The application period for these grants is now closed.
Between June 15 and 22, the city opened grant applications for
small to mid-sized businesses and eligible nonprofits in Aurora to apply for financial assistance from the city of Aurora’s new $6 million Aurora Economic Recovery (AER) Grant Program.
The Arapahoe County CARES Program and the Adams County CARES Program provided funding for this local program to support businesses and nonprofits that demonstrate financial stress or disrupted operations due to the public health crisis.
Of the $6 million, $5 million are to be allocated to businesses and $1 million would be distributed to nonprofits. The specific county funding source will be based on the location of the business or nonprofit.
Depending on the financial need, grants were available up to $15,000. The goal was to provide assistance to businesses and nonprofits that are trying to reopen and/or modify their business plans or facilities to serve customers in a safe way.
Grant applications closed at 11:59 p.m. June 22.