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Colorado

Solutions and stories in the Centennial State.

Solution A Local Assessment Helps Montezuma County Support Its Seniors

Local Champion:: Montezuma County Department of Social Services
Date funded:: May 23, 2024
Grant Amount:: $11,100

Solution A Local Anthology Promotes Cortez Authors

Local Champion:: A Cortez local
Date funded:: May 21, 2024
Grant Amount:: $6,250

Story

In a Sustained Drought, Water Solutions Funding Supports Agricultural Innovation in Rural Colorado May 2024

By Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder

Solution Subsidized E-Waste Recycling Removes a Barrier for Cortez Residents

Local Champion:: League of Women Voters of Montezuma County
Date funded:: May 20, 2024
Grant Amount:: $10,000

Solution Monte Vista’s Chamber of Commerce Leads Local Water Conservation by Example

Local Champion:: City of Monte Vista
Date funded:: May 20, 2024
Grant Amount:: $29,967

Solution Reclaiming the Desert: Monte Vista Journalism Workshops Train the Next Generation of Rural Reporters

Local Champion:: Rural Journalism Institute of the San Luis Valley
Date funded:: May 20, 2024
Grant Amount:: $3,000

Solution Cortez Senior Lunches Take on America’s Loneliness Epidemic

Local Champion:: Southwest Health System
Date funded:: April 29, 2024
Grant Amount:: $10,000

Solution Paid Internships Create Local Opportunities for Monte Vista Students

Local Champion:: City of Monte Vista
Date funded:: April 25, 2024
Grant Amount:: $15,000

Solution A Local Pet Food Pantry Helps Cortez Families Stay Intact

Local Champion:: Colorado Pet Pantry
Date funded:: April 25, 2024
Grant Amount:: $7,526

Solution A Kindness Program Tackles Bullying in Cortez Schools

Local Champion:: A group of Cortez locals
Date funded:: April 19, 2024
Grant Amount:: $2,731

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