Grant Guidelines

The Foundation focuses primarily on mission-related, targeted priorities and proactively seeks organizations and programs to support.

Working cooperatively with other agencies and organizations, the Foundation identifies community needs that can be significantly impacted by contributing financial and other resources.

Grant Priorities

The Foundation’s focus on improving the health and well-being of our community is broad. Targeted priorities in the area of health and well-being of our community include the following in the Pikes Peak Region:

• Enhancing access to health care services for the underserved
• Improving access to programs which promote the physical, emotional and behavioral health of the underserved and our community at large, including health education and prevention

Geographic Focus

El Paso and Teller Counties

Grant Restrictions

Grants are made only to 501 (c) 3 organizations with a 509 (a) (1) or 509 (a) (2) designation or governmental agencies. No grants are awarded to individuals. No grants are awarded for research.

Grant Types

• Project support grants: funds a particular program or project with expected outcomes
• General operating support: allows a grantee to decide how funds are used, though most grantees have conversations about expectations and intended outcomes.
• Capital support: for equipment
• Challenge/matching grants: provides funds to an organization with the expectation (or on the condition) that additional funds are raised from other sources.
Note: Project/Program support grants will be given priority.

Consistency of Grants

Multiyear grants may be made; there are no restrictions on applying for a grant in consecutive years

Grant Range

Up to $15,000 per selected grantee

Application Form and Process

The Colorado Springs Osteopathic Foundation accepts the Colorado Common Grant Application. Proposals should be limited to 12 pages maximum. Proposals should not be stapled.

Applications may be sent via email, fax or regular mail.

Applicants are encouraged to telephone first to determine if their proposal meets our priority areas of interest.

Grant Cycle

Proposals should be received no later than the first Monday in August for the first grant cycle of 2010-2011 and the first Monday in February for the second grant cycle. Grant Proposals are reviewed twice a year and decisions are made in October and April respectively for those aforementioned deadlines.

For questions contact:

Doris Ralston, Executive Director & CEO at 719.635.9057 or DRalston@csof.org