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LAND CONSERVATION
Conservation Easement Transaction Costs Bridge Loans
Organizations that need funding to bring a transaction costs project to closing are encouraged to contact Colorado Open Lands about a potential interest-free transaction cost loan.
- Sarah Parmar (303-988-2737)
Stewardship Endowment Calculators
The open space grant application requires applicants to submit documentation of the property’s stewardship costs and endowment amount. For assistance in calculating these figures for your conservation easement, you are welcome but not required to use the following tools that have been developed and made available by Colorado Open Lands (COL), Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust (CCALT), and The Nature Conservancy (TNC).
- COL Stewardship Reserve Spreadsheet
- COL Explanation of Stewardship Reserve Spreadsheet
- CCALT Perpetuity Formula
- TNC Stewardship Calculator and Handbook
PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION CONSTRUCTION OR PLANNING
- Sample Budget Form
- GOCO Grant Writing Webinar
- Successful GOCO LPOR and Planning Grant Applications
- List of Suggested Design Consultants
SCHOOL YARD CONSTRUCTION
- Successful GOCO School Yard Initiative Grant Applications
- School Yard Initiative How-To Guide
- School Yard Initiative Webinar
- List of Suggested Design Consultants
Feel free to contact us at info@goco.org with any questions.