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Solutions and stories in the Centennial State.

Solution Skeet Houses Expand Shooting Sports in Cortez
Local Champion:
Cortez Trap Club
Date funded:
February 18, 2025
Grant Amount:
$9,900
Solution A Journalism Program Prepares Monte Vista Students to Become Storytellers
Local Champion:
A Monte Vista local
Date funded:
February 14, 2025
Grant Amount:
$6,035
Solution A Collaborative Support Program Keeps Cortez Families Safely Housed
Local Champion:
A Cortez local
Date funded:
February 14, 2025
Grant Amount:
$10,000
Solution A Playground Creates a Therapeutic Space for Cortez Families
Local Champion:
Housing Authority of Montezuma County
Date funded:
February 10, 2025
Grant Amount:
$3,037
Solution A Trap and Release Program Aims to Reduce Cortez’s Feral Cat Population
Local Champion:
Rachel's Forgotten Felines Rescue
Date funded:
February 7, 2025
Grant Amount:
$6,960
Field Work Story
How Fenceless Ranching is Transforming Land and Water in the West

Colorado's Badger Creek Ranch is using electric collars to guide cattle to water—and away from sensitive areas.

Solution An Awarness Campaign Grows the Cortez Literary Scene
Local Champion:
Four Corners Writers
Date funded:
January 27, 2025
Grant Amount:
$8,000
Solution An Archery Program Teaches Cortez Youth New Skills
Local Champion:
Dirt ‘N’ Nails Farms Inc
Date funded:
January 27, 2025
Grant Amount:
$7,508
Solution Student-Led Educational Videos Share Greenhouse Knowledge in Cortez
Local Champion:
Needful Provision, Inc.
Date funded:
January 15, 2025
Grant Amount:
$3,500
Story
A Coalition of Funders Supports Local Newsrooms Across America

By Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder

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