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Our Grants

The Weld Trust awards grants to nonprofits, schools, and government entities located in Weld County or exclusively for Weld County residents.

If you have already started an application or need to access your grant account, please click the Grant Portal link.

Grant Portal

To start a new application, please click on one of the open grant applications below.

Health and education grants

The Weld Trust® has six Key Funding Initiatives in accordance with our strategic grantmaking.

Grant Servicing Geographic Regions

As you apply for your grant, you will need to identify the geographic region(s) your grant will serve. This map shows those regions.

Click the map to see which cities/towns and school districts reside in each geographic region.

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Indirect Cost Guidelines for Grantmaking

To learn more about the Indirect cost guidelines for grantmaking click below.

INDIRECT COST GUIDELINES FOR GRANTMAKING PDF

Grant Application Scoring

To learn more about The Weld Trust’s approach to scoring grant applications.

PDF-Full Grant Application Scoring Rubric PDF
Abbreviated Grants Abbreviated grants are available for nonprofits, schools, and government entities located in Weld County up to $25,000 and must align with one of our six Key Funding Initiatives
Capacity Building Grants The Weld Trust supports capacity building grants ranging from $5,000 – $15,000 to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status that have received a Key Funding Initiative, Flagship, or Proactive Grant within the past three (3) calendar years.
Cycle Grants The Weld Trust has identified six Key Funding Initiatives in accordance with our strategic grantmaking. The Weld Trust awards grants to nonprofit organizations, schools and government entities in Weld County.
Flagship Grants Flagship grants are typically larger ($750,000 and above) for significant community projects. These grants are usually awarded for capital needs, but programs are eligible. The Flagship grants require additional funding sources for the project.
Rapid Response Grants The Weld Trust awards Rapid Response grants up to $25,000 to nonprofit organizations, schools, and government entities in Weld County to aid with emergent health or safety issues.