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MOST RECENT GRANTS AWARDED

 

 

Early Childhood Education and Development

Total # of grants:  186

Total amount awarded: $6,222,683


Academia Ana Marie Sandoval (Amigos de la Academia Sandoval)  Denver, CO
$18,000 for tuition assistance for three-year-olds.
$2,000 for the parent navigator position.

Acorn School for Early Childhood Development  Boulder, CO
$6,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Adams County Head Start (Adams County)  Commerce City, CO
$25,000 for the HIPPY Head Start program.

Adams County School District 14  Commerce, City, CO
$30,000 for the English Language Acquisition Program.

Akron Head Start (Akron United Methodist Church), Akron, CO
$7,500 for professional development.

Alliance for Kids (Joint Initiatives for Youth & Families)  Colorado Springs, CO
$125,000 for the El Paso County Office of Professional Development.

AMEND  Denver, CO
$15,000 for the Parent Education Program.

Arapahoe Community College Child Development Center (Arapahoe Community College Foundation)  Littleton, CO
$20,000 for tuition assistance.
$5,500 for hardship tuition assistance.

Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council, Inc.  Centennial, CO
$68,107 for Community Early Care and Education programs.

Auraria Early Learning Center (Auraria Higher Education Center)  Denver, CO
$50,000 for general operating support.
$7,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Baby Bear Hugs  Yuma, CO
$36,000 for general operating support.

Baby Haven Therapeutic Early Childhood Education Center (Friends of the Haven)  Denver, CO
$75,000 for the capital campaign.

Bal Swan Children's Center  Broomfield, CO
$35,000 for general operating support.
$8,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Beacon Youth and Family Center (Court House, Inc.)  Englewood, CO
$29,000 for early childhood behavioral health consultation and training in Adams County.

Belleview Christian School (Pillar of Fire)  Westminster, CO
$10,000 for tuition assistance for the early education program.

Bent, Otero & Crowley County Early Childhood Council (Crowley County)  Ordway, CO
$12,840 for the professional development project.

Bethany Busy Bee Preschool (Bethany Evangelical Free Church)  Littleton, CO
$7,000 for tuition assistance.

Blue Lake Preschool  Carbondale, CO
$10,000 for tuition assistance.
$15,000 for general operating support.
$6,300 for hardship tuition assistance.

Boulder Day Nursery Association  Boulder, CO
$30,000 for general operating support.
$6,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Bright Futures  Telluride, CO
$18,000 for Parents as Teachers.

Catholic Charities & Community Services of the Archdiocese of Denver  Denver, CO
$65,000 for the Division of Child Care and Head Start Services.
$10,000 for hardship tuition assistance at child care centers.

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Pueblo, Inc.  Pueblo, CO
$28,500 for the Family Education and Empowerment Program.

The Center Preschool (Lake County School District R-1)  Leadville, CO
$25,000 for tuition assistance.
$10,000 for the STEP literacy program.
$7,400 for hardship tuition assistance.

Centro de la Familia  Colorado Springs, CO
$15,000 for the Crianza con Cariņo program.

Cerebral Palsy of Colorado  Denver, CO
$65,000 for the Creative Options Centers for Early Education.
$10,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Chaffee County Early Childhood Council (Salida Regional Library)  Salida, CO 
$16,458 for Exploring Best Practices through Assessment and Coaching.

Cheraw Preschool (Cheraw School District 31)  Cheraw, CO
$15,000 for general operating support.

Child Advocacy Resource and Education, Inc.  Evans, CO
$20,000 for the parent education and children's programs.

Child Learning Center (University of Colorado Foundation)  Boulder, CO
$25,000 for general operating support.

Children's Kiva Montessori Preschool and Kindergarten  Cortez, CO
$20,000 for general operating support.
$5,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Children's Outreach Project  Denver, CO
$30,000 for general operating support.
$2,000 for technical assistance.
$10,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Clayton Early Learning (George W. Clayton College Trust)  Denver, CO
$120,000 for the Clayton Early Childhood Resource Institute.
$75,000 for the Environment Rating System project.
$25,000 for the HIPPY Head Start program.
$65,000 for the Family, Friend, and Neighbor Project.

CMC Even Start Family Literacy (Colorado Mountain College Foundation)  Glenwood Springs, CO 
$18,000 for general operating support.

Colorado Bright Beginnings  Denver, CO
$60,000 for general operating support.

