Incident Response (ESSIR) Grant to support specialized training that improves law-enforcement response to incidents in public schools.
The program provides $240,000 in total funding for eligible Colorado 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with relevant law-enforcement school-safety training experience and a demonstrated commitment to working with local education providers and first responders.
Applications are due September 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM Mountain Time. The performance period runs October 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
Atlas assessment: This is a legitimate school-safety funding opportunity, but the FY27 scope is focused on incident-response training for law-enforcement personnel. The verified materials do not establish an allowable N9+, telehealth, connected clinical-exam, or QC Healthcare pathway.
Source verificationReferenced source · coloradoleague.orgAtlas last verified this record September 19, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
