The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has released the COVID-19 Dial 2.0. The new dial will consequently move Larimer County from Level Orange to Level Yellow effective Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. 

To view the changes for Larimer County residents & businesses, click here.  

The Larimer County Health Department will be working with businesses to work through the new capacity limitations. Please contact the Health Department through one of these options: 

• Call the Joint Information Center: 970-498-5500 (open Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm) 
• Text us questions: 970-999-1770  
• Email us: Submit your general questions and concerns about the COVID-19 Dial 2.0 and reopening guidance here.

Larimer County’s “5 Star” certified business variance program, locally known as the Level Up Program has been approved by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Office.   

February 5, 2021 Update: With Larimer County’s move to Level Yellow on Saturday, February 6, 2021, the State is now requiring that at least 70% of 70+ Larimer County residents be vaccinated before Level Up certified businesses can move to the next dial level, Level Blue. The County will continue to accept applications for the Level Up Program. Thank you for your patience.   

The application process is long, so the County has provided the components that are required for submission here. All these will need to be submitted, incomplete applications will be returned for completion and not reviewed. 

Questions about this process? Email covidconcerns@co.larimer.co.us or call us at 970-498-5500 (M-F 9-4:30).  

As your business shifts operations, please fill out the following form to be included in the Support Fort Collins Business Map, where community members can search to find which Fort Collins businesses are open, offering delivery, curbside service, gift cards, and other offers. 

The Online Restaurant Academy is an online coaching mini course designed to level up your Fort Collins restaurant through proven planning and processing tools. Access the pandemic survival training for FREE by following these instructions:  

• GO to www.onlinerestaurantacademy.com  
• Select the Pandemic Survival Training for Restaurants  
• Use code “nocorecovers” 

• Restaurant & Bar Special Tax Deduction - Governor Polis announced that certain restaurants, bars, and mobile food vendors may be eligible for state sales tax relief. The following are instructions for restaurants and bars and separate instructions for mobile food vendors to properly claim the special deduction allowed.   
• PIVOT Larimer County still accepting applications for upcoming Cohorts - CSU’s College of Business will provide free resources to Larimer County business owners to learn how to ‘pivot’ their business and develop a long-term resiliency plan.  
• Colorado COVID Legal Relief offers FREE legal aid to Colorado small businesses facing challenges due to COVID19. The webpage is available in Spanish. 
• CO POP Program for Local Landlords & Property Managers – landlords can receive support to cover delinquent rent. 
• Phase 1B Larimer Businesses Can Sign Up to Know When & How Employees Can Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine - Complete the Larimer County’s Vaccine Planning Survey 
• Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)  
  • Learn the terms for forgiveness here. 
  • Lender Match can help you find a participating Community Financial Institutions (CFI). 
  • Much of the information has been translated to Spanish, including sample borrower applications.

Upcoming Events: 

• Business Q&A with Larimer’s Health Department - All businesses are invited to join us on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at 2:00 pm via Zoom. To help make this session as informative and helpful as possible, please submit your questions in advance. 

Sign up for weekly updates from the City of Fort Collins Emergency Preparedness and Security COVID-19 newsletter at fcgov.com/eps/coronavirus

Check out ForFortCollins.com for tools and resources created to help your business reopen safely and strongly while gaining support from loyal customers and community members.