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Solutions and stories in the Centennial State.

Solution Auditorium Upgrades Transform Cortez’s Performing Arts
Local Champion:
Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1
Date funded:
September 17, 2024
Grant Amount:
$25,000
Solution Watershed Modeling Paves the Way for Wildfire Mitigation in Cortez
Local Champion:
Mancos Conservation District
Date funded:
September 13, 2024
Grant Amount:
$10,000
Solution A Toddler Room Expands Child Care for Cortez’s Working Parents
Local Champion:
Children's Kiva Montessori School Early Childhood Program
Date funded:
September 11, 2024
Grant Amount:
$10,000
Story
Who Gets to Say What’s Best for Land: Colorado’s West End Communities Debate Creation of a National Monument

By Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder

Solution New Uniforms Increase Access to Youth Sports in Monte Vista
Local Champion:
City of Monte Vista
Date funded:
September 4, 2024
Grant Amount:
$3,262
Solution Free CPR Classes Prepare Cortez Locals to Save Lives
Local Champion:
Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church
Date funded:
August 30, 2024
Grant Amount:
$7,100
Solution Local Art Curbs Graffiti and Beautifies Cortez Neighborhoods
Local Champion:
A Cortez local
Date funded:
August 27, 2024
Grant Amount:
$2,250
Solution Community Safety Events Train and Connect Cortez Locals
Local Champion:
Cortez Farmers Market
Date funded:
August 22, 2024
Grant Amount:
$3,300
Solution Enclosed Trailer Lightens the Load for Monte Vista Farmers Market Volunteers
Local Champion:
Monte Vista Community Fund, Inc.
Date funded:
August 21, 2024
Grant Amount:
$5,000
Story
Rural, Recreation-Related Businesses Support Each Other Through ‘Rural is Rad’

By Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder

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