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Community Grants

Call for Community Grant Proposals

The Grant Committee, a subset of the Steamboat Springs Education Fund Board (EFB), is excited to announce its grants program for the coming year. Community Grant applications will be vetted by the Grant Committee and awarded by the Board in a competitive process based on available funds. Community Grants are awarded to community organizations that provide educational programming for students in the K-12 public schools in Routt County.

Each grant application is reviewed and recommended for funding based on merit and should be aligned with the Fund’s mission. Past funding is not a guarantee of future funding. Community Grants require collaboration with the districts and a close connection to school programming.

Community Grant recipients from the Spring 2023 granting cycle included Integrated Community,  Northwest Colorado Health, Opera Steamboat, Partners in Routt County, Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, Steamboat Symphony Orchestra, Junior Achievement, Steamboat Dance Theatre, STARS, Yampa Valley Autism, Steamboat Reading, Routt County Riders, Colorado Crane Conservation Coalition, Strings in the Mountains, and Yampatika.

Schedule:

  • January 26, 2024 – Community Grant Applications are due
  • May 15, 2024 – Community Grants awarded by the Board 

Funds are to be deployed in the following academic school year.

Download Grant Questions
Download Budget Worksheet

Community Group Grant Application

  • NOTE: Before you start please download the budget worksheet.

  • I. PROJECT NARRATIVE

  • What need/opportunity is being addressed by this request?
  • Provide a project summary that details how receipt of SSEF grant funds will be used to address the need/opportunity above.
  • 1. Please describe how your project aligns with the SSEF mission statement.
  • 2. Please describe how the proposed project is aligned with applicable education standards and best practices.
  • Please give the number and grade levels of students, including any special populations to be targeted. Please specify which schools and districts will participate.
  • Use this space to enter a S.M.A.R.T. Goal related to your project. Please include all of the following:
    • Specific - Focus on Outcomes (e.g. changes in behavior or achievements) rather than Outputs (e.g. 35 Ipads)
    • Measurable - How will you and your evaluator know the goals are completed?
    • Attainable - Can the goals be completed within the next year?
    • Realistic - What support or resources do you need to accomplish the goals?
    • Timeline - Dates the goals will be completed.
  • F. Collaborative Effort - Administrative Approval
    Review and approval of this application by a District/School Administrator is required prior to submission. Please give name, title, and contact information for the Administrator who reviewed and

  • II. FINANCIALS

  • 1. Please download the budget template (opens in a new window), complete with proposed expenditure details of the project that would use SSEF funds, and upload here.
    Accepted file types: pdf, xls, xlsx, doc, Max. file size: 8 MB.
  • Please use the space below to provide further explanation of your budget attachment, if needed.
  • 1. If no funding from the SSEF is received for this grant request will the need be addressed by other means?
  • 2. If full funding cannot be achieved and only partial funding is awarded by SSEF, what changes would be made to the program?
  • Detail the 3-year history of grants received from the SSEF to address this need, if applicable.
  • What is your organization’s plan for funding this program in future years?
  • Please attach the previous fiscal year income statement. Acceptable file types: pdf, xls, xlsx, doc, docx
    Accepted file types: pdf, xls, xlsx, doc, docx, Max. file size: 8 MB.
  • Please attach the previous fiscal year balance sheet. Acceptable file types: pdf, xls, xlsx, doc, docx
    Max. file size: 8 MB.

  • III. Additional Information

  • Additional Files

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The Steamboat Springs Education Fund (SSEF) is a nonprofit, independent corporation that administers the proceeds of the half-cent sales tax—five cents on a $10 purchase. The half-cent city sales tax was originally approved by Steamboat voters in 1993 to fund “public K-12 educational purposes.” The tax was extended by voter approval in three subsequent elections. In 2009, voters extended the tax and expanded the purpose to share a portion of the proceeds of the tax with other Routt County public schools. Since 1993, more than $81.5M has been granted directly for public K-12 education in Routt County.

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