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Cortez

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

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

Story

Colorado’s Creative Districts Help Boost Economy, Creatively Tackle Other Problems October 2023

By Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder

Solution More Equipment Solves for Too Many (Teen) Cooks in Cortez’s High School Kitchen

Local Champion:: Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1
Date funded:: October 18, 2023
Grant Amount:: $9,700

Story

Getting a Rural Perspective on the Solar Eclipse October 2023

By Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder

Solution A Pop-Up Indoor Skatepark Keeps Cortez Kickflipping All Winter Long

Local Champion:: Cortez local
Date funded:: October 13, 2023
Grant Amount:: $6,700

Solution First-Time Moms Come Together to Support Each Other in Cortez

Local Champion:: Montezuma County Health Department
Date funded:: October 11, 2023
Grant Amount:: $5,800

Story

For Rural Communities, Broadband Expansion Is No Single Thing September 2023

By Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder

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