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Solutions and stories in the Centennial State.

Solution A Community Animal Response Team Enhances Cortez Emergency Preparedness
Local Champion:
Montezuma County
Date funded:
March 17, 2025
Grant Amount:
$5,000
Solution Internet Connection Powers Monte Vista’s Veterans Museum
Local Champion:
Homelake Historic Preservation and Restoration Foundation
Date funded:
March 17, 2025
Grant Amount:
$1,127
Solution Educational Seminars and Garden Signs Help Cortez Residents Conserve Water
Local Champion:
Montezuma County Extension Office
Date funded:
March 13, 2025
Grant Amount:
$1,775
Solution Gardening Classes Cultivate Food Security in Cortez
Local Champion:
Montezuma County Extension Office
Date funded:
March 13, 2025
Grant Amount:
$2,030
Solution Volunteer Events Combat Hunger While Building Community Connections in Cortez
Local Champion:
Metro Volunteers dba Spark the Change Colorado
Date funded:
March 12, 2025
Grant Amount:
$7,640
Solution Interpretation Services Expand the Performing Arts in Monte Vista
Local Champion:
A Monte Vista local
Date funded:
March 11, 2025
Grant Amount:
$9,000
Solution Accessible Carts and Inclusive Events Help Monte Vista Embrace All Residents
Local Champion:
SLV P.A.C.C.
Date funded:
March 10, 2025
Grant Amount:
$25,250
Solution A Van Increases Access to Mountain Biking for Cortez Youth
Local Champion:
High Desert DEVO
Date funded:
March 10, 2025
Grant Amount:
$30,000
Solution Shelving, Signs, and Cameras Support Monte Vista’s Community Thrift Shop
Local Champion:
La Puente Home, Inc.
Date funded:
March 6, 2025
Grant Amount:
$9,991
Field Work Story
How Western Sheep Producers Are Using Waste Wool to Save Water

Sheep ranches across the West are finding both financial and agricultural value in what was previously considered worthless wool.

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