The Groundwork for 资金
We believe keeping equity at the heart of our work will lead Coloradans to better health. While there are countless drivers of health, racial injustice is the leading driver of health inequity for communities of color living on low income. That’s why we prioritize Coloradans of color 和 address the deepest, most historically entrenched inequities that affect health based on a person’s socioeconomic status, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, country of origin 和 religion.
Our work, 和 that which we expect of our partners, is rooted in three cornerstones:
- Serve Coloradans who have less power, privilege 和 income, 和 prioritize Coloradans of color;
- Do everything with the intention to create health equity; 和
- Be informed by the community 和 those we exist to serve.
资金 Types
All applications for Invitation-Only 资金, 资金 Opportunities 和 Rolling 资金 must meet detailed criteria, outlined in the links below.
The Foundation also invests in communities through impact investments 和 sponsorships.
Our Housing Affordability strategy provides funding to advance housing justice across the state, though funding is by invitation only. We are interested in exploring projects that have:
1) Foundation for community-driven/community-led actions;
2) Projects that maintain or promote enduring housing stability; 和
3) Projects that explicitly advance racial justice 和 health equity.
Timing Considerations:
- Grant Requests: The timeline for grant project exploration within this domain ranges from three to six months to receive a decision.
- Impact Investing Partnership Requests: Includes low-interest loans, non-cash loan guarantees, 和 other flexible forms of capital to support innovative 和/or proof of concept projects that meet the Foundation’s core affordable housing programmatic goals. The partnership development phase varies in timeline while the underwriting phase usually take 8-12 weeks once initiated.
Connecting with the Colorado Health Foundation Housing Strategy Team:
If you have a housing project you feel meets these criteria, please reach out:
- Tracey Stewart (Statewide Strategy Lead)
- Sean Dollard (Denver metro-region/Northwest, West Colorado)
- Nikte Contreras (Northeast Colorado)
- Camila Lara (Southwest Colorado)
Si necesita acceder la solicitud de fondos en español, por favor contáctenos a [email protected].
We accept applications for our 资金 Opportunities several times a year. The next 资金 Opportunity cycle is listed below.
June 15, 2024 Grant Deadline
- Community-Initiated Solutions
- Advancing 宣传 和 正义 with Communities of Color
- Supporting Healthy Minds 和 Youth Resiliency
- Equitable Community-Designed Outdoor Spaces
- Supporting Holistic, Culturally Responsive 和 Youth- Driven Physical Well-being
- Supporting Coloradans in Recovery Through Non-clinical Programs
We accept applications for our Rolling 资金 on a rolling basis. There is no deadline associated with the following:
Before You Apply
We encourage you to follow these key steps before submitting an application:
- 查看我们的 available funding 和 applicant info 在线研讨会.
- 查看我们的 “Before You Apply”页面.
- Connect with your program officer or by email at [email protected].
- Create an account in our grants portal at least a week in advance of submitting a grant application.