Created by HB 26-1382
We award grants across Colorado — helping people obtain the benefits they are owed, and backing new ideas that expand independence, employment, and community life.
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How we got here
Colorado has funded disability programs through specialty license plate revenue since 2016. HB 26-1382 turns that work into a permanent, professionally staffed public authority.
The legislature creates the CDFC to oversee the Disability Support Fund and award competitive grants statewide. Millions of dollars follow, invested in independence, employment, and community inclusion.
The CDFC moves under the CDOO, which provides administrative and financial oversight and coordinates disability policy across state agencies. The CDOO leads policy; the CDFC manages grantmaking.
The law replaces the volunteer committee with an independent public authority: professional leadership and staff, modern governance, and expanded funding opportunities.
Effective July 1, 2027, the Authority takes over grantmaking and begins its required benefits assistance program.
Grant programs
One program the law requires. One the Board funds when resources allow.
Competitive grants to organizations that help Coloradans obtain the public benefits they qualify for — SSI, SSDI, Medicaid, and others — with statewide access wherever practical.
Grants for projects that improve independence and quality of life, and that test ideas worth repeating elsewhere in Colorado.
