URIDA lists 72 programs for people in Colorado: 62 from government agencies, 10 from nonprofits, foundations, utilities and other private groups. Each one was checked against its official page. Some serve only part of the state, and dates and rules change, so look on the official page before you apply.
URIDA is not a government agency. Each program's operator takes applications and decides eligibility.
Rules and ways to apply show what the official pages name, and there can be others. Words in quotation marks are copied from the official page. FPL means the federal poverty level.
Healthy School Meals for All / Colorado Free and Reduced-Price School Meal Policy for School Year 2026-2027
Run by Colorado Department of Education
Who it is for
Statewide Colorado: students of Colorado public school districts. Districts may opt into Healthy School Meals for All, which provides free meals to students regardless of household income. Free and reduced-price eligibility uses the 2026-27 household income criteria.
Larimer County, Colorado only: the Food Bank for Larimer County serves only clients who live in Larimer County and can document their address. Locations are in Loveland and Fort Collins. Guests 60 years & older, and those with disabilities, can shop exclusively on Wednesdays.
Colorado state income taxpayers with an illness, impairment or disability that necessitates the home modification, or a dependent with one, for a residence in Colorado; adjusted household income limit for 2026: $191,456.
Single Family Owner Occupied (SFOO) Rehabilitation Program
Run by Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Housing (DOH)
Who it is for
Colorado owner-occupied housing in the service areas of the listed agencies, e.g. City of Boulder; Pueblo County; Larimer County; Mesa, Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties.
Energy Outreach Colorado Bill Payment Assistance Program
Run by Energy Outreach Colorado (EOC)
Who it is for
Qualifying Coloradans who are disconnected from service, have a past due heating or electric bill, or are low on fuel, and pay a utility or fuel provider directly; household income must meet program limits.
Colorado residents; children age 18 and under and pregnant people with household income under 260% of the Federal Poverty Level, not eligible for Health First Colorado and without other health insurance.
Colorado general acute and critical access hospitals and freestanding emergency departments; patients with gross household income at 250% of the federal poverty guidelines or less, including people who are not citizens, are immigrants or have health insurance.
'A Colorado QuitLine State-Sponsored Program', a free quit program for anyone who uses any type of tobacco product, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes and vaping products, cigars and chew.
Run by Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE WIC)
Who it is for
Statewide Colorado: people who live in Colorado and are a pregnant woman, a mom breastfeeding a baby under 1 year of age, a new mom who had a baby or was pregnant in the past 6 months, a baby, or a child younger than 5 years. U.S. citizenship is not required.
Run by Colorado Child Support Services (CSS) Program
Who it is for
Statewide Colorado: parents and caretakers. Services include setting up a child support and medical (health insurance) order, collecting child support payments, and changing an existing child support order.
Run by Colorado Office for Victims Programs (Division of Criminal Justice)
Who it is for
Statewide Colorado, by judicial district: people or family members physically, mentally or emotionally injured or killed by a crime in Colorado after July 1, 1982; victims of a Colorado crime with damage to their residence; Colorado residents hurt by a crime in a state or county without a program.
Run by Colorado Department of Early Childhood, Division of Early Care and Learning
Who it is for
Colorado, county-run: families that are homeless, working, searching for work, participating in substance use disorder treatment, or in school. Each county sets eligibility requirements but must help families with income of 185% or less of the federal poverty guideline.
Meals on Wheels – Denver Metro (Volunteers of America Colorado)
Run by Volunteers of America Colorado
Who it is for
Adams, Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson and Larimer counties, Colorado. An individual must be 60 years of age or older to receive Meals on Wheels. Other criteria for eligibility apply in specific limited circumstances.
Five Colorado centers (Fitzsimons, Florence, Homelake, Rifle, Walsenburg): honorably discharged veterans, veterans' spouses or widows, and Gold-Star parents are eligible for long-term care or short-term rehabilitation. Medical criteria also must be met.
Run by Office of New Americans, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Who it is for
Statewide Colorado: people with an ORR-eligible status (including refugees, asylees, Cuban and Haitian Entrants, Amerasians, certain humanitarian parolees, victims of human trafficking) within the eligibility period, typically up to 60 months from the original date of eligibility.
Colorado, through offices serving listed counties: low-income Coloradans who qualify for free legal help on issues that are not criminal. You may qualify if you meet certain income and other requirements based on federal poverty guidelines, or if you are 60 years old or older.
Legal Assistance ProgramColorado Department of Human Services, State Unit on Aging; checked November 6, 2026
Tax credits (4)
Denver Property Tax Relief Program
Run by City and County of Denver, Department of Housing Stability
Who it is for
City and County of Denver only: qualifying Denver homeowners and renters who meet the income limits (homeowners 80% of Denver AMI, renters 30%) and age, disability or other listed requirements. Eligible renters and homeowners may receive up to $1,000 or $1,800 respectively.
Property Tax Exemption for Senior Citizens in Colorado
Run by Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Property Taxation
Who it is for
Statewide Colorado: an applicant at least 65 years old on January 1 of the year applied, who owned and occupied the property as primary residence for at least 10 consecutive years prior to January 1, and surviving spouses of eligible seniors.
Property Tax Exemption For Veterans with a Disability & Gold Star Spouses In Colorado
Run by Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Property Taxation
Who it is for
Statewide Colorado: qualifying veterans with a disability rated 100% permanent by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or granted individual unemployability status, their surviving spouses, and Gold Star spouses, who own and occupy the primary residence since January 1 of the year of application.
Colorado residents with low income who lived in Colorado all of 2025 and are age 65 or older, or a surviving spouse age 58 or older; 2025 total income under $19,094 (single) or $25,788 (married filing jointly)
RTD service area, Colorado: anyone 20 years and older at or below 250% Federal Poverty Level. Enrolling gives a 50% discount on fares throughout the RTD service area. Income figures are stated as of April 1, 2026.
Statewide Colorado: income-qualified Coloradans 18 or older with a valid Colorado driver license who own an eligible old or high-emitting vehicle, with household income below 80% of the county area median income or enrollment in a listed assistance program.
Lifeline phone and broadband discount (Colorado Public Utilities Commission guidance)
Run by Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
Who it is for
Coloradans who participate in certain public assistance programs or qualify based on income. The discount is up to $9.25 per month for broadband or bundled service, up to $5.25 for voice-only service, and up to a total of $34.25 per month for residents of qualifying Tribal lands.
Run by Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)
Who it is for
Colorado small businesses: for-profit entities located in Colorado with 25 or less full-time equivalent employees and no more than $2 million in gross annual revenues, unable to obtain traditional financing. Loans between $500-$150,000; one listed lender states $200 up to $75,000.