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Solutions and stories in the Centennial State.

Solution Volunteer Events Combat Hunger While Building Community Connections in Cortez
Local Champion:
Metro Volunteers dba Spark the Change Colorado
Date funded:
March 12, 2025
Grant Amount:
$7,640
Solution Interpretation Services Expand the Performing Arts in Monte Vista
Local Champion:
A Monte Vista local
Date funded:
March 11, 2025
Grant Amount:
$9,000
Solution Accessible Carts and Inclusive Events Help Monte Vista Embrace All Residents
Local Champion:
SLV P.A.C.C.
Date funded:
March 10, 2025
Grant Amount:
$25,250
Solution A Van Increases Access to Mountain Biking for Cortez Youth
Local Champion:
High Desert DEVO
Date funded:
March 10, 2025
Grant Amount:
$30,000
Solution Shelving, Signs, and Cameras Support Monte Vista’s Community Thrift Shop
Local Champion:
La Puente Home, Inc.
Date funded:
March 6, 2025
Grant Amount:
$9,991
Solution Shelving, Signs, and Cameras Support Monte Vista’s Community Thrift Shop
Local Champion:
La Puente Home, Inc.
Date funded:
March 6, 2025
Grant Amount:
$9,994
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

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