County awards second-quarter discretionary funds
The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners in a regular meeting.
Garfield County has awarded $46,000 in second quarter discretionary grants to local nonprofit organizations. The nonprofits had requested $59,000 in grants; a total of $120,000 was allocated for discretionary funds in 2022, and each request is capped at $5,000. All told, 14 nonprofits made grant requests before the Board of County Commissioners. Nonprofits receiving grant funding include the Rifle Rendezvous ($5,000 toward the event and efforts to engage youth in western heritage); West Elk Loop Scenic and Historic Byway steering committee ($500 toward maintenance of informative exhibits and production of brochures); New Ute Theater Society ($4,000 for offering programming in
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County awards HSC mini-grants
Human Services Commission grants approved for 24 local nonprofits GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Garfield County has awarded more than $73,000 in Human Service Commission (HSC) mini-grants to 24 qualifying local nonprofits. The grants, which are capped at $5,000 and come out of the county’s general fund, are typically utilized for day-to-day operations.   Applicants met in early March and presented their programs before the HSC Grants subcommittee, which included Garfield County Commissioner Tom Jankovsky, County Manager Kevin Batchelder, Public Health Specialist Mason Hohstadt, Samantha Frease of the Workforce Center, and Pat Horwitz (community member at-large).   Recipients include A Little
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Applications available for FMLD’s spring 2022 grant cycle
Applications for the Spring 2022 Garfield County Federal Mineral Lease District (GCFMLD) grant application are now available. Increased funding from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs in 2021 allows for both the traditional and mini-grant programs. The GCFMLD is an independent public body, not an agency of county or state government, whose powers are defined by the Colorado Federal Mineral Lease District Act. The GCFMLD has distributed over $27.9 million since our first grant cycle in the Spring of 2012. State and federal law specify that FML funds may only be used by the state, or its political subdivisions, for
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