Welcome to Colorado Heart & Soul!
Downtown Colorado, Inc. is excited to work with communities in Colorado in partnership with Community Heart & Soul to help energize your communities to take leadership in the things that matter most to you! For a chance to win free coaching, a $10,000 seed grant, and $10,000 in support from DCI for your community, you just need to accomplish the following.
- Watch or have registered for the "Getting Started Introductory Webinar" embedded above
- Register to attend and watch the three "Getting Started Series" webinars hosted by Community Heart & Soul
- Complete the application form below, including the 'Getting Started' questionnaire and the DCI Community Capacity Assessment.
TWO communities will win the free coaching package, so be sure to stick through until the end! If you have any questions, reach out to DCI at [email protected].
Community Heart & Soul - Getting Started
DCI Community Capacity Assessment
DCI's Community Capacity Assessment is designed to measure and track your communities perspectives on six key dimensions of economic development capacity. Completing the full Colorado Challenge Program (which is free!) will provide a data-driven comparable to your community perspectives.
Use this tool at the start of Community Heart & Soul, or any other major outreach initiative, to gain strategic insight on communicating with your stakeholders, prioritizing your action plan, focus on the next steps that best fit your community capacity, and track the impact of your work over time as you build capacity in your community!
Thank you for completing the application!
The community application deadline for the 2025-2026 CO Heart & Soul program is March 6th. Successful applicants for financial support for the program will be notified by email of their award, as well as instructions for getting started with the Heart & Soul program.
Applicants who are interested in the program and may not have a financial award are still eligible to participate in Community Heart & Soul, and additional information on how to proceed will be emailed to the application contact after March 6th.