Marking its fifth year of operation, the Yampa River Fund Steering Committee has announced its grant recipients for 2024. Five grants totaling $204,125 were awarded for projects that benefit the river and its tributaries. The.
The Yampa River Fund has approximately $210,000 available to award to successful applicants in 2024. Grant applications will be accepted from Feb. 19 through Apr. 1. Eligible applicants include state and local government entities, public.
The Yampa River Fund has increased its available funding for grants from $130,000 to $200,000 this year, the organization announced March 4 in a press release ahead of the March 17 application deadline.
“We are grateful to have more funds available than we originally anticipated this year,” said Andy Baur, Yampa River Fund manager for The Nature Conservancy in Colorado. “We hope this increase in funding will encourage more proposals from throughout the basin for a variety of project types.”
The Yampa River Fund is a community-based collaborative dedicated to identifying and funding activities that protect the water supply, aquatic habitat, and multi-beneficial opportunities provided by the Yampa River.