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Solutions and stories in the Centennial State.

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.

Solution Summer Institutes Connect Cortez Students with Career Training
Local Champion:
Southwest Colorado Education Collaborative
Date funded:
February 27, 2025
Grant Amount:
$6,750
Solution Artificial Insemination Training Strengthens Skills for Cortez Women in Agriculture
Local Champion:
Agricultural Women of the Southwest
Date funded:
February 21, 2025
Grant Amount:
$2,035
Solution Medical Supplies Enhance Cortez’s Athletic Training Program
Local Champion:
Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1
Date funded:
February 21, 2025
Grant Amount:
$5,000
Solution Instrument Repairs and Upgrades Grow Cortez’s Community Band
Local Champion:
Four Corners Community Band
Date funded:
February 21, 2025
Grant Amount:
$3,800
Solution Skeet Houses Expand Shooting Sports in Cortez
Local Champion:
Cortez Trap Club
Date funded:
February 18, 2025
Grant Amount:
$9,900
Solution A Journalism Program Prepares Monte Vista Students to Become Storytellers
Local Champion:
A Monte Vista local
Date funded:
February 14, 2025
Grant Amount:
$6,035
Solution A Collaborative Support Program Keeps Cortez Families Safely Housed
Local Champion:
A Cortez local
Date funded:
February 14, 2025
Grant Amount:
$10,000
Solution A Playground Creates a Therapeutic Space for Cortez Families
Local Champion:
Housing Authority of Montezuma County
Date funded:
February 10, 2025
Grant Amount:
$3,037
Solution A Trap and Release Program Aims to Reduce Cortez’s Feral Cat Population
Local Champion:
Rachel's Forgotten Felines Rescue
Date funded:
February 7, 2025
Grant Amount:
$6,960

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