Deadline: 23-Jan-2025
The Great Outdoors Colorado’s (GOCO) Stewardship Impact Program aims to improve the condition of the state’s lands by advancing collaborative outdoor stewardship projects that demonstrate meaningful improvements to the ecological and recreational amenities that attract residents and visitors to numerous, diverse destinations throughout Colorado.
Working in partnership with land managers, outdoor stewardship organizations, conservation services corps, corporate volunteers, or any number of individuals or entities, GOCO sees value in a coordinated approach that more comprehensively addresses a community’s stewardship needs.
Colorado continues to experience recreation and climate-related impacts on the lands and natural resources. Further, Colorado’s consistent population growth exacerbates these issues and accelerates the need to identify solutions to adequately steward the state’s natural and recreational resources for generations to come.
Through this program, GOCO invites partners to apply for funding to:
- target a resource or location for stewardship, and scale-up from a project-by-project engagement model to a more comprehensive, prioritized effort at addressing resource stewardship needs;
- take advantage of opportunities for collaboration among stewardship organizations, land managers, and community partners;
- increase capacity of existing stewardship organizations and provide opportunities for collaboration and mentoring among organizations;
- solicit new funding sources to increase capacity and sustainability.
Funding Information
- GOCO will consider grant requests between $100,000 and $300,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- This program is open to entities eligible to receive GOCO local government and open space funds as listed below. Ineligible entities can partner with an eligible entity to apply. As always, GOCO strongly encourages partnerships.
- Colorado municipality or county
- Title 32 special district eligible to receive distributions from the Conservation Trust Fund
- Political subdivision of the State of Colorado that includes in its mission the identification, acquisition, or management of open space and natural areas
- 501(c)(3) non-profit land conservation organization that includes in its mission the identification, acquisition, or management of open space and natural areas, e.g., land trusts
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife
For more information, visit GOCO.