Second round of disaster grants available

The second round of disaster recovery grants are available to help businesses through the Agriculture Business Grant Program.

Grant amounts are $15,000 to $150,000 and the application deadline is Jan. 20.

Financial assistance is available for disaster-related expenses up to one year after the flood or fire for: operational expenses such as hay or feed, livestock or crop related expenses, equipment insurance, etc.; disaster-related construction projects such as fencing, barns and outbuildings, pasture restoration, irrigation pond cleanout, land leveling, debris removal, etc.

For more information or to download an application, go to http://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dola/agriculture-business-grant or call (303) 869-9028 or go to agdisastergrant@state.co.us.

— Colorado Department of Local Affairs and Colorado Department of Agriculture