Competitive Grants

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Sup­port­ing diverse com­mu­ni­ty needs

Each year, the Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion awards Com­pet­i­tive Grants to sup­port orga­ni­za­tions address­ing impor­tant com­mu­ni­ty needs in Teton Coun­ty, Wyoming. Fund­ing deci­sions are made by a vol­un­teer Grants Com­mit­tee com­prised of ded­i­cat­ed com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers with a range of inter­ests and experience.

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The 2025 Com­pet­i­tive Grants appli­ca­tion closed on March 5. The 2026 appli­ca­tion will open in late January/​early February.

Ques­tions? Email grants@​cfjacksonhole.​org

Grant Pro­gram Details

  • Appli­cant must be a 501(c)(3) non­prof­it, gov­ern­ment enti­ty, or oth­er IRS-rec­og­nized char­i­ta­ble orga­ni­za­tion serv­ing Teton Coun­ty, Wyoming OR be fis­cal­ly-spon­sored by an enti­ty that meets these requirements.
  • Grant funds must be used exclu­sive­ly in Teton Coun­ty, Wyoming.
  • Funds may not be used for debt retire­ment or reli­gious or polit­i­cal activities.
  • Applicant’s work must not be pri­mar­i­ly focused on influ­enc­ing legislation.
  • Grant funds may not be used for a project or train­ing that has already been completed.

Com­pet­i­tive Grants typ­i­cal­ly awards a total of $650,000 – 750,000 per year to eli­gi­ble orga­ni­za­tions serv­ing Teton Coun­ty, Wyoming. Appli­cants may request $3,000 – 30,000. Pro­pos­als may be par­tial­ly funded.

2024 Com­pet­i­tive Grants mean award = $12,500 / medi­an award = $12,000

Com­pet­i­tive Grants sup­port a range of non­prof­it work address­ing the diverse needs and inter­ests of our com­mu­ni­ty. Appli­ca­tions from eli­gi­ble orga­ni­za­tions serv­ing Teton Coun­ty, Wyoming are wel­come. Appli­cants may request fund­ing to sup­port new or exist­ing pro­grams, cap­i­tal projects, equip­ment pur­chas­es, capac­i­ty build­ing, or gen­er­al oper­a­tions. Requests that have been fund­ed by the Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion or request­ed with­in the past 12 months may not be resubmitted.

The Foun­da­tion encour­ages orga­ni­za­tions to review our Appli­ca­tion Tip Sheet pri­or to apply­ing. Our Appli­ca­tion Tech Guide is avail­able to help you nav­i­gate the appli­ca­tion platform.

Email grants@​cfjacksonhole.​org with ques­tions about a pro­pos­al con­cept you’re con­sid­er­ing. We can help you deter­mine if Com­pet­i­tive Grants is the best fit. 

Orga­ni­za­tions out­side of Teton Coun­ty, Wyoming that wish to apply for fund­ing for ser­vices offered in Teton Coun­ty are request­ed to reach out to grants@​cfjacksonhole.​org in advance of applying.

The Com­pet­i­tive Grants appli­ca­tion is open annu­al­ly from late January/​early Feb­ru­ary through ear­ly March. The 5‑week appli­ca­tion peri­od is intend­ed to allow appli­cants time to coor­di­nate with orga­ni­za­tions and estab­lish strate­gic project partnerships.

Appli­cants are noti­fied of grant­i­ng deci­sions in early-May.

Grantees are asked to sub­mit a Grant Report after com­plet­ing their pro­posed work. The report form, accessed via the appli­ca­tion plat­form, focus­es on the work’s impact, eval­u­a­tion strate­gies, any bud­get vari­a­tions, and how the Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion of Jack­son Hole has been rec­og­nized as a fun­der. Grantees are invit­ed to sub­mit pho­tos if available.

Grant Reports are shared with Grants Com­mit­tee mem­bers by request and may influ­ence future grant awards.

2024 Com­pet­i­tive Grants report­ing is due Decem­ber 1, 2025
2025 Com­pet­i­tive Grants report­ing is due Decem­ber 1, 2026

Grantees must adhere to the Foundation’s Com­mu­ni­ca­tion Require­ments For Grant Recipients.

Com­pet­i­tive Grants are fund­ed by Old Bill’s CoChal­lengers, indi­vid­ual donors, and endowed funds held at the Com­mu­ni­ty Foun­da­tion of Jack­son Hole.

