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Community Funding Partnership is sponsored by Colorado River District. Funds multi-purpose water projects in categories including watershed health, water quality, and conservation on the Western Slope.
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Community Funding Partnership - Colorado River District 2025 Community Funding Partnership crwcddev 2025-12-31T18:25:42+00:00 The Colorado River District’s Community Funding Partnership was created in 2021 to fund multi-purpose water projects on the Western Slope in five project categories: productive agriculture, infrastructure, healthy rivers, watershed health and water quality, and conservation and efficiency.
Funding for the program was approved by Western Colorado voters as part of ballot question 7A in November 2020 . These funds provide a catalyst for projects that are priorities for residents in the District to receive matching funds from state, federal and private sources.
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“A producer’s career is every day, doing a little bit at a time, changing their landscape to improve it just enough to have the production they need. That’s the ethos and the mentality of our funding program.
” -Melissa Wills, Community Funding Partnership Program Manager “The entire Colorado River Basin faces a future with less water, and the projects we fund through the Community Funding Partnership provide real-world solutions within our own District. The Accelerator Grant program is a success story of how local funding can catalyze durable, resilient and immediate actions across our communities.
” -Amy Moyer, Chief of Strategy Artificial Intelligence in Precision Agriculture Yampa River Flow Pilot Program Crested Butte Lake Irwin Piping Project Upper Gunnison River Restoration and Irrigation Improvement Project Community Funding Partnership News Colorado River District Board Approves $300,000 Grant to CMU Water Center Matt Aboussie 2025-02-19T22:01:56+00:00 February 10th, 2025 | CFP Approves over $650k for Water Project Grants CFP Approves over $650k for Water Project Grants Community Funding Partnership , Newsletter , Water News CFP Approves over $650k for Water Project Grants Lindsay DeFrates 2024-07-29T16:23:25+00:00 July 26th, 2024 | Community Funding Partnership Issues Annual Report Community Funding Partnership Issues Annual Report Community Funding Partnership , Newsletter , Water News Community Funding Partnership Issues Annual Report Lindsay DeFrates 2024-02-01T21:52:21+00:00 February 1st, 2024 | Fourth Quarterly Board Meeting of 2023 Fourth Quarterly Board Meeting of 2023 Community Funding Partnership , Newsletter , Water News Fourth Quarterly Board Meeting of 2023 Lindsay DeFrates 2023-10-12T21:36:38+00:00 October 12th, 2023 | July Board Meeting to Discuss Funding, Hydrology, Risk Study July Board Meeting to Discuss Funding, Hydrology, Risk Study Community Funding Partnership , Newsletter , Water News July Board Meeting to Discuss Funding, Hydrology, Risk Study Lindsay DeFrates 2023-07-14T14:47:10+00:00 July 13th, 2023 | River District Celebrates New & Transitioning Staff River District Celebrates New & Transitioning Staff Community Funding Partnership , Newsletter , Water News River District Celebrates New & Transitioning Staff Lindsay DeFrates 2023-05-02T18:38:59+00:00 May 2nd, 2023 | Click Here to Schedule a 15 min Inquiry Phone Call
Key questions and narrative sections extracted from the solicitation.
Is the project located within the Colorado River District's 15-county boundaries?
Does the project help water users prepare for a hotter and drier future?
Does the project align with at least two of the five categories: productive agriculture, infrastructure, watershed health and water quality, healthy rivers, or conservation and efficiency?
Does the project include financial contributions from other sources?
Does the project demonstrate local community support and involve partnerships?
Does the project provide public benefits and/or serve multiple beneficiaries?
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Water-related projects on Colorado's Western Slope in five categories: productive agriculture, infrastructure, healthy rivers, watershed health and water quality, and conservation and efficiency. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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