Grantee Eligibility
Eligibility Requirements
Colorado Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) and other veterans-related nonprofit and governmental organizations are eligible to receive grants or donations from the CVSF in support of Colorado's veterans and their families. Eligible VSOs include the Disabled American Veterans, All Veterans Honor Guard, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Vietnam Veterans of America, and others.
The CVSF may grant funds to eligible organizations based on known Colorado veterans' needs without submission of a formal grant request based on the amount of "at-will" donations received.
Cvsf application guidelines
Information to be Submitted:
Receipt of letters of inquiry and grant applications are accepted year-round. However, the number of grant requests accepted in a given year may be limited based on the number of grant applications received, the dollar value of those grant applications, and the ability of the CVSF to solicit funds to fulfill individual approved grant requests.
1. Applicants for a CVSF grant must first submit a letter of inquiry to the foundation to include the following information:
- Name and address of the organization.
- Description of the organization to include nonprofit status and its mission
- Statement of how the requested grant aligns with the CVSF's mission.
- Explanation of the purpose of the grant request and how the granted funds would be used to assist Colorado veterans and their families.
- Grant amount requested.
Submit the letter of inquiry via email to: director@coloradoveteransservicefoundation.org
The CVSF will contact the applicant if additional information is required to enable proper consideration of the applicant's eligibility for a potential grant.
2. If and when the CVSF agrees to support the applicant's grant request, the applicant will be requested to submit the Colorado Common Grant Application: Colorado_Common_Grant_Application_Revised_06-2010.docx (live.com)
3. The CVSF will review the submitted application and determine whether the grant request will be accepted normally within 30 calendar days of the recipe of the grant request unless additional time is needed by the CVSF to research complex grant requests.
4. After approval of an individual grant request the CVSF will solicit, collect, or otherwise obtain grant funding. The time frame for conducting that funding effort will vary and can require several months to obtain adequate funds to fulfill an approved grant request. The applicant will be kept appraised of the status of funding of their grant request.
