2021 Community Counseling Program – Awarded $5,500 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to the Teton Valley Mental Health Coalition to fund its Community Counseling Program - which provides up to six free mental health counseling sessions per calendar year for Teton Valley residents experiencing a mental health crisis. The Foundation strongly supports …
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Competitive Grant Awards 2021: PAWS of Jackson Hole
Helping Pets and Families of Teton Valley during COVID – Awarded $2,500 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to PAWS of Jackson Hole, as it supports families that are struggling to care for their pets due to COVID-related challenges. The Foundation strongly supports the organization’s efforts to support Teton Valley pets and people during these …
Competitive Grant Awards 2021: Friends of the Teton River
Trout in the Classroom 2.0 – Awarded $1,500 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to Friends of the Teton River (FTR) to expand its Trout in the Classroom program to three additional classrooms. The Foundation strongly supports FTR’s effort to further hands-on and online science education in every school in Teton Valley. This application also leveraged …
Competitive Grant Awards 2021: Seniors West of the Tetons
Senior Center Ventilation Upgrades – Awarded $3,500 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to Seniors West of Tetons to upgrade the ventilation system in the Senior Center. Proper ventilation is critical to mitigating the risk of aerosol-spread diseases, such as the coronavirus, to an already vulnerable population. The Community Foundation …
Competitive Grant Awards 2021: HAPI Trails – Horse Adoption Program
Horse Shelters – Awarded $4,967 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to HAPI Trails to purchase two portable horse shelters to increase their capacity by 8 animals. Hapi Trails is regularly at an “at capacity” status with pens full of horses looking for their forever home. They have additional space available, but this space does not have shelter …
Competitive Grant Awards 2021: Teton Valley Aquatics
Portable Pool and Community Aquatics – Awarded $5,000 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to Teton Valley Aquatics to purchase a portable swimming pool and support community aquatic programming. Purchasing a portable pool will improve public access to water programs in the Teton Valley community and enhance public safety and wellness by providing water …
Competitive Grant Awards 2021: Friends of Valley of the Tetons Library
Loaner Laptop Program – Awarded $3,000 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to Friends of Valley of the Tetons Library to purchase five new loaner laptops for library patrons to use on a short-term basis. In mid-January 2021, with the Valley of the Tetons Library (VTL) serving patrons “curbside only” due to the high COVID rate, about 50+ patrons per week …
Competitive Grant Awards 2021: Education Foundation of Teton Valley
Purchase of Hearing and Vision Screening Equipment – Awarded $5,066 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award this grant to the Education Foundation of Teton Valley to purchase two audiometers and two mobile vision screening machines to use in yearly screening of Teton School District 401 students, as well as any other nearby district or private schools. The Community …
Competitive Grant Awards 2021: ABC — Above & Beyond the Classroom
Expanding Afterschool Programming Services to Victor Elementary School – Awarded $5,000 The Community Foundation of Teton Valley was honored to award $5,000 to ABC – Above and Beyond the Classroom in Teton Valley that allows ABC to expand its afterschool program to Victor Elementary School. The new center will reduce barriers to participation and thus provide a supportive environment for …
2021 Competitive Grant Awards
Thanks to the generosity of Tin Cup Challengers, the Community Foundation was able to award 15 Competitive Grants to Teton Valley nonprofits through this year’s Competitive Grant Program. In total, $56,645 was awarded to directly support programs and projects that will elevate lives in Teton Valley. Twenty-four organizations submitted applications for a total ask of $91,427. …