Policy and Advocacy
The Colorado State Capitol. Photo by Henryk Sadura via Depositphotos.com
Overview
The Colorado Trust is funding three grantee organizations that possess expertise, experience and acumen in state and local legislative and advocacy work to support advances in the areas of food, housing, and mental and behavioral health. The Policy and Advocacy initiative grantees monitor the policy landscape to identify actions that could impact the issue areas and provide guidance and assistance to grantees.
Grantees
Colorado Fiscal Institute
Support for leading housing policy developments, providing a learning community for Community Resilience Initiatives housing grantees, and focusing on building sustainable funding for affordable housing and strengthening tenants’ rights through advocacy training and coalition building.
For more information, visit the organization’s website.
Grant amount: $670,000
Colorado Center on Law and Policy
Support for leading mental and behavioral health policy work through strategic monitoring and advocacy development, and providing coaching and training to help Community Resilience Initiatives mental and behavioral health grantees engage effectively in policy work, including regulatory efforts.
For more information, visit the organization’s website.
Grant amount: $670,000
Hunger Free Colorado
Support for leading food security policy developments and conducting policy assessments, and supporting Community Resilience Initiatives food access grantees through education and advocacy training to strengthen their policy engagement.
For more information, visit the organization’s website.
Grant amount: $670,000