  • Alzheimer’s Dis­ease and Relat­ed Dis­or­ders Asso­ci­a­tion, Inc., Wyoming Chap­ter | Build­ing Col­lab­o­ra­tion to Strength­en Care and Sup­port in Teton Coun­ty | $5,000
  • Art Asso­ci­a­tion of Jack­son Hole | Young Artists: 2024 Youth Pro­gram­ming | $15,000
  • Art Part­ners | 30 years of Arts Edu­ca­tion | $4,400
  • Asto­ria Park Con­ser­van­cy | Chang­ing Lives through Health-Dri­ven Expe­ri­ences | $15,000
  • Becom­ing Jack­son Whole | Jack­son Police Depart­ment Train the Train­er Pro­gram | $15,000
  • Bridger-Teton Avalanche Cen­ter Foun­da­tion | Avalanche Edu­ca­tion and Out­reach Tools Cam­paign | $5,000
  • Cam­i­na Con­mi­go, fis­cal­ly spon­sored by Coombs Out­doors | Somos Más (We are More): Sus­tain­ing our Growth | $20,000
  • Carv­ing the Future | Teton Coun­ty Skate Equip­ment | $4,000
  • Cen­ter for the Arts | Com­pre­hen­sive & Crit­i­cal Roof Repairs | $20,000
  • Cen­tral Wyoming Col­lege Foun­da­tion | Expand­ing CWC’s Recruit­ment, Out­reach and Strate­gic Inclu­sion Ini­tia­tives | $8,000
  • Chil­dren’s Learn­ing Cen­ter | Crit­i­cal Com­mu­ni­ca­tion Tools for Ear­ly Child­hood | $17,000
  • Com­mu­ni­ty Entry Ser­vices | Reimag­ined Com­mon Spaces for Adults with Dis­abil­i­ties | $19,000
  • Coombs Out­doors | Sum­mer Adven­ture Pro­grams | $25,000
  • Dancers’ Work­shop | 2024 Pre­sent­ing Series | $10,000
  • First in Fam­i­ly Jack­son Hole | Acces­si­ble Col­lege Coun­sel­ing | $16,000
  • Food Bank of Wyoming | Fight­ing Hunger, Feed­ing Hope in Teton Coun­ty | $10,000
  • Friends of Path­ways | Improv­ing For­est Acces­si­bil­i­ty through Uni­ver­sal Trail Design | $8,500
  • Friends of the Bridger-Teton | Replace­ment of the Ather­ton Boat Ramp to Improve Acces­si­ble Recre­ation on the Bridger-Teton Nation­al For­est | $22,000
  • Fund for Pub­lic Edu­ca­tion | TCSD Launch­pad: Help­ing Stu­dents and Fam­i­lies Gain a Smart Start in our Com­mu­ni­ty | $16,000
  • Girls Active­ly Par­tic­i­pat­ing! | Alta Ele­men­tary School Pilot | $3,000
  • Good Samar­i­tan Mis­sion | Enhanc­ing Teton Coun­ty’s Unshel­tered Capacity/​Shelter Renovation/​Flooring Replace­ment | $15,000
  • Grand Teton Music Fes­ti­val | On the Road Com­mu­ni­ty Engage­ment Pro­grams | $7,500
  • Grand Teton Nation­al Park Foun­da­tion | Snake Riv­er Health Ini­tia­tives in GTNP | $15,000
  • Hole Food Res­cue | Sprout Sum­mer Lunch Pro­gram | $20,000
  • Immi­grant Hope-Wyoming/I­da­ho | Immi­gra­tion Legal Ser­vices | $20,000
  • Jack­son Hole Book Fes­ti­val | Con­ver­sa­tion for the Com­mu­ni­ty | $4,000
  • Jack­son Hole Chil­dren’s Muse­um | Uni­ver­sal Sci­ence Tech­nol­o­gy Engi­neer­ing Art and Math (STEAM) Vis­its for TCSD K‑5 Stu­dents | $28,000
  • Jack­son Hole His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety | A Cen­tu­ry of Women Paint­ing the West: A Spe­cial Exhi­bi­tion at the Jack­son Hole His­to­ry Muse­um | $12,000
  • Jack­son Hole Inter­na­tion­al Film Fes­ti­val | Youth Film Pro­grams | $8,000
