IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Sonya Ulibarri, Chief Impact Officer sulibarri@latiocfc.org // 720-923-7610 Latino Community Foundation of Colorado to Award $13.1M in Grants to Small Nonprofits in 12 Colorado Counties Small, community-based organizations to receive funds as part of the Nonprofit Infrastructure (NPI) Grant Program
Denver, CO – January 24, 2024 – The Latino Community Foundation of Colorado (LCFC) in collaboration with the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) is awarding grants totaling $13,106,969.44 to nonprofits that were affected by the infrastructure aftermath of COVID19 in these designated counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Grand, Jefferson, Lake, Park, Pitkin, and Summit. LCFC one of eight Regional Access Partners (RAPs) designated as part of the Small Nonprofit Infrastructure Grant Program to receive submissions and vet applicants across Colorado. LCFC received more than 400 applications requesting more than $35 million dollars in grant funds since July 2023 and through a rigorous process identified 163 nonprofit organizations to award grants to. The list of recipients can be found here. In total, the NPI Grant program awarded 433 applications from across the state, submitted through the eight Regional Access Partners. The Nonprofit Infrastructure Grant was created after the Colorado House Bill 22-1356 was signed into law on June 3, 2022, to help underrepresented communities with limited access to state and federal funding and those impacted and disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Championed by the Communities Lead, Communities Thrive Coalition, the emphasis on infrastructure and capacity building aims to help nonprofits with annual budgets between $150,000 and $2,000,000 build critical staff and boards, while providing funds to proactively invest in the organization’s makeup. For more information about the Latino Community Foundation’s role within the NPI program, please visit www.latinocfc.org.