Funding for Initiatives Serving Low-Income Communities of Color in Colorado (USA)
GrantID: 74958
Grant Funding Amount Low: Open
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: Open
Summary
This philanthropy provides a range of grants, investments, and capital support to organizations in Colorado with a focus on advancing equitable outcomes, environmental sustainability, and engaged, informed communities. Grants are made in several strategic areas: education (including K-12 innovation, schools, learning models, and equity), natural resources (land and water conservation, watershed restoration, forestry, and environmental health), community development (especially affordable housing, economic opportunity, community assets, and mobility), and informed communities (local news, civic information, and trust in institutions).
Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, community-based institutions, educational entities, government or quasi-public agencies, and sometimes mission-aligned enterprises or projects. Projects serving historically underserved populations are prioritized. The funder also partners with groups doing systemic work—policy, organizing, leadership, innovation—as well as place-based work in rural or remote regions of the state.
Grants are available in different forms: capital grants for physical infrastructure or facility improvements; strategic grants for programmatic innovation or capacity building; mission-related investments or program-related investments for more financial tools; occasional fellowships or special initiative funding. The grant amounts vary considerably depending on type and scope. For example, state-wide programs have awards in the hundreds of thousands; smaller capital or strategic grants tend to be tens of thousands. Some mission-related investments exceed one million dollars.
The intent of use of the funds is to enable new models, support long-term viability, address urgent challenges (environmental, education, community inequality), build capacity, conserve natural systems, and improve civic information. Projects might include restoring watersheds, supporting local newsrooms, expanding housing access, creating equity-driven educational innovation, etc.
Geographically, this funding is limited to Colorado, with some regionally focused grants in rural counties, suburban areas, and urban settings. Application guidelines vary by program track; interested groups are expected to align with the priorities and show how their project contributes to equity, sustainability, and scalable impact.
Those working in Education and located in Colorado may meet the eligibility criteria for this grant. To browse other funding opportunities suited to your focus areas, visit The Grant Portal and try the Search Grant tool.
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