Economic Recovery Resources
Small Business & Non-Profit Resources | Chambers of Commerce | City Updates & Resources | Community/ Student Resources | Educational Opportunities | Employment & Job Search Resources | Resources for The Arts & Freelance Creatives | Volunteer Opportunities
This resource page is created by RRCC's The HUB: Center for Engagement and Innovation.
Small Business & Non-Profit Resources
City of Lakewood COVID-19 Non-Profit Impact Grant
The City of Lakewood is offering an emergency grant opportunity to assist nonprofit organizations that serve Lakewood residents.
Colorado Small Business Development Center
COVID-19 Colorado small business response resources.
Choose Colorado
The following resources are available to support small business, nonprofits, freelance, and independent contractors. Industry specific resources for:
- Tourism
- Arts and Creative Industries
- Film, Media, and Television
- Outdoor Recreation Industry: COVID-19 Initial Impact Assessment
- Manufacturers
- USDA Farmers
- USDA Rural Development
- Healthcare: FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program
Colorado Farm & Food Systems
Support farmers and ranchers actively responding to changing market opportunities and food security challenges in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.
Colorado Guidelines for Businesses During COVID-19
Safer-at-Home Colorado guidelines for businesses.
Jeffco Economic Development Corporation
Federal, State and local resources to support the business community.
Jeffco Hope Fund from Community First Foundation
Community First Foundation has created this rapid response fund to strengthen and stablize Jeffco community organizations responding to and impacted by COVID-19.
PayPal Paycheck Protection Program
Aid for PayPal merchants through the SBA PPP.
Red Backpack Fund
Support for female owned businesses. Multiple rounds of applications.
SBA Economic Injuring Disaster Loan Emergency Advance
A loan advance that provides $10,000 economic relief to businesses.
SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
SBA loans that help businesses keep their workforce employed during COVID-19
Find an Eligible SBA Paycheck Protection Program Lenders
SBDC COVID-19 Small Business Reponse Resources
Colorado SBDC network list of resources to help businesses who have been affected by COVID-19.
Small Business Financing and Cash Opportunties During COVID Measures Spreadsheet
Extensive Google Spreadsheet listing national and statewide resources for small businesses.
Chambers of Commerce
Arvada Chamber of Commerce
Strategies, events, and information to help every arvada business.
Conifer Chamber of Commerce COVID-19 resources
Evergreen Chamber of Commerce Business Resource Guide during COVID-19
Golden Chamber of Commerce COVID-19 Updates
West Metro Chamber COVID-19 resources
Information for finding opportunities for small businesses.
City Updates & Resources
Conifer COVID-19 Business Resources
Evergreen Chamber of Commerce Resources
Westminster Economic Development Resources
Wheat Ridge COVID-19 Resources
Educational Opportunities
Virtual Information Sessions for Red Rocks Community College
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays all throughout summer.
PDF Flyer on How to Join Weekly RRCC Information Sessions
Amazon's Small Business Academy
Free for local businesses but registration required.
Contact John Dunsmoor for discount code.
COVID-19 in Colorado: A Virtual Conversation Series
"Join the Institute for Science & Policy, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS), and Colorado School of Public Health every Monday at 8:30am MT for a free webinar, each bringing a new expert perspective to the COVID-19 challenge."
Recordings and recaps are posted 24-36 hours after live broadcast.
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Health COVID-19 Contact Tracing Course
Five-hour course that teaches the science of SARS-CoV-2 and how contact tracing is done. Course covers building a rapport of cases, indentifying contacts, ethical considerations around contact tracing, isolation, quarantine, and identifying/ overcoming barriers with contact tracing.
RRCC Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program
Webex Info Sesions throughout the summer.
Email MaryAnn Tillman for registration information.
RRCC Engineering Academy
This Red Rocks Community College two-year transfer program that prepares students with the same rigor found at more expensive four-year institutions.
Engineering Academy Info Session - POSTPONED. Please register for upcoming events.
My Colorado Journey
For job seekers, students, career navigators and counselors.
SwiftStudent
Tool to appeal your financial aid package (at any institution).
Employment & Job Search Resources
Arvada Campus Career Services
Dan Macy provides career counseling and resources in addition to his Health Sciences advising.
Colorado Department of Labor & Employment Unemployment
Unemployment information for the state of Colorado.
Connecting Colorado
Colorado jobs database.
JeffCo Business & Workforce Center
303.271.4755
Healthcare jobs
Healthcare facilities with staffing shortages.
My Colorado Journey
For job seekers, students, career navigators and counselors.
OnwardCO
New resource to help job seekers, career coaches, and employers.
