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Colorado
Solutions and stories in the Centennial State.
Solution
New Tech Helps Cortez Keep Kids in the Classroom
- Local Champion:
- Piñon Project
- Date funded:
- September 14, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $5,597
Solution
A Cortez Gallery Gives Artists Experiencing Homelessness Supplies—and Their Own Show
- Local Champion:
- an individual
- Date funded:
- September 2, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $5,060
Solution
Cortez’s Noxious Weeds Guide Proves the Pen Can Be Mightier Than the Thorn
- Local Champion:
- Montezuma County
- Date funded:
- September 2, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $5,400
Solution
Early Learners: Training Cortez Educators to Teach Youngsters
- Local Champion:
- Cortez Public Library
- Date funded:
- August 31, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $8,000
Solution
New Website Helps Cortez Parents Connect Kids to Activities
- Local Champion:
- Cortez Area Youth Activity Center
- Date funded:
- August 19, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $5,000

Montezuma County launched its Community Intervention Program to better respond to noncriminal 911 calls. But in order to get the innovative program running, they needed radios to communicate with dispatch—that's where LOR came in.
Solution
Cortez Eighth Graders Embark On a Year of Service
- Local Champion:
- Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1
- Date funded:
- August 16, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $9,461
Solution
Lunchtime Training in Cortez Aims to Save Lives
- Local Champion:
- Cortez resident
- Date funded:
- August 2, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $10,600
Solution
Cortez Invests in Solving the Same-10-People Problem
- Local Champion:
- Montezuma Leadership Network
- Date funded:
- July 29, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $24,700
Solution
Cortez Ups Its Al Fresco Lunch and Learning Game
- Local Champion:
- Children's Kiva Montessori School
- Date funded:
- July 25, 2022
- Grant Amount:
- $29,990
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