Applications are now being accepted for the Community Connections Grants and Rural Catalyst Grants.
Donor Name: Boettcher Foundation
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/15/2023
Size of the Grant:
- Community Connections Grants: $20,000 – $75,000
- Rural Catalyst Grants: $1,000-$10,000
Details:
Community Connections: Supporting connections that create a sum greater than their parts is vital to the health of communities in their state. As such, they invest in initiatives or infrastructure projects that are bringing people together or deepening the connections between individuals and/or organizations.
Rural Catalyst Grant Program: The intent of the Rural Catalyst Grant Program is to strengthen the internal capacity of organizations to achieve their goals related to the topics covered in the Foundation’s Rural Leadership Collaborative meetings.
Funding Information
- Community Connections: Grants awarded in this category are typically in the range of $20,000 – $75,000
- Rural Catalyst Grants: Grants will range from $1,000-$10,000
Types of Projects
Rural Catalyst Grants support the following types of projects:
- Strategic planning – Identifying elements of a blueprint that helps your organization accomplish its goals.
- Convening – Bringing together people, ideas, and resources to move forward an issue, topic, or opportunity.
- Short-term staffing or contractors – Employees or expertise recruited for short-term employment contracts to meet limited, one-time support needs.
- One-time operating costs – Expenses related to the operation of the organization or program that are not recurring, such as tap fees, application fees, public outreach, or education material expenses.
Eligible Issue Areas
Rural Catalyst Grants: Additional issue areas will be announced in 2023. Current eligible areas include affordable rural housing, childcare, hiring and retaining a rural workforce, leadership pipeline and diversification, mental health, and strategic collaboration across a region or multiple communities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Community Connections Grants
- Colorado based nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply.
- Rural Catalyst Grants
- All applicants must have had at least one staff member, volunteer, or board member attend the collaborative meeting focused on one of the above issue areas. Organizations that are based in rural Colorado or primarily serve rural Colorado will be prioritized.
- Key criteria to consider when applying include:
- is this a strategic opportunity for the organization rather than just general support
- is the potential for this activity to tangibly impact one of the eligible issue areas clearly explained.
For more information, visit Boettcher Foundation.