Colorado Children's Campaign  Denver, CO
$75,000 for expansion of community outreach on early childhood issues to business leaders throughout the state.

Colorado Office of Professional Development  Denver, CO 
$44,042 for the Program Administration Scale Imitative.

Colorado Parent and Child Foundation  Denver, CO
$35,000 for general operating support.
$17,000 for ongoing HIPPY evaluation.
$13,000 for the PAT Quality/Fidelity Initiative.

The Colorado Springs Child Nursery Centers, Inc.  Colorado Springs, CO
$70,000 for general operating support.

Community Montessori of Boulder Valley (Boulder Valley School District RE2)  Boulder, CO
$23,000 for tuition assistance for the Primary program.

Community Partnership Family Resource Center  Divide, CO
$18,000 for Family Services programs benefiting children ages 0 - 5.

Community Partnership for Child Development  Colorado Springs, CO
$55,000 for the behavioral health program.

The Cub's Den  Idalia, CO
$15,000 for general operating support.

Denver Center for Crime Victims  Denver, CO
$10,000 for the Kinship Care program for caregivers of children ages 0-5.

Denver Early Childhood Council (Mile High United Way)  Denver, CO
$50,000 for scholarships within the professional development project.

Denver Health School-Based Health Centers (Denver Health and Hospitals Foundation)  Denver, CO
$84,195 for social-emotional classroom services at Denver Great Kids Head Start program.

Denver Public Library  Denver, CO
$25,000 for the Read Aloud program.

Dove's Nest Early Care and Education Center  Dove Creek, CO
$10,000 for general operating support.

Eagles' Nest Early Learning Center  Black Hawk, CO
$25,000 for the capital project (challenge).

Early Childhood Council of Boulder County (City of Boulder)  Boulder, CO
$60,000 for the Professional Development Project.

Early Childhood Council of Larimer County  Fort Collins, CO
$80,000 for the professional development project.
$20,000 for the Child Care Resource and Referral Program.

Early Childhood Council of Logan, Phillips & Sedgwick Counties  Sterling, CO
$31,850 for the Professional and Workforce Development project.

Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley  Alamosa, CO
$75,000 for the professional development project.
$5,000 to support a BA cohort at Adams State College.

Early Childhood Partners  Eagle, CO
$15,000 for parenting education classes and general operating support.

Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County (Adams County Foundation)  Westminster, CO
$50,000 for the professional development project.

Early Childhood Professional Training Project (Durango Adult Education Center)  Durango, CO
$69,000 for the professional development project.

Early Excellence Preschool Program (Wyatt-Edison Charter School)  Denver, CO
$30,000 for general operating support.

Eco-Cycle, Inc.  Boulder, CO
$5,896 for the Children's Used Book Project.

FACES  Denver, CO
$35,000 for general operating support.

Family & Intercultural Resource Center  Dillon, CO
$30,000 for the Families United program.

Family & Youth Initiatives Division, Chaffee County Health & Human Services  Salida, CO
$25,000 for the Nurturing Parenting Program.

Family Attachment Center, Inc.  Colorado Springs, CO 
$10,000 for the parent education classes for parents with children 0 to 5.

The Family Center/La Familia  Fort Collins, CO
$25,000 for the Parents as Teachers program.

Family Connects (North Colorado Medical Center Foundation)  Greeley, CO
$25,000 for the Parents as Teachers program.

Family Development Center of Steamboat Springs  Steamboat Springs, CO
$30,000 for the Child Care and Newborn Networks.

Family Learning Center  Boulder, CO
$30,000 for the Early Childhood Development Program.
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Family Star  Denver, CO
$50,000 for general operating support.
$9,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Family Visitor Programs  Glenwood Springs, CO
$65,000 for general operating support.

Family Wellness Center  Frisco, CO
$5,000 for Pyramid Model Approach Training.

First Impressions of Routt County  Steamboat Springs, CO
$47,000 for the Quality Improvement Program.

Footprints Daycare, Preschool and Kindergarten (Episcopal Church of the Intercession)  Thornton, CO
$15,000 for tuition assistance.

Fort Collins Preschool  Fort Collins, CO
$1,500 for tuition assistance.

Four Mile Family Resource Center  Glendale, CO
$12,000 for the Parents as Teachers program.

