Lakewood Community Grant Program

Welcome to the Lakewood Community Grant Program, administered in coordination with the Lakewood Legacy Foundation. The Lakewood Community Grant Program establishes a process for review and evaluation of requests received by the City of Lakewood from nonprofit organizations.

NOTE: The 2017 application period has ended. Please check back in early 2018 for details about the next application process.

Eligibility Criteria

Nonprofit organizations seeking funding must:

Have a principal place of business in Jefferson County, Colorado.
Allocate grant funds for services that support Lakewood residents.
Be registered as a Colorado nonprofit organization with the Colorado Secretary of State and be organized in the State of Colorado.
Have 501(c) (3) status.
Have a current certificate of good standing from the Colorado Secretary of State.
Have been in operation for three-plus years.

Please Note: Funding or sponsorship for events or conferences is not available through this grant program.

Contact June Angole, junang@lakewood.org or 303-987-7818, with questions about eligibility.

A total of $100,000 was allocated for the 2017 program.

The following organizations were awarded funding through the 2017 Community Grant:

The Action Center
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver
CASA Jeffco/Gilpin
Family Tree
Hands of the Carpenter
Jefferson County Library Foundation
Lakewood Symphony Orchestra
Outdoor Lab Foundation
Ralston House
Second Wind Fund
Seniors' Resource Center, Inc.
St. Anthony Health Foundation

Applications & Evaluation

Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

Organization background/experience
Program or project information
Lakewood community benefit
Evaluation/impact
Financial information
Sustainability

The 2017 application period has ended

2017 Timeline

Application deadline: March 31, 2017
Evaluation of applications: April 2017
Funding decisions: May 2017

For more information: contact June Angole, junang@lakewood.org or 303-987-7818.