The Great Outdoors Colorado’s (GOCO) Stewardship Impact Grants support collaborative stewardship work that demonstrates meaningful improvements to ecological and recreational amenities.
Donor Name: Great Outdoors Colorado
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/02/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000 and $300,000
Details:
Great Outdoors Colorado’s (GOCO) Stewardship Impact Program aims to improve the condition of state’s lands by advancing collaborative outdoor stewardship projects that demonstrate meaningful improvements to the ecological and recreational amenities that attract residents and visitors to numerous, diverse destinations throughout Colorado.
Working in partnership with land managers, outdoor stewardship organizations, conservation services corps, corporate volunteers, or any number of individuals or entities, GOCO sees value in a coordinated approach that more comprehensively addresses a community’s stewardship needs.
Through this program, GOCO invites partners to apply for funding to:
- target a resource or location for stewardship, and scale-up from a project-by-project engagement model to a more comprehensive, prioritized effort at addressing resource stewardship needs;
- take advantage of opportunities for collaboration among stewardship organizations, land managers, and community partners;
- increase capacity of existing stewardship organizations and provide opportunities for collaboration and mentoring among organizations;
- solicit new funding sources to increase capacity and sustainability
Program Values Projects should encompass one or more of GOCO’s program values as identified in our 2020 strategic plan:
- Resource conservation | They value strategic land conservation and resource protection work.
- Outdoor stewardship | They support sustainability of and improvements to the state’s natural and recreational resources.
- Community vitality | They invest in conservation and outdoor recreation efforts that support communities and quality of life.
- Equitable access | They partner with communities to break down barriers to the outdoors.
- Youth connections |They believe children and their families deserve opportunities to get outside and experience all the benefits of doing so.
Funding Information
GOCO will consider grant requests between $100,000 and $300,000, with consideration for requests outside that range on a case-by-case basis.
Eligibility Criteria
- Colorado municipality or county
- Title 32 special district eligible to receive distributions from the Conservation Trust Fund
- Political subdivision of the State of Colorado that includes in its mission the identification, acquisition, or management of open space and natural areas
- 501(c)(3) non-profit land conservation organization that includes in its mission the identification, acquisition, or management of open space and natural areas, e.g., land trusts
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife
For more information, visit Stewardship Impact.