Fraser Creative Learning Center  Fraser, CO
$20,000 for general operating support.
$4,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Full Circle of Lake County, Inc.  Leadville, CO
$10,000 for Dare to be You and the Parent Empowerment Group.

Giant Step Preschool and Child Care Center  Rangely, CO 
$5,600 for Qualistar recommendations.

Golden Triangle Learning Center  Denver, CO
$10,000 fro general operating support.
$18,000 for playground equipment.
$7,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Growing Home  Westminster, CO
$25,000 for the Home Grown Kids Parents as Teachers program.

Gunnison County Early Childhood Resources (Gunnison County Department of Human Services)  Gunnison, CO
$18,000 for Bright Beginnings and the Nurturing Parenting Program.

Hagen Early Education Center   Sterling, CO
$10,000 for tuition assistance

Healthy Steps Program (Montrose County Health & Human Services)  Montrose, CO
$18,000 for general operating support.

Hilltop Community Resources, Inc.  Grand Junction, CO
$30,000 for the Family First program.

Homestar Child Development Center  Boulder, CO
$20,000 to subsidize CCAP-eligible children.
$4,000 for capital improvements.
$4,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Hope Center  Denver, CO 
$80,000 for general operating support for the Early Childhood Education program.

Iliff Head Start (Iliff Community Center, Inc.)  Iliff, CO
$20,000 for the extended day program.

The Inn Between of Longmont, Inc.  Longmont, CO
$3,426 for Love and Logic parenting classes.

Invest in Kids   Denver, CO 
$50,000 for the Kite Site Support Initiative. 
$55,000 for The Incredible Years program.

Jefferson Center for Mental Health  Wheat Ridge, CO
$30,000 for the parent education and home visitation levels of the Early Intervention Services program.

Jefferson County Public Library (Jefferson County Library Foundation, Inc.)  Lakewood, CO
$12,000 for the Traveling Children's Library.

Jefferson County Public Schools Family Literacy (Jefferson County School District No. R-1)  Lakewood, CO 
$30,000 for the HIPPY program. 

JFK Partners/Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry (University of Colorado)  Aurora, CO
$50,000 for implementation of selected strategies of Colorado's Early Childhood Mental Health Strategic Plan.

Kids' Campus Preschool and Day Care Center  Ordway, CO
$20,000 for general operating support.
$5,000 for quality improvements.

Kids First (City of Aspen)  Aspen, CO
$15,000 for resource and referral services in Garfield County.

La Llave Family Resource Center  Alamosa, CO
$25,000 for the family literacy program.

La Plata Family Centers Coalition  Durango, CO
$35,000 for early childhood and parent education/fatherhood programs.

Lake County School District Family Literacy Program (Lake County School District) Leadville, CO
$9,500 for the ECE program.

The Learning House Foundation for Early Childhood Development  Fort Collins, CO
$12,000 for the Change for Children tuition assistance program for preschoolers.

The Learning Source  Lakewood, CO
$20,000 for early childhood programs.

Ed & Ruth Lehman YMCA  Longmont, CO
$18,000 for tuition assistance at Early Years Childcare Center.

Limon Child Development Center  Limon, CO
$35,000 for general operating support.
$8,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Little Giants Learning Center  Commerce City, CO
$25,000 for tuition assistance.
$6,500 for hardship tuition assistance.

Little Schoolhouse Childcare Center (Julesburg School District RE-1)  Julesburg, CO
$10,000 for tuition assistance.
$7,000 for a Qualistar rating and recommended improvements.

Little Sprouts Community Preschool  Cedaredge, CO
$8,000 for general operating support.

Little Treasures Preschool  La Jara, CO
$10,000 for general operating support.

Many Blessings Child Care  Fort Lupton, CO|
$8,500 for a Qualistar Rating and recommended improvements.
$4,000 for tuition assistance.

Mental Health Center Serving Boulder & Broomfield Counties  Boulder, CO
$18,000 for the prevention and prevention plus levels of the Kid Connects program.

Mesa District Group of CAEYC  Grand Junction, CO
$40,000 for the professional development project.

Metropolitan State College of Denver Foundation  Denver, CO
$25,000 for the HIPPY and PAT programs.

Moffat County School District Early Childhood Center (Moffat County School District Re-1)  Craig, CO
$22,000 for preschool equipment, furniture, and/or toys.

Monfort Early Childhood Education Center (Aims Community College Foundation)  Greeley, CO
$25,000 for tuition assistance.
$8,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Morgan County Early Childhood Council  Fort Morgan, CO
$45,000 for the Quality Improvement Project.