RRCC Career Services Center
Students can get help with job-search skills, career coaching, career assessments, or help with resume or cover letters. Students can also find information on internships, apprenticeships, research opportunities, and how to receive college credit for these types of opportunities.
303.914.6600
Resume Optimizer
Free tool by Emsi to optimize your resume based on the job you are looking for.
Resources for The Arts & Freelance Creatives
General | Authors | County (CO) Specific | Graphic Designers | Performing Arts | Photographers
General Arts:
Adolph & Esther Emergency Grant
Emergency grants for artists with no deadline for applications. Some delays may occur though.
Arts Education Partnership
AEP partner resources for serving the arts education field.
Artist Relief Fund
COVID-19 support for artists created by a coalition of national arts grantmakers. Emergency initiative for financial and informational resources to artists.
Artist Relief Tree (waiting list)
Artists' Charitable Fund
Medical expense help only for artists.
Artists Fellowship Emergency Aid Resources
Extensive list of emergency resources for artists.
Artwork Archive Financial Relief List
Extensive list of financial relief resources for artists during COVID-19.
CBCA Resources to Support the Arts During COVID-19
Colorado Business Community for the Arts
Support for artists during the coronavirus crisis.
CO CARES Act Grant
Relief funds to be awarded to nonprofit arts organizations during COVID-19.
Freelancers Relief Fund
Freelancers Union's fund to support freelancers impacted by COVID-19
Kickstarter Resources for Artists during COVID-19
List of emergency grants, freelance resources, legal aid, and more.
National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures (NALAC) - Actos de Confianza Micro-Grant
National Endowment for the Arts' CARES Act Grants
Funds to be awarded to noprofit arts organizations across the country during COVID-19 economic hardships.
National Endowment for the Arts COVID-19 Resources
List of organizations that are providing frequent updates, news, and resources for artists and the arts.
NEH CARES: Cultural Organizations
New York Foundation for the Arts: Rauschengerg Emergency Grants
Patreon COVID-19 Response and Resources
COVID-19 relief fund (1st deadline has passes, creator workshops, creator communities, tips to use Patreon for businesses, & additional business resources.
Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) COVID-19 Resources & Information
Authors:
PEN America Writers' Emergency Fund
County (CO) Specific:
Boulder Creative Neighborhoods: COVID-19 Work Projects
Boulder County Arts Alliance: Martha Kate Thomas Fund for Artists Grant
Denver Metro Area Artist Relief Fun
El Paso and Teller Counties COVID-19 Artist Recovery Fund
RiNo Arts District: RiNo Support Fund Micro-Grants
Santa Fe Art District COVID-19 Resources
Graphic Designers:
AIGA National COVID-19 Resources
AIGA Colorado COVID-19 Resources
Performing Arts:
Denver Actor Fund Emergency Artist Relief
Equal Sound Corona Relief Fund
The Upside Fund by Lindsey Stirling
MusiCares Financial Assistance
Northern Colorado Music Community: NoCo Music Relief Fund
Rocky Mountain Music Relief Fund
Photographers:
ASMP Colorado COVID-19 Resources
Format Photographer Fund
A $25,000 fund to help photographers impacted by COVID-19
Ways to Help During Pandemic
Athena Project
Fasion in Action Masks project with Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD).
Help Colorado Now
Join #DoingMyPartCO to volunteer, donate, or support.
Jeffco Eats
Open opportunities to aid in providing food to kids.
Make4covid.co
Makers, designers, educators, and healcare professionals coming together to make and distrubute PPE for front line workers. RRCC's IDEA Lab students have been 3D printing ventilator parts and face shield parts. Join the IDEA Lab team on make4covid.
Rock The Mask for RRCC Project
RRCC is committed to combating the spread of COVID-19 and keeping its community safe. In an effort to make sure we are doing all we can for the students, faculty and staff at RRCC, we are launching the Rock the Mask for RRCC Project. The project has some funding support from donors and the RRCC Foundation to help us reach our goal of sewing 5000 masks for our campus community by August 1.
We are looking for volunteers to help us reach our goal. Several campus programs and departments are already hard at work. Trefny Honors and the Theater Arts & Dance department are putting their sewing skills to the test. But we need your help! Please fill out the following form if you are interested in helping out – either with sewing, funding or providing materials. After signing up, you will receive sewing and delivery instructions.
Spark the Change Colorado
With cases of COVID-19 on the rise across the state and the nation, Spark the Change Colorado hopes to be a resource for volunteer organizations and volunteers alike. Check back to this page for resources and updates on how to keep yourself and volunteers healthy and safe.
