Applications are now open!
Deadline: April 6, 2026
Thank you for your interest in applying to the Globeville Elyria Swansea Community Investment Fund. Apply online by clicking the buttons below.
We’ll be hosting four in-person info sessions along with 3 office hours to support applicants and answer any questions that arise. If you are unable to attend, review our pre-recorded info session video, available in English and Spanish below. These videos include slides that walk viewers through all of the application questions.
If you prefer to write out your application, you can download a PDF version in English and Español and bring your answers to one of the info sessions where we can assist you with your submission.
Information Sessions
Check out our virtual information sessions, available in English and Spanish. These videos include slides that walk viewers through all of the application questions.
Who can apply for funding?
Groups, and organizations are welcome to apply at all funding levels. A group is multiple people and an organization has a particular status (such as a 501c3, LLC, etc.).
We created these resources to support you in the application process. Please make a copy of these documents in order to write in them.
Application Resources
How much money will be awarded?
For the 2026 grant cycle 3, we have a total of $90,000 to award and be shared among GES neighbors.
There are many factors that go into the award amounts and number of grants awarded. The grant review committee makes funding recommendations and the awards are finalized by the CIF Committee at-large.
The largest grant we will award is $10,000.
What types of projects can be submitted?
We fund aspirational projects that benefit the community and challenge gentrification, build community empowerment, and combat the historic and systemic marginalization of the GES communities.
Projects should show investment in a block, a street, more broadly across your neighborhood in Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea.
Applications which show support or involvement of multiple community members and/or groups, and those that express how their project will benefit the community broadly, will likely be highly scored.
Proposals could include, but are not limited to:
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Including funding for food access programming, mental health resources, exercise classes and clubs, flower and garden bed maintenance
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Including funding to support locally owned and operated small businesses and cooperatives, efforts to support neighborhood workers, businesses courses including how to open, operate, sustain and market a business
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including funds for art therapy projects, spoken word poetry, supplies, community organizations, preserving history and local storytelling
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including childcare programs, after school programming, career preparation, mentorship opportunities, recreational activities and visits to locations across the city, activity clubs (coffee, book, bike, walking) and athletics
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including funding for community led conversations, how to start a community based organization, civic engagement trainings, organizer trainings, leadership courses
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including funding for programs that teach the the history of environmental racism in GES, know your rights trainings, programs that inform, mitigate, and/or improve local air, water, and soil
What is the scoring criteria?
Applications will be reviewed based on the following criteria:
Meets a defined community benefit (Housing, Health, Economic Opportunity, Art, Youth/Elder Engagement, Community Voice, Environment)
Aligns with the CIF Mission: Based on historic inequalities and recent redevelopment projects, the CIF exists to support and fund community wants, needs and aspirations that focus on those inequalities in the surrounding neighborhoods of Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea.
Application comes from GES residents or people/groups with historic relationships in the neighborhoods
Viability
Does the budget seem reasonable?
Is the project partnered with other organizations, people in the neighborhoods?