BEST Grant Program

FY2025-26 BEST Grant Cycle

Please Note: The deadline to submit Notice of Intent to Apply (12/15/2024) has passed. Only projects who submitted Notice of Intent will be able to apply for the FY26 BEST Grant. If you did not submit this year, we look forward to working with you on a FY27 BEST Grant.

Established in 2008 with the signing of C.R.S.22-43.7, BEST provides an annual amount of funding in the form of competitive grants to school districts, charter schools, institute charter schools, boards of cooperative educational services, and the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind. BEST funds can be used for the construction of new schools as well as general construction and renovation of existing school facility systems and structures.

BEST Video

Since 2008 BEST has awarded over $3 billion in grants to more than 600 Colorado schools, improving health, safety and security for over 400,000 students.

With funding from The Colorado State Land Board, Colorado Lottery, marijuana excise tax, and local matching dollars, BEST continues to improve Colorado’s educational environments through capital construction projects helping schools to realize CDE's vision that "All students graduate ready for college and careers, and are prepared to be productive citizens of Colorado."

BEST Resources

2024-2025 BEST Grant Cycle

View Previous BEST Grant Cycles

For more information or if an alternative version of a document is needed, please contact BESTSchools@cde.state.co.us or call 303-866-2153.

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