Funding Opportunities and Other Resources
Each month LOR curates a list of funding opportunities and other resources relevant for small rural communities in the Mountain West and sends it out via email to folks who are interested. To receive this monthly email with resources—we call it the LOR Helps email—drop us a line to connect@lorfoundation.org.
December 2024 Resources
More than 50 grant programs, funding opportunities, and other resources for rural communities in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.
November 2024 Resources
A list of 40 funding opportunities and other importance resources for rural communities in the Mountain West.
October 2024 Resources
More than 40 grant programs and other funding opportunities for rural communities in and beyond the Mountain West.
September 2024 Resources
A list of 45 funding opportunities and other important resources for rural communities throughout the Mountain West.
August 2024 Resources
A list of 34 funding opportunities and other resources for rural towns in the Mountain West.
July 2024 Resources
Nearly 40 funding opportunities open to rural communities across the Mountain West region.
June 2024 Resources
More than 40 funding resources for rural communities in the Mountain West.
May 2024 Resources
Nearly 50 funding opportunities and resources open to rural communities across the Mountain West.
April 2024 Resources
Forty funding opportunities and resources open to rural communities, and some only in the Mountain West.
March 2024 Resources
More than 40 funding resources for rural communities.
February 2024 Resources
Thirty-five rural resources and funding opportunities for everything from education programs to capital projects.
December 2023/January 2024 Resources
More than 35 funding opportunities and resources for rural organizations, governments, and individuals.
November 2023 Resources
Nearly 40 resources and funding opportunities, many of which are oriented specifically for rural places.
October 2023 Resources
Dozens of funding opportunities and other resources for rural communities.
September 2023 Resources
Twenty-five grant opportunities and resources for nonprofits, local governments, and other community groups.
August 2023 Resources
Over 25 funding opportunities and resources available to a diverse array of organizations, governments, and community groups.
July 2023 Resources
More than 20 grant opportunities, including several specifically for Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming. Entrepreneur? Educator? Firefighter? This guide has funding prospects for you!
June 2023 Resources
Nearly 30 funding opportunities for everything from transforming vacant lots to gardens to support for grandparents who taken on the role of full-time parent. Plus: Funding for safe off-highway vehicle projects and arts-focused street redesign.
May 2023 Resources
Twenty-five funding opportunities for needs like music education, rural firefighting, community facilities (like rec centers or other publicly accessible spaces), healthy school meals, housing preservation, and more.
April 2023 Resources
From grants that support summer meal programs for rural youth, wildfire risk reduction, mental health support for first responders, financial planning, and beginning farmers, this list offers more than 25 funding opportunities and resources.
March 2023 Resources
Twenty-three funding opportunities available to nonprofits, city governments, schools, and entrepreneurs. Plus: resources to help local governments with clean energy and economic issues.
February 2023 Resources
More than 25 funding opportunities and resources ranging from funds for newsrooms to grants to women-owned businesses and funding for libraries, fire departments and arts organizations.
December 2022-January 2023 Resources
A collection of more than 25 funding opportunities and resources to help support everything from youth development programs to literacy efforts and veterans.
November 2022 Resources
More than 20 funding opportunities, including those that support children and teens, museums, food gardens, theaters, libraries and more. Plus: A simple guide to putting on a winter pop-up market!
September-October 2022 Resources
Nearly 30 funding opportunities, plus resources for everything from how to find and apply for federal grants to free website assessments and support for opioid response efforts.
August 2022 Resources
Fifteen funding opportunities and resources for placemaking training, expanding child care in rural areas, and grant application bootcamps.