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Colorado

Solutions and stories in the Centennial State.

Solution A New Cortez Business Center Provides Affordable Coworking and Office Space

Local Champion:: Cortez Area Chamber of Commerce
Date funded:: January 14, 2022
Grant Amount:: $23,084

Solution Crisis Response Pilot Program Addresses Health Disparities in Cortez

Local Champion:: Montezuma County
Date funded:: December 29, 2021
Grant Amount:: $17,157

Solution Technology Improves Access to Mountain Biking for Cortez Youth

Local Champion:: High Desert DEVO
Date funded:: December 17, 2021
Grant Amount:: $2,140

Story

A New Bike Tech Training Program Comes to Cortez November 2021

All that Cortez's Southwest Open School needed to launch its new bike mechanic program was a shop. That's where LOR came in.

Solution New Computer Stations at Cortez Library Increase Visitation

Local Champion:: Onward! A Legacy Foundation
Date funded:: October 30, 2021
Grant Amount:: $22,404

Solution Connecting Cortez: Spreading the Word About a Local Events Calendar

Local Champion:: The Daily Zu
Date funded:: October 15, 2021
Grant Amount:: $8,298

Solution A Cortez Resident Reduces Reliance on Plastic Bags by Providing Reusable Options

Local Champion:: a cortez resident
Date funded:: September 30, 2021
Grant Amount:: $13,410

Story

Uplifting Youth in Cortez August 2021

A new craft-beverage initiative in Cortez aims to help create career pathways for young people.

Solution Cortez’s Southside Garden Grows Greens and Community

Local Champion:: Good Samaritan Center
Date funded:: July 23, 2021
Grant Amount:: $1,500

Story

Census Instagrants September 2020

As communities across the rural Mountain West race the clock to ensure a complete census count, the LOR Foundation commits $100,000 in Instagrant™ funding to help them.

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