Morgan County Family Center  Fort Morgan, CO
$15,000 for the Parents as Teachers program.

Mount Saint Vincent Home  Denver, CO
$20,000 for the early learning program.

Mountain Munchkins (Town of Mountain Village)  Mountain Village, CO
$25,000 for the capital campaign (challenge grant).

Mountain Resource Center  Conifer, CO
$30,000 for parent and child education classes.

Mountain Valley Preschool (Mountain Valley School District Re-1)  Saguache, CO
$20,000 for construction of a preschool playground.

New Creation Preschool (New Creation Church)  Glenwood Springs, CO
$15,000 for general operating support.
$5,000 for tuition assistance.
$4,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

New Horizons Cooperative Preschool  Boulder, CO
$12,000 for general operating support.
$4,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

North Fork Community Montessori School  Hotchkiss, CO
$15,000 for tuition assistance for 3- and 4-year-olds.

Northeastern Junior College (Northeastern Junior College Foundation) Sterling, CO
$26,000 for the Family Literacy Program.

Open Door Ministries  Denver, CO
$20,000 for the preschool program at the Open Door Childcare Center.
$2,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Our School  Glenwood Springs, CO
$25,000 for general operating support.

Over the Rainbow Community Preschool  Nederland, CO 
$15,000 for general operating support.
$3,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Paradise Place  Crested Butte, CO
$8,000 for tuition assistance.
$4,000 for general operating support.

Paradox Valley School  Paradox, CO
$5,000 for tuition assistance for the preschool.

Parent Pathways  Denver, CO
$35,000 for the Early Learning Center.
$15,000 for the Young Fathers Program.

Parenting Place, Inc.  Boulder, CO
$30,000 for the Family Strengthening program.

Park Avenue Child Center  Caņon City, CO
$18,000 for general operating support.
$5,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Park County School District Re-2  Fairplay, CO
$23,119 for the preparation of the modular building for the occupancy by the preschool and PAT programs.

The Partnership for Families & Children (Colorado Foundation for Families & Children)  Denver, CO
$85,000 for the Pyramid Model Partnership Initiative. 

Passage Charter School  Montrose, CO 
$12,000 for the child care center.

Peak Vista Community Health Centers (Peak Vista Community Health Centers Foundation)  Colorado Springs, CO
$25,000 for the First Visitor program.

Phillips County Family Education Services  Holyoke, CO
$10,000 for the Early Childhood Program.

The Piņon Project  Cortez, CO
$
25,000 for general operating support for the Tree House.
$10,000 for the Incredible Years program.
$5,000 for the Montelores Early Childhood Council.

Plainview Preschool (Kiowa County School District RE-2)  Sheridan Lake, CO
$5,000 for playground equipment.

Prairie Family Center  Burlington, CO
$10,000 for Little Sprouts Learning Center.

Prairie Learning Center, Inc.  Aurora, CO
$20,000 for general operating support.

The Preschool Backpack Program (Delta County School District #50)  Delta, CO
$10,000 for general operating support.

Project ECHO & Family Center Early Childhood Council (Fremont Schools Facilities Corporation) Caņon City, CO
$47,500 for the renovation of a portion of the old Harrison School to accommodate the project and council offices.

Promise Christian Preschool  Lafayette, CO
$10,000 for tuition assistance.
$5,000 for equipment and materials for the new classroom.

Promises for Children Early Childhood Council (United Way of Weld County)  Greeley, CO 
$50,750 for Qualistar Ratings and recommended improvements.

Qualistar Early Learning  Denver, CO
$250,000 for general operating support.

Reach Out and Read - Colorado  Denver, CO
$50,000 for continued expansion in rural Colorado.

Renaissance Children's Center (Colorado Coalition for the Homeless)  Lakewood, CO
$30,000 for general operating support for the preschool center.

Rico Preschool (Dolores County School District RE-2J)  Rico, CO
$7,000 for general operating support.

The Rise School of Denver  Denver, CO
$20,000 for tuition assistance.

Roaring Fork Valley Early Learning Fund  Aspen, CO
$12,000 for Raising A Reader.

Rocky Mountain Parents as Teachers  Denver, CO
$15,000 for general operating support.

Rural Communities Resource Center  Yuma, CO
$20,000 for children's programs.

