To ensure we are bringing health in reach for all Coloradans in communities across our state, the Foundation funds impactful work – including promising programs or projects, innovative ideas and policy advocacy – that aligns with our focus areas and cross-cutting efforts.
We fund programs and projects that reflect our three cornerstones, which outline who we serve, how our work is informed and our intent to create health equity.
Available Funding
To be considered for funding, applicants must meet specific criteria, outlined in the options below. You can also view our funding calendar for a list of available funding. If you would like to see what the application looks like ahead of applying, review the sample standard application and rapid response application. Please contact a program officer if you have questions.
Maintain Healthy Bodies
- Funding Opportunity: Capital Infrastructure – Comprehensive Primary Care
- Funding Opportunity: Capital Infrastructure – Intergenerational Physical Activity
- Funding Opportunity: Out-of-School Time Physical Activity
- Responsive Grants Program: Primary Care Workforce
Nurture Healthy Minds
Strengthen Community Health
- Funding Opportunity: Community-initiated Solutions
- Responsive Grants Program: Community Food Programs
- Responsive Grants Program: Food Program Participation
- Responsive Grants Program: Housing Programs
Champion Health Equity
- Responsive Grants Program: Community Capacity
- Rapid Response Funding: Advocacy
- Applications for rapid response funding do not have a deadline and are accepted on a rolling basis.
Funding Available for June 2019
PLEASE NOTE: Applications submitted in advance of grant deadlines (Feb. 15, June 15 and Oct. 15) will not be reviewed until after the grant deadline has passed.
Maintain Healthy Bodies
- Funding Opportunity: Capital Infrastructure in Support of Team-based Comprehensive Primary Care
- Funding Opportunity: Capital Infrastructure – Intergenerational Physical Activity
- Funding Opportunity: Out-of-School Time Physical Activity
- Responsive Grants Program: Patient Barriers
Nurture Healthy Minds
- Funding Opportunity: Supporting Coloradans in Recovery through Peer Support Services
- Funding Opportunity: Supporting Healthy Minds and Youth Resiliency
- Responsive Grants Program: Caregiver Resources
Champion Health Equity
Funding Types
The Foundation make grants through our funding opportunities, responsive grants program and rapid response funding. Our grant funding is designed to offer flexibility to applicants seeking funding to support the work of their organization. Applications for our funding opportunities and responsive grant program are open for each grant deadline – Feb. 15, June 15 and Oct. 15 – while applications for rapid response funding are accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more about our funding types and our open funding.
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Our funding opportunities focus on specific needs aligned with a particular priority within our focus areas. These vary for each funding deadline (Feb. 15, June 15 and Oct. 15). Applicants will be required to address detailed criteria specific to that funding opportunity. Grant funding is highly competitive within the pool of applicants for each individual funding opportunity.
Our responsive grants program is for your best ideas that could help us achieve impact within our focus areas, but don’t fit with one of our funding opportunities. The program is intended to respond to an urgent community need; address emerging opportunities; test innovative approaches; or implement proven programs. Grant funding is highly competitive within the pool of applicants who apply for responsive grants in a funding cycle. At each funding deadline (Feb. 15, June 15, Oct. 15), we will identify specific objectives for our responsive grants program. These may change from deadline to deadline. Learn more.
Our rapid response funding supports short-term advocacy initiatives. There is no deadline for rapid response grants. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more.
Have questions? We’re here to talk through your ideas and encourage you to connect with us before applying for funding. If you don’t already work with a program officer, please reach out to us by email or by phone at 303-953-3600, and be sure to note the county you work in and area of interest.
