Grantmaking
Grant Opportunities in Colorado
Through our grantmaking, we lay the groundwork for transformational impact and community building by investing in individuals, programs, and organizations throughout Colorado. Learn more below about Boettcher’s grant funding opportunities: Community Connections, Leadership Practitioner Catalyst Grants, Rural Catalyst Grants, and our Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards.
Questions about the grants process can be emailed to grants@boettcherfoundation.org.
Types of Grants
Community Connections Grants
We invest in initiatives or infrastructure projects that bring people together or foster the connections between individuals and/or organizations.
Rural Catalyst Grants
We strengthen the internal capacity of organizations to achieve their goals related to the topics covered in our Rural Leadership Collaborative meetings.
Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards Program
We support scientific innovation in Colorado by providing biomedical research funding at the state’s leading research institutions and hospitals.
Leadership Practitioner Catalyst Grants
The Leadership Practitioner Catalyst Grant Program strengthens the capacity of leadership organizations that are working to create a more inclusive and accessible leadership ecosystem in Colorado.
Colorado Grant Highlights
FAQs
Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions. Contact us below if you have additional questions about the grantmaking process.
Historically, our grants have been in the range of $20,000–$75,000. We typically communicate with individual applicants on the possible amount or range of a grant request.
Submission of the inquiry form during the open grant cycle window is the initial step in our process. If you are invited to submit a full application, we will provide the list of additional documents required.
Foundation staff will review inquiries during the application windows, typically responding within six weeks of receiving the inquiry form (found on our main grantmaking page).
The Boettcher Foundation accepts grant proposals from 501(c)(3) nonprofits and/or governmental entities that have a qualified exempt purpose.
We prefer that organizations only submit one application of either grant opportunity (Leadership Practitioner Catalyst Grant, Rural Catalyst Grant OR Community Connections Grant) per cycle.
Grantmaking Cycles & Process
We have multiple funding cycles throughout the year. Please reference the timeline that details the process for grant inquiry submission and response.