Economy

Solutions and stories related to local economic prosperity.

Solution A Traveling Volleyball Program Benefits Libby Youth — and the Local Economy

Local Champion:: Libby K-12 Schools
Date funded:: March 3, 2025
Grant Amount:: $11,775

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 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 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 Fire Suppression System Opens the Door to a Commercial Kitchen in Questa

Local Champion:: VFW Post 9516
Date funded:: February 4, 2025
Grant Amount:: $5,540

Solution An Awarness Campaign Grows the Cortez Literary Scene

Local Champion:: Four Corners Writers
Date funded:: January 27, 2025
Grant Amount:: $8,000

Solution Student Artists Transform Taos Utility Boxes into a Public Gallery

Local Champion:: Downtown Taos
Date funded:: January 23, 2025
Grant Amount:: $8,840

Solution Organizational Supplies Enable Launch of Clothing Bank at Taos Elementary School

Local Champion:: A Taos Local
Date funded:: December 18, 2024
Grant Amount:: $700

Solution Free, Family-Friendly Entertainment Boosts Attendance at Winter Craft Market in Taos

Local Champion:: A Taos Local
Date funded:: December 18, 2024
Grant Amount:: $3,400

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