Engagement

Solutions and stories covering how locals voice their opinions, exchange information, and contribute to the community’s future.

Solution A Little Free Art Library Brings Creativity to Downtown Cortez

Local Champion:: A Cortez local
Date funded:: August 7, 2025
Grant Amount:: $900

Solution Wyoming Five Star Platform Brings Professional-Level Coverage to Lander High School Sports

Local Champion:: Lander local
Date funded:: July 30, 2025
Grant Amount:: $7,000

Solution Portable Bleachers Give Weiser Events a Seat at the Table

Local Champion:: City of Weiser
Date funded:: July 29, 2025
Grant Amount:: $9,220

Solution Women’s Network Helps Build Connections and Confidence in Questa

Local Champion:: Questa Economic Development Fund
Date funded:: July 29, 2025
Grant Amount:: $5,700

Solution Community Poetry Box Showcases Work by Lander Poets

Local Champion:: Lander local
Date funded:: July 24, 2025
Grant Amount:: $1,000

Solution Quarterly Zine Creates Platform for Lander’s Amateur Writers and Artists

Local Champion:: Lander local
Date funded:: July 24, 2025
Grant Amount:: $975

Solution An Annual Recognition Event Helps Cortez Celebrate Its Community Champions

Local Champion:: Montezuma Leadership Network
Date funded:: July 24, 2025
Grant Amount:: $4,650

Solution Expert Restoration Brings Lander’s Community Steinway Back to Concert Quality

Local Champion:: Lander Community Concerts Association
Date funded:: July 18, 2025
Grant Amount:: $13,400

Solution Cortez’s Quilts of Valor Chapter Honors Local Veterans

Local Champion:: Four Corners Quilts of Valor
Date funded:: July 15, 2025
Grant Amount:: $3,960

Solution An Interactive Art Installation Connects the Cortez Community

Local Champion:: Southwest Open School
Date funded:: July 15, 2025
Grant Amount:: $2,988

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