republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2021a/sb-21-252.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Community Revitalization Grant Program"
description: "The act establishes the community revitalization grant program (grant program) in the division of creative industries (division) in the office of economic development (office). The grant program is established to provide money awards to finance various projects across the state that are intended to create or revitalize mixed-use commercial centers. The grant program is intended to support creative projects in these commercial centers that would combine revitalized or newly constructed commercial spaces with public or community spaces including but not limited to certain projects specified in the act. In allocating grant money under the grant program, preference will be given to certain projects based on prioritization factors enumerated in the act. All grants awarded under this section must be encumbered no later than December 31, 2022.The division will administer the grant program in consultation with the division of local government (DLG) in the department of local affairs (DOLA). The division may contract out part of its administrative duties under the grant program to a third-party administrative entity.In connection with the administration of the grant program, the division and DLG are required to collaborate in creating a process that ensures that grants are only considered and awarded after a fair and rigorous open competition among eligible grant recipients. The division and DLG are also required to collaborate on the review of grant applications and the approval of grant awards. In connection with the review of grant applications and awards, the division must solicit input from a stakeholder group that includes representation from various groups and entities as specified in the act.On or before September 1, 2021, the director of the division, in consultation with the director of the DLG or their designees, are required to adopt polices, procedures, and guidelines for the grant program that include without limitation:Procedures and timelines by which an eligible recipient may apply for a grant;"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2021A"
identifier: "SB 21-252"
citation: "Colorado SB 21-252 (2021A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brianna Titone", "Chris Holbert", "Stephen Fenberg", "Susan Lontine"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 18
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-04-29T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-16T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1aeea619-31b2-4331-ac21-48a2583be6e0"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-252"
source_hash: "44fe36eaf36870da3983273e4e24bdad789ee06a1a403d62837436b4f6b0eb61"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado SB 21-252 (2021A) — Community Revitalization Grant Program

The act establishes the community revitalization grant program (grant program) in the division of creative industries (division) in the office of economic development (office). The grant program is established to provide money awards to finance various projects across the state that are intended to create or revitalize mixed-use commercial centers. The grant program is intended to support creative projects in these commercial centers that would combine revitalized or newly constructed commercial spaces with public or community spaces including but not limited to certain projects specified in the act. In allocating grant money under the grant program, preference will be given to certain projects based on prioritization factors enumerated in the act. All grants awarded under this section must be encumbered no later than December 31, 2022.The division will administer the grant program in consultation with the division of local government (DLG) in the department of local affairs (DOLA). The division may contract out part of its administrative duties under the grant program to a third-party administrative entity.In connection with the administration of the grant program, the division and DLG are required to collaborate in creating a process that ensures that grants are only considered and awarded after a fair and rigorous open competition among eligible grant recipients. The division and DLG are also required to collaborate on the review of grant applications and the approval of grant awards. In connection with the review of grant applications and awards, the division must solicit input from a stakeholder group that includes representation from various groups and entities as specified in the act.On or before September 1, 2021, the director of the division, in consultation with the director of the DLG or their designees, are required to adopt polices, procedures, and guidelines for the grant program that include without limitation:Procedures and timelines by which an eligible recipient may apply for a grant;

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_sb252_h_app_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (05/20/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_252_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (06/10/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_252_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (04/29/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_252_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (05/14/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_252sloc_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (05/28/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_252app_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (05/21/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_252_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (06/03/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_252_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (06/01/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_252_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (06/16/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_252_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **41–23** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **33–1** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brianna Titone — primary (person)
- Chris Holbert — primary (person)
- Stephen Fenberg — primary (person)
- Susan Lontine — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-06-16T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-10T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-10T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2021-06-10T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2021-06-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2021-06-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2021-06-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2021-05-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Transportation & Local Government Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-24T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Local Government `introduction`
- **2021-05-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Reconsidered - No Amendments
- **2021-05-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-20T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2021-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-13T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1aeea619-31b2-4331-ac21-48a2583be6e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).