DEPARTMENT OF AG FALL FARMERS' MARKETS LIST IS OUT! | |
The Fall Farmers' Markets List by our Colorado Department of Agriculture is out! This list includes farmers' markets from over 10 counties. | |
Fall in Colorado is here and that means it’s time to pick some pumpkins! There are many places in Colorado to pick-up a pumpkin. Visit some of the awesome farms like Anderson Farms hosting pumpkin patches and bookmark CDA's master list below to grow support for local Colorado grown farms. | |
OCTOBER HAPPENINGS IN COLORADO | |
COLORADO FREE APPLICATION DAY$! | |
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Colorado's Free Application Day has expanded to become Free Application Day$! The fourth annual statewide initiative has grown from one day to three days and takes place from Tuesday, Oct. 19 through Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021.
Applicants who submit their admission applications to Colorado's colleges and universities during this three-day period can do so for free. Just follow the application instructions listed below. And remember, while the application must be submitted during this three-day period to be eligible for the fee waiver, applicants can begin working on their admission applications now! Just save your work online and submit the admission applications from Oct. 19 - 21.
Application Instructions:
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NEED A FLU SHOT? UPCOMING FLU VACCINATION CLINIC IN DENVER | |
SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT EVENTS & PROGRAMS | |
The Office of Economic Development and International Trade offers help to existing and new businesses. They provide free confidential consulting and no or low cost cost training programs. Read below for October programming: | |
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Colorado Arts Relief Information Session
October 12 | 12 pm - This session will present general information about the Colorado Arts Relief grant for businesses, organizations, and individuals with time for questions.
Housing Co-Op Coffee Hour
October 16 | 11 am to 1 pm - The Center for Community Wealth Building (CCWB) will be holding monthly sessions at our office and on Zoom to take your questions and have discussions about housing cooperatives! Come prepared to ask questions and discuss ideas around housing cooperatives.
Intro to Employee Ownership
October 27 | 11:30 am to 12:30 pm - In addition to a short presentation about all forms of employee ownership, these sessions will include open office hours where you can drop in (virtually) to ask questions about exploring or pursuing employee ownership.
2021 Small Business, Big Connections
October 28 | 4 pm to 6 pm - Join us to connect and hear first-hand from entrepreneurs who have found success.
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Join us at the State of Colorado! Find meaningful work serving the people of Colorado, and help create a state where all are proud to live, work, and play. You can find many more available jobs by clicking the button below. | |
COLORADO AFGHAN EVACUEE SUPPORT FUND | |
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Colorado is committed to helping Afghan evacuees make Colorado home. We recognize their work and sacrifice as partners to the federal government and to our U.S. military and veteran communities.
That’s why in partnership with Rose Community Foundation and the Governor’s Office, The Colorado Afghan Evacuee Support Fund was created.
The Fund is fiscally sponsored by Rose Community Foundation, and works to ensure that Colorado is prepared to welcome Afghan evacuees and connect them with community resources.
Contributions will fund grants to organizations in Colorado that provide refugee resettlement services, health and mental health services for newcomers, legal services to help evacuees navigate available pathways for permanency in the U.S., and other forms of needed assistance. This fund represents a holistic view of needs that newcomers will have over the long term and commits resources to areas where other funding mechanisms fall short.
To help support the fund, visit the link below. You can be assured that your funds go to a vital service currently neglected by other efforts, making your dollars all the more impactful.
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To complement our economic recovery efforts, we also continue pushing forward to ensure that as many Coloradans as possible are getting the lifesaving vaccine.
The vaccine is our path to economic recovery, and we are proud to have 77% of eligible Coloradans vaccinated with at least one dose and 71% of Coloradans fully vaccinated.
First and second doses of the vaccine are our ticket out of this pandemic, but booster shots are going to play an important role of their own in preventing disease transmission and keeping our communities safe. More than 6% of Coloradans have received vaccine boosters already, including my 77 year old parents. In the coming days, we expect to get more guidance from the CDC about boosters for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson recipients, meaning that soon even more Coloradans will be eligible.