  • Jack­son Hole Land Trust | Green­space on the Block Com­mu­ni­ty Well­ness Series | $5,000
  • Jack­son Hole Pub­lic Art | LandSig­nals: Large-Scale Pub­lic Art Exhi­bi­tion Com­mu­ni­ty Pro­grams | $10,000
  • Jack­son Hole Ther­a­peu­tic Rid­ing | School-Based Equine Assist­ed Activ­i­ties Pro­gram | $5,000
  • Jack­son Hole Trout Unlim­it­ed | 2024 Moun­tains of Col­or Film Fes­ti­val | $12,000
  • Jack­son Hole Writ­ers | Local Coor­di­na­tion and Cel­e­bra­tion of Young Authors Com­pe­ti­tion | $8,000
  • KHOL Jack­son Hole Com­mu­ni­ty Radio | News­room Sup­port | $25,000
  • Musi­cLand | Har­mo­nize the Growth and Evo­lu­tion of Musi­cLand | $10,000
  • Nation­al Muse­um of Wildlife Art | 3D Touch Exhib­it | $5,000
  • The Nature Con­ser­van­cy | Wyoming Wild­flower Watch | $15,000
  • Off Square The­atre Com­pa­ny | The­atre Arts Edu­ca­tion: Year-Round Youth Pro­gram­ming | $15,000
  • Old Wil­son School­house Com­mu­ni­ty Cen­ter | Shed and Gen­er­al Facil­i­ty Upgrades | $3,000
  • One22 Resource Cen­ter | Finan­cial Empow­er­ment Pro­gram Expan­sion | $15,000
  • PAWS of Jack­son Hole | Mutt Mitts Pro­gram 2024 | $10,000
  • Pro­tect Our Water Jack­son Hole | Tap Into Sci­ence Speak­er Series | $15,000
  • Riot Act, Inc. | 2025 Musi­cal | $7,000
  • Shel­ter JH, fis­cal­ly spon­sored by JH Unit­ed | Teton Coun­ty Cam­paign for Edu­ca­tion, Empow­er­ment and Engage­ment | $10,000
  • Slow Food in the Tetons | Slow Food Farm Stand Expan­sion and Trail­er Build | $20,000
  • Snake Riv­er Fund | Con­tin­u­ing and Expand­ed On-Water Edu­ca­tion­al Pro­gram­ming for Under­served Com­mu­ni­ties of Teton Coun­ty, 2024 – 2025 | $10,500
  • Teton Adap­tive | Pro­gram Capac­i­ty Expan­sion for Indi­vid­u­als with Dis­abil­i­ties | $15,000
  • Teton Coun­ty Search and Res­cue Foun­da­tion | Back­coun­try Zero Con­tin­u­ing Edu­ca­tion Schol­ar­ship Fund | $6,400
  • Teton Music School | After-school and Sum­mer Ini­tia­tives to Sup­port TCSD School Music Pro­grams | $15,000
  • Tum­ble­weed Cre­ative Arts | ​“The Black Ibis” — Orig­i­nal Mur­der Mys­tery Event | $10,000
  • Voic­es Jack­son Hole | Cat­alyz­ing Com­mu­ni­ty Engage­ment & Immi­grant Leader Sat­is­fac­tion through Voic­es’ Out­reach Pro­gram | $15,000
  • Wilder­ness Adven­tures Foun­da­tion | Out­door Adven­tures for Under­served Youth | $10,000
  • Wind Riv­er Com­mu­ni­ty Alliance | Ally­ship in Action Pro­gram­ming | $12,500
  • Wyoming Immi­grant Advo­ca­cy Project | Fund­ing to Hire a Legal Assis­tant | $20,000
  • Wyoming Stargaz­ing | STEM Tutor­ing for Mid­dle and High School TCSD AVID Class­rooms | $27,000
  • Wyoming Wilder­ness Asso­ci­a­tion | 40 Years of Wyoming Wilder­ness: Reflect­ing Where We’ve Been, Chart­ing Where We’ll Go | $13,000
  • Wyoming Wildlife Advo­cates | Black Bear Com­mu­ni­ty Aware­ness | $5,000
  • Wyoming Wildlife Fed­er­a­tion | Expand­ing Ecol­o­gy Camp Cur­ric­u­la | $3,500
  • Yel­low­stone-Teton Clean Cities | Clean Cars for All Pro­gram | $10,000