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Chaffee County Commissioners approved $2,448,241 in grant awards to 18 recipients during the Spring 2021 Chaffee Common Ground grant funding cycle. Recommendations by the Citizens Advisory Committee were approved recently.
Twenty applications requesting $2.92 million were received. The grant funding package includes $2,015,600 for forest health and wildfire resilience, $249,640 to sustain rural landscapes, and $183,001 for recreation management that protects watersheds and landscapes in Chaffee County. Matching cash and in-kind funds total $10.5 million.
This marked the third funding cycle since the ballot measure generating Common Ground revenues passed in 2018. To date, more than $5 million has been awarded to 23 local groups and partnerships for 36 programs and projects. Matching investments for these grants will bring $22 million in value to the community by 2026.Â
A new website at ChaffeeProvides.org at its essence is a local food guide that is much more compelling than a list of names and numbers.
âWe feature ranchers and farmers to connect them, their stories and their products to local consumers,â said Envision Chaffee County outreach coordinator Kim Marquis.Â
Envision partnered with Guidestone Colorado to create the online directory with grant funding from the Chaffee County Community Foundation and a Chaffee Common Ground mini-grant.
ChaffeeProvides.org helps consumers buy locally and enjoy knowing who and where their food comes from, Marquis said. The website is an easy information access point to find ranchers and farmers selling their products, as well as brick-and-mortar markets and restaurants, and food banks that provide resources to community members.
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