If you receive the "Unable to connect to your council" error when applying for Grant Funding in Colorado Shines here is a possible solution that you can try to get the issue resolved and be able to apply for QI funds:
Step 1. Copy chrome://settings/cookies and paste it into a New Tab.
Step 2. Scroll down to the "Sites that can always use cookies" section and press the "Add" button
Step 4. Paste in the following: [*.]ecconnectcolorado.org then press Add.