Grants for people like you who have creative ideas to make Cortez, Colorado amazing!
Anyone can apply. Yep, even you!
Don’t worry if you’ve never applied for a grant.
The possibilities are endless! If you are solving a problem in a creative, artistic way this grant can help make it happen! Any medium is welcome! Grant funding is separated into three categories:
Tiny Grant: $1 – $499
Micro Grant: $500 – $1,499
Small Grant: $1,500 – $4,000
Be the person who shapes the future of Cortez. We’ll connect you to your neighbors who are rolling up their sleeves to better our community. Our grants are a small way to help turn your crazy and bold ideas into tangible realities.
Anyone can apply! Individuals of all ages are welcome to apply, as well as for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
You can submit an idea at any time. Our grant committee will review the applications in April, July, and October 2025. We can award multiple projects per rounds, up to $4,000, so we encourage all levels of funding to apply!
Visit: 81321Launch.com
81231 Launch was originally the brainchild of Jodi Jahrling, owner of the Zu Gallery. Jarhling saw that opportunities for small, creative projects in the City of Cortez were limited, and wanted to do something about that. She partnered with Nicci Crowley at the LOR Foundation to create a system for driving these small, creative projects forward and generating positive change in the community.