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Solutions and stories in the Centennial State.

Solution Community Bingo Funds Cortez Nonprofits
Local Champion:
Bridge Emergency Shelter
Date funded:
June 11, 2024
Grant Amount:
$9,400
Story
Efforts to Keep Healthy School Meals in Rural Colorado Free for All

By Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder

Solution Short-Term Housing Makes Health Care Accessible for Monte Vista Patients and Families
Local Champion:
Valley Citizens' Foundation for Health Care, Inc.
Date funded:
June 5, 2024
Grant Amount:
$29,375
Solution Free Training Classes Keep Dogs Out of Shelters and in Cortez Homes
Local Champion:
For Pets' Sake
Date funded:
June 4, 2024
Grant Amount:
$8,350
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

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

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