communities

Cortez

Solutions and stories from the heart of the Four Corners region.

Solution Cortez’s First Master Irrigator Workshop Aids Local Farmers

Local Champion:: Montezuma County Extension Office
Date funded:: December 13, 2023
Grant Amount:: $26,625

Solution Flexible GEDs Advance Careers in Cortez

Local Champion:: Unlimited Learning
Date funded:: December 12, 2023
Grant Amount:: $3,300

Solution Security Improvements Protect Students at Lewis-Arriola Elementary

Local Champion:: Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1
Date funded:: December 5, 2023
Grant Amount:: $21,618

Story An Unlikely Coalition to Protect Colorado’s Dolores River December 2023

By Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder

Solution End-of-Life Resources Help Cortez Families Reduce Trauma

Local Champion:: Hospice of Montezuma
Date funded:: November 20, 2023
Grant Amount:: $10,000

Solution An Education Lab in Cortez Provides Mentorship for New Teachers

Local Champion:: Public Education Business Coalition
Date funded:: November 9, 2023
Grant Amount:: $9,000

Solution Cortez’s Flair for Drama Grows With Expanded Community Theater Workshops

Local Champion:: Sunflower Troop
Date funded:: November 9, 2023
Grant Amount:: $5,700

Solution A Year’s Worth of Meat Helps Ensure Hungry Cortez Residents Get the Protein They Need

Local Champion:: St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
Date funded:: November 9, 2023
Grant Amount:: $23,400

Solution A Cortez Museum Exhibition Shines an Important Light on Ute, Navajo, and Hispanic Culture

Local Champion:: Montezuma County Historical Society
Date funded:: November 8, 2023
Grant Amount:: $10,000

Solution A New Outdoor Game Gets More Cortez Youth Involved

Local Champion:: The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints
Date funded:: October 31, 2023
Grant Amount:: $948

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