Colorado Gives Foundation awards $1 million in grants to support convenient neighborhoods

The Colorado Gives Foundation has awarded over $1 million in grant funding to 27 nonprofit organizations, such as the Golden Optimists Bicycle Recycle Program, across Jefferson County to support convenient neighborhoods. Courtesy photo As residents across Jefferson County search for ways to improve their communities, the Colorado Gives Foundation is supporting that work with over $1 million in grant funding. The foundation’s most recent round of grant funding focused on convenient neighborhoods, giving funding to 27 nonprofits with projects working to improve transportation access, make neighborhoods easier to navigate and develop or preserve places where people can connect. The focus on convenient neighborhoods is part of the foundation’s overall commitment to creating a Jefferson County where everyone can thrive. For the foundation’s Community Impact vice president, Savinay Nathan, the grants are a way to create places that people want to gather, and help them get there.

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