America 250 - Colorado 150 Aligned Giving: Project Interest Form

The America 250-Colorado 150 Commission has partnered with the Colorado private foundation community to provide grant funding for community projects as part of the 2026 Commemoration. In this aligned giving program, the America 250-Colorado 150 Commission will serve as a clearing house for organizations throughout Colorado to apply for grant funding for commemorative programs and projects. Organizations in search of funds are invited to submit this preliminary interest form; the Commission will vet all projects to determine alignment with the Commission’s objectives and forward all interest forms with the Commission’s ratings to partner foundations. Foundations will consider the Commission’s feedback but will ultimately make their own funding decisions. The quarterly submission cycles, project scoring criteria, and additional FAQs can be found here.

Please note your responses will not save automatically so be prepared to submit your interest form in full once you've started.

1. Project Title *This question is required.

5. Organization EIN (or of fiscal sponsor) *This question is required. This question requires a valid number format.

6. Upload current letter of good standing from the Colorado Secretary of State (or for your fiscal sponsor) *This question is required.

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7. Upload IRS Determination Letter *This question is required.

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8. First and last name of primary contact *This question is required.

9. Email *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

10. Phone *This question is required.

11. Organization Name *This question is required.

12. Organization mailing address *This question is required.

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City
State
Zip Code

13. What Colorado county is the headquarters for your organization? *This question is required.

14. City or town of project location (if located/impacting multiple areas please list all *This question is required.

City or town

15. County that project will take place in (if multiple please list all) *This question is required.

16. Project Executive Summary (maximum 1500 characters) *This question is required.

17. How does the project commemorate United States and/or Colorado history? *This question is required.

18. Primary population served by project *This question is required.

19. What measures are in place to ensure physical, financial, and social accessibility for all attendees/program participants? Are there accommodations for participants with disabilities (e.g. ramps, hearing loops, sensory-friendly spaces)? *This question is required.

20. Project start date (the program or event start date must be at least 20 weeks from your form submission. If you are requesting Capital support, projects that are already underway are eligible but must be completed by December 31, 2026) *This question is required. This question requires a valid date format of MM/DD/YYYY.

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21. Project completion date (all projects must be completed by December 31, 2026) *This question is required. This question requires a valid date format of MM/DD/YYYY.

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22. Funding request amount (the maximum funding request is $100,000) *This question is required.