Rural Resort Region Early Childhood Council (City of Aspen)  Aspen, CO
$70,000 for the quality improvement program, including ongoing Program Administration Scale assessment/instruction.

San Luis Valley HIPPY/PAT (Alamosa School District RE-11J)  Alamosa, CO
$50,000 for general operating support.

Sargent Child Care Association  Monte Vista, CO
$5,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Seeds of Learning Early Care & Education Center  Pagosa Springs, CO
$35,000 for general operating support.
$6,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Seniors Inc.  Denver, CO
$20,000 for the Foster Grandparent program in early childhood classrooms in southern Colorado.


Sewall Child Development Center, Inc.  Denver, CO
$35,000 for general operating support.

Small World Child Care Center  Sterling, CO 
$20,000 for Qualistar recommended improvements.

South Park Early Childhood System (Park County School District RE-2)  Fairplay, CO
$15,000 for the Parents as Teachers program.

Southern Ute Community Action Programs, Inc.  Ignacio, CO
$15,000 for activities in the Mental Wellness Initiative at the promotion, prevention, and early intervention levels.
$2,500 for evaluation.

Starpoint  Caņon City, CO
$20,000 for the First Steps program.
$15,422 to convert to the High/Scope curriculum. 

Step By Step (Morgan County School District RE-3)  Fort Morgan, CO
$25,000 for general operating support.
$1,808 for general operating support (matching grant).

Stepping Stones Children's Center  Crested Butte, CO
$10,000 for the Tuition Assistance Program.
$5,000 for general operating support.
$5,500 for hardship tuition assistance.

Strong Families, Safe Kids  Grand Junction, CO
$10,000 for general operating support.

Summer Scholars  Denver, CO
$10,000 for the Family Literacy program for children ages 0 - 5.

Summit County Department of Human Services, Youth & Family Services  Frisco, CO
$20,000 for Mountain Dads.
$5,000 for the parenting component of CICP.

Teach for America  Denver, CO
$50,000 for the Denver Early Childhood Initiative.

Tenderfoot Child & Family Development Center  Gunnison, CO
$22,570 for general operating support.

Thompson Valley Preschool  Loveland, CO
$15,000 to support the sliding scale.

Tiny Hands Daycare Center, Inc.  Blanca, CO
$10,000 for general operating support.

The Tiny Tim Center  Longmont, CO
$25,000 for general operating support.

Tri-County Family Care Center, Inc.  Rocky Ford, CO
$20,000 for the Early Childhood Education and Development program.

Tri-County Head Start/Early Childhood Programs (Durango 4-C Council)  Durango, CO 
$15,000 for the Incredible Years programming.

Tri-Lakes Community Preschool  Monument, CO
$8,000 for general operating support.

Trinity Lutheran Preschool/Day School  Fort Morgan, CO
$10,000 for Qualistar recommended exterior improvements. 

United Day Care Center  Fort Collins, CO
$50,000 for general operating support.
$10,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

University of Denver (Colorado Seminary)  Denver, CO
$388,000 for the Buell Early Childhood Leadership Program.

Urban League of the Pikes Peak Region, Inc.  Colorado Springs, CO
$9,000 for tuition assistance at the Child Development Center.

Warren Village  Denver, CO
$45,000 for the Greta Horowitz Child Learning Center.
$10,000 for hardship tuition assistance.

Washington Children's Center, Inc.  Pueblo, CO
$30,000 for general operating support.

Washington Street Community Center  Denver, CO
$2,100 for professional development for the preschool staff.

Wee Blew Inn Preschool  Burlington, CO
$10,000 for tuition assistance. 

Wiggins Preschool and Child Care (Wiggins School District RE-50J)  Wiggins, CO
$6,300 for hardship tuition assistance.

Wright Stuff Community Foundation  Norwood, CO
$27,000 for Prime Time Early Learning Center.
$6,500 for hardship tuition assistance.

Yampah Mountain High School (Mountain Board of Cooperative Educational Services)  Glenwood Springs, CO
$25,000 for the Teen Parent Program.

Yuma County Head Start (Wray School District RD-2)  Wray, CO
$2,074 for the lending library.
$7,926 for professional development.

YWCA of Boulder County  Boulder, CO
$20,000 for parent education classes with the FIT program.

YWCA of Pueblo  Pueblo, CO
$20,000 for the Children's Learning Center.

 

 

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