Granting Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in the Community Health Benefit Fund.  The granting cycle for 2024 will open on January 1st, 2024. Up to $315,000 will be invested in our community during this granting cycle.

Pre-applications will be due on January 31, 2024, and final applications will be due on February 29, 2024.

Applicants will be notified in May of their application status. The awarded programs will be funded in June.

 2024 Funding Priorities:

  • Mental Health
  • Substance Abuse
  • Access to Healthcare (may include financial assistance)

 

How Do I Apply?

The 2024 granting cycle will open on January 1st, 2024, with pre-applications due by January 31, 2024.  Final applications must be submitted by February 29, 2024.

Applications are submitted online using the ZoomGrants platform in a two step process.  A pre-application must first be submitted to ensure that the program meets the funding criteria.  If approved, the full application can then be accessed.

2024 Application

To qualify for this grant cycle, organizations must meet the following criteria:

  • Be an existing  501(c)(3) and not have political or religious intentions
  • Located within Routt and/or Moffat counties
  • Request must fit within the defined funding priorities outlined on the Home tab

Go to our Resources tab for more information on ZoomGrants.

If you have any questions please email karen.schneider@uchealth.org. 

Resources

Setting up your Account

http://help.zoomgrants.com/index.php/zgu/setting-up-your-account-and-creating-applications/

General Questions

http://help.zoomgrants.com/index.php/article-categories/applicantkbs/

 

 

Since its inception in 2020, the Community Health Benefit Fund, administered through Yampa Valley Medical Center Foundation (YVMCF), has invested more than $1.5 million in Routt and Moffat counties. Dollars have been invested in the areas of access to health care, mental health and substance use disorders.

2023 Grant Recipients

We are excited to announce that we awarded $300,000 in grants ranging from $4,000 to $50,000 in the 2023 grant cycle.  The areas of focus were access to health care, mental health, and substance use disorders.  Of the 28 applications we received, 16 were granted to 14 nonprofits.

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 granting cycle.

 

  • Better Tomorrow (Advocates of Routt County and Brighter World Child Advocacy Center)
  • City of Steamboat Springs
  • Hayden School District
  • Horizons Specialized Services
  • Integrated Community
  • LiftUp of Routt County
  • North Routt Community Charter School
  • Northwest Colorado Health
  • Partners in Routt County
  • Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide (REPS)
  • South Routt School District
  • Steamboat Springs School District
  • Steamboat Montessori School
  • Yampa Valley Autism