We also expect that in the next couple of weeks vaccines will be approved for 5-11-year-olds, giving us the opportunity to protect some of our most vulnerable and make our classrooms even safer for students and staff. Colorado stands ready to administer those vaccines as soon as they are approved.
The more Coloradans who get vaccinated, the less likely we are to see more cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. We all have an important role to play in ending this pandemic, and it’s going to take all of us working together.
Below you can find our most up-to-date information surrounding Tests, Vaccinations, Boosters, and Numbers.
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Data as of 11:59:59 PM 10/12/2021 | |
NEED A FREE AND FAST COVID TEST? | |
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Testing remains an important part of our strategy in fighting COVID-19. We started in early March of 2020 with the ability to run just under 200 tests per day, and now we are closing in on capacity for 40,000 tests per day with room to grow.
It’s easy to get a free, fast, and safe COVID-19 test with more than 100 free community testing sites across Colorado.
If you're experiencing symptoms or have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, make an appointment today -- insurance or ID is not required to get tested.
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RAPID AT-HOME TESTING PROGRAM | |
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Colorado is now distributing free rapid COVID-19 over the counter (OTC) self tests directly to people’s homes. The program uses Abbott BinaxNOW™ rapid antigen tests that show results within 15 minutes.
Question: Can I get free tests if I am not a parent, guardian or caregiver?
Answer: Yes! If you are not a parent, guardian, or caregiver, you may also use this program. All Coloradans can sign up for the Rapid At-Home COVID-19 testing program.
Sign up today to get your free COVID-19 tests at your doorstep below!
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Who should get a booster dose?
You should get a booster dose of Pfizer if:
- You are 65 years old or older, and received the Pfizer vaccine for your first two doses.
- You live in a long-term care facility and received the Pfizer vaccine for your first two doses.
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You are 50 to 64 years old, at high risk of severe COVID-19, and received the Pfizer vaccine for your first two doses.
And, you may get a booster dose of Pfizer if:
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You are 18 to 49 years old, at high risk of severe COVID-19, and received the Pfizer vaccine for your first two doses.
- You are 18 to 64 years old, at high risk because of where you live or work, and received the Pfizer vaccine for your first two doses.
For more information please visit our website at the link below.
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We are focused on building a stronger Colorado by protecting our communities and investing in real, transformative change.
That means helping our workforce move forward and supporting our small businesses across the state who are working to recover while investing in the competitive advantage we have in Colorado with our natural beauty and quality of life that attracts business and top talent to the state.
During the historic 2021 legislative session, we partnered with Colorado legislators to make significant investments in our economy that will give Coloradans the freedom and opportunity to thrive now and for generations to come. This includes investments in our small businesses, support for our main streets across the state, broadband expansion, job growth, and so much more. But now as we are working to implement this landmark legislation and bolster economic growth, we are also turning toward the next phase of recovery.
In the coming months, Colorado will have the opportunity to allocate the remaining American Rescue Plan Act Funds from the federal government and are working closely with legislators, local governments, community leaders, industry leaders, and many others to do so.
These investments are focused on four main areas for transformational change, including behavioral health, affordable housing, workforce development, and economic recovery.
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Recently I visited the Kersey Town Hall. The new Town Hall constructed in Kersey was an important improvement to Main Street and an initial step in revitalizing Downtown Kersey.
Our administration provided a $1 million DOLA Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance Grant toward construction of a new Town Center, which includes rehabilitation of a historic building for a new Town Hall/Police Station, and outdoor public gathering space, and will serve as an anchor to help revitalize Downtown Kersey.
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FUEL & IRON IN DOWNTOWN PUEBLO | |
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Several weeks ago, I visited Fuel & Iron in Downtown Pueblo. The project is an adaptive reuse of the Holmes Hardware Block that will include a food hall and restaurant incubator, 28 affordable housing units, an acre devoted to an urban farm, events space and performing arts space, and roughly a half-acre dedicated to additional housing with a child care center in Phase II of the project.
The Colorado Community Revitalization Grant Committee reviewed the application on September 14 and is considering funding this project at the level of $1 million.
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