New Colorado grant program seeks nonprofit applicants

Colorado’s Department of Local Affairs is seeking small nonprofit applicants for its Nonprofit Infrastructure Grant Program.

The program is a statewide grant program for small, communitybased, nonprofit organizations with annual budgets between $150,000 and $2,000,000 that provide services to communities that have historically been underrepresented, underserved or under-resourced. The grant is not for programming, but provides for other needs such as strategic plan- ning, professional development for board and staff, technology, etc.

A total of $33,100,000 in grants will be awarded, with selected organizations awarded up to $100,000.

To apply, interested applicants should contact their geographically-appointed Regional Access Partner directly for technical assistance and to learn more about the process, criteria and funding.

The application will open on July 5 and close on Aug. 31.

To learn more, visit dlg.colorado. gov/nonprofit-infrastructuregrant-program.

If someone nds a tick on themselves, a pet or outside, they can double-bag it and send it to the state health department to contribute to the Colorado Citizen Science Tick Surveillance Program.

In this program, Roundy determines the species of all submitted ticks and uses the data to better understand what types of ticks are found in Colorado and where they live.

“I have received upwards of 250 ticks so far this season in our surveillance program, which is great,” he said. “ e more submissions we get, the better understanding we have of the ticks in Colorado.”

Tick submissions have roughly mulitiplied by ve since last year, but Roundy said it’s di cult to accurately compare these numbers of because of the state health department’s increased messaging about the program this year. Roundy contributes the increase in tick submissions to both the expanded awareness of the program and the wet weather.

If a person nds a tick outside, Roundy said he does not recommend trying to capture it if it will put the person at risk of being bitten. e Centers for Disease Control also warns people not to squeeze or remove a tick with their ngers.

Instead, the CDC o ers the following tips:

1. Use clean, ne-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin’s surface as possible.

2. Pull upward with steady, even pressure. ...

3. After removing the tick, thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol or soap and water.

4. Never crush a tick with your ngers.