PRESS RELEASE
City of Aspen and Pitkin County Now Accepting Grant Applications from Local Non-Profits
Deadline for 2012 Applications is August 1, 2011
Contact: Sheila Babbie, City Finance Department, 970-920-5040, Sheila.Babbie@ci.aspen.co.us; or
Mitzi Ledingham, Pitkin County Health and Human Services, 970-920-5766, Mitzi.Ledingham@co.pitkin.co.us
ASPEN, COLO. (July 11, 2011) – The City of Aspen and Pitkin County are now accepting grant applications from area non-profits for funding in 2012. Non-profit organizations that are dedicated to working together to strengthen the quality of life in the Roaring Fork Valley are eligible to apply.
The City of Aspen and Pitkin County provide funding support to private 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. Grant requests for Pitkin County and the City of Aspen must be applied for separately, and the requests are reviewed by citizen grant review committees. Each committee then makes recommendations for funding to their governing body.
For more information or to receive a grant application packet, contact Sheila Babbie in the City Finance Department at 970-920-5040, or Mitzi Ledingham in the Health and Human Services Department of Pitkin County at 920-5766. The deadline for completed applications is Monday, August 1, 2011 at 4 p.m. Grant information is also available on the web at http://www.aspenpitkin.com/Departments/Grants/.
Late applications will not be considered.
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