The Chaffee County Community Foundation is excited to commence the 2025 Fall Grant cycle.
Donor Name: Chaffee County Community Foundation
State: Colorado
County: Chaffee County (CO), Custer County (CO), Fremont County (CO), Lake County (CO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/29/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Information
- The SDCEA Grant Fund has $35,000 in funding available for organizations that meet the following criteria:
- Serves the communities of Chaffee, Custer, Fremont and/or Lake Counties
- Organizations or projects with a focus of:
- Community-based Health Programs: Such as Community Health Clinics, Substance Abuse Dependency, Prevention, and Treatment, Hot Lines and Crisis Intervention, Sexual Assault Services, Protection Against Abuse, Spouse/Child/Sexual Abuse
- Support of Food, Shelter, and Human Services: Such as Food Programs/Food Banks/Food Pantries, Homeless Shelters, Temporary Housing, Children and Youth Services, Child Day Care, Family Services, Family Violence Shelters, Pregnancy Centers
- Disaster Preparedness & Relief Services: Such as Search & Rescue, Fire Prevention, Safety Education, First Aid
- Animal Protection & Welfare
- Environmental and Historical Preservation: Effort to preserve and protect the natural environment for the benefit of the public and preservation of a historically important area or structure.
- Option 2:
- CCCF Community Grants has $16,666 in funding available for organizations that meet the following criteria:
- Serves the communities of Chaffee County
- Organizations or projects with a focus of Community Health, Community Vitality, and Community Capacity.
- CCCF Community Grants has $16,666 in funding available for organizations that meet the following criteria:
Eligibility Criteria
All applications must be 501c3, 501c4 or 501c6 (or under the fiscal sponsorship of an eligible organization) or a government entity in good standing with the IRS and State of Colorado to be eligible for funding. While there is no maximum award, the average grant awarded in 2024 was $1,640. The lowest amount awarded was $800 and the highest amount awarded was $4,800. Organizations are encouraged to set their request at the amount needed to support their organization while keeping in mind the total amount of funds available. Due to the competitive nature of this grant and the limited funds, not all proposals will be funded and requests may be prorated.
For more information, visit CCCF.
