The Caring for Colorado Foundation is seeking applications to expand and improve access to contraceptive care across Colorado so those who have barriers to care can access person-centered contraceptive care that is affordable, available, and meets their individual needs.
Donor Name: Caring for Colorado Foundation
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/20/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
This funding opportunity provides grants for up to 18 months to support safety net clinics in improving the delivery of contraceptive care. A program implementation partner with expertise in reproductive health equity will provide individualized technical assistance and coaching to identify key areas for improvement in the delivery of person-centered contraceptive care. In addition to improving contraceptive care within the clinic, there will also be an opportunity to engage local leaders and organizations to close gaps in contraceptive care access and services.
This funding opportunity will support community safety net health clinics, such as local public health agencies, independent safety net clinics, school-based health centers, and certified Rural Health Clinics. Grant funding will support covering staff time away from clinical care to participate in clinic-level improvement activities, such as provider trainings, electronic health record upgrades, billing and coding improvements, and implementing a pregnancy intention screening question. Funding will also support engagement efforts such as partnering with local community leaders or organizations to support clinics in achieving their contraceptive care goals.
Funding Strategies
To increase access to person-centered contraceptive care, they will fund organizations that address gaps and barriers to contraceptive care. This includes:
- Demonstrating a commitment to contraceptive care delivery that is person-centered.
- Identifying and addressing organizational gaps or barriers to contraceptive care and reproductive health in the communities the organization serves.
- Providing contraceptive care to Repro Collab’s priority populations and expressing a desire to improve its work in this area.
- Demonstrating a commitment among clinical and administrative staff and leaders to implement clinic-level improvement strategies and ensure sustainable efforts.
Funding Information
Awarded grants will be up to $125,000.
Grant Period
July 2025 and ending in December 2026.
Allowable Cost
- Purchase of contraceptives (LARCs, pills, etc.).
- A subcontract with a community ambassador or stipends for community members who participate in informing the clinic’s strategies.
- Community-informed engagement activities as recommended in the clinic’s Contraceptive Access Action Plan (co-designed with CO+RE), such as translation services, tailored health education costs, and listening sessions.
Eligibility Criteria
In addition to Caring for Colorado’s general eligibility requirements, organizations must be Colorado-based primary care safety net clinics, including independent safety net clinics, certified Rural Health Clinics, school based health centers, and local public health agencies (including clinics with a Title X family planning program).
The proposed work must serve one or more of Repro Collab’s priority populations:
- Young people ages 9 to 25.
- People of color, including individuals from various racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds not identified as white.
- 2SLGBTQAI+ individuals (Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, asexual, intersex, and other identities represented by the “+” sign).
- People in rural and frontier communities.
- People who are undocumented, asylees, and/or refugees.
- People living on low incomes and facing financial barriers to care.
For more information, visit CCF.
