Competitive Grants

Sections

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.

2025 Com­pet­i­tive Grants mean award = $12,900 / 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.

2025 Com­pet­i­tive Grants Press Release: $750,000 in grants to 58 local nonprofits

  • Art Asso­ci­a­tion of Jack­son Hole | Young Artists: 2025 Youth Programming
  • Asto­ria Park Con­ser­van­cy | Expand­ing Access to Out­door Edu­ca­tion: Swim Safe­ty, Con­ser­va­tion, and Hands-On Learn­ing for a Thriv­ing Community
  • Becom­ing Jack­son Whole | Mind­ful­ness Train­ing for Pub­lic Ser­vants: A Sec­tor-Based Approach to Com­mu­ni­ty Resilience
  • Cam­i­na Con­mi­go, fis­cal­ly spon­sored by Coombs Out­doors | !Ade­lante! — Expand­ing & Improv­ing Cam­i­na Con­migo’s Programming
  • Carv­ing The Future | Sum­mer Skate­board Program
  • Cen­ter for the Arts | Cam­pus Wayfind­ing and Shared Space Upgrades
  • Cen­tral Wyoming Col­lege Foun­da­tion | CWC’s Cul­tur­al Engage­ment and Ampli­fi­ca­tion of Native Voices
  • Chil­dren’s Learn­ing Cen­ter | Increas­ing Access to and Aware­ness of Ear­ly Child­hood Services
  • Com­mu­ni­ty Entry Ser­vices | Spe­cial Needs Plan­ning for Adults with Intel­lec­tu­al and Devel­op­men­tal Disabilities
  • Com­mu­ni­ty Safe­ty Net­work | Engag­ing Advo­cates to Build A Com­mu­ni­ty That Does Not Tol­er­ate Violence
  • Coombs Out­doors | Youth Skill­build­ing for Success
  • C‑V Ranch | Strength­en­ing Social and Life Skills to Cre­ate a Brighter Future for C‑V Ranch Students
  • Dancers’ Work­shop | Con­tem­po­rary Dance Wyoming: Men­tor­ing, Inspir­ing and Train­ing Young Artists
  • Ele­vate Math Wyoming, fis­cal­ly spon­sored by Wyoming Stargaz­ing | Ele­men­tary Math Sup­port and 1 – 1 Tutor­ing Programs
  • First in Fam­i­ly Jack­son Hole | Capac­i­ty Build­ing for Increased CTE Impact
  • Friends of the Bridger-Teton | Address­ing the Myr­i­ad Chal­lenges Fac­ing Teton Coun­ty’s Pub­lic Lands
  • Fund for Pub­lic Edu­ca­tion | Break­ing Down Bar­ri­ers for TCSD Fam­i­lies and Stu­dents to Access Crit­i­cal Whole Child Well­ness Programs
  • Girls Active­ly Par­tic­i­pat­ing! | Equine Assist­ed Ther­a­py Sum­mer Day Camp
  • Grand Teton Music Fes­ti­val | Expand­ing Access to Sum­mer Music Edu­ca­tion for Teton Coun­ty Children
  • Grand Teton Nation­al Park Foun­da­tion | Uni­ver­sal Acces­si­bil­i­ty at Tag­gart Lake
  • His­to­ry Jack­son Hole | Jack­son Hole Lati­no His­to­ry Project
  • Hole Food Res­cue | Sprout Sum­mer Lunch Pro­gram 2025
  • Horse War­riors™ | 2025 – 2026 Free Can­cer Sup­port Programs
  • Immi­grant Hope-Wyoming/I­da­ho | Immi­gra­tion Legal Services
  • It Takes a Val­ley: Peri­na­tal Resource Col­lab­o­ra­tive | Con­nect­ing Fam­i­lies: Cre­at­ing the Go-To Dig­i­tal Hub for Peri­na­tal Sup­port in Teton County
  • Jack­son Hole Book Fes­ti­val | Con­ver­sa­tion for the Community
  • Jack­son Hole Cen­ter for Glob­al Affairs | Jack­son Hole Sum­mit: Ener­gy, Eco­nom­ics, Environment
  • Jack­son Hole Children’s Muse­um | Muse­ums for All — Break­ing Down Bar­ri­ers to Access
  • Jack­son Hole Land Trust | R Park Reser­voir: Hydrol­o­gy Solu­tions Fea­si­bil­i­ty Study
  • Jack­son Hole Pub­lic Art | Illu­mi­nat­ing Joy — A Com­mu­ni­ty Lantern Project
  • Jack­son Hole Ski & Snow­board Club | Enhanc­ing Ath­lete Safe­ty and Com­mu­ni­ca­tion at JHSC through Radios
  • Jack­son Hole Wildlife Foun­da­tion | Keep­ing Bears Wild, Keep­ing Peo­ple Safe
  • Jack­son Hole Writ­ers | Grow­ing Our Com­mu­ni­ty of Young Writ­ers: Build­ing the Skills and Cel­e­brat­ing Suc­cess­es of Stu­dent Writers
  • KHOL — Jack­son Hole Com­mu­ni­ty Radio | News­room Support
  • Musi­cLand | Empow­er­ing Futures: Fill­ing the Gap, Build­ing Capac­i­ty, and Increas­ing Enroll­ment for Success
  • Nation­al Muse­um of Wildlife Art | A Con­cep­tu­al Thread
  • Native Amer­i­can Jump Start | Finan­cial Evo­lu­tion for NAJS
  • Off Square The­atre Com­pa­ny | The­atre Arts Edu­ca­tion: Year-Round Youth Programming
  • One22 Resource Cen­ter | Jack­son Cup­board New Build­ing Strate­gic Planning
  • pART­ners | The Indige­nous Arts and Cul­ture Initiative
  • PAWS of Jack­son Hole | Low-Cost Spay Neuter Vouch­er Program
  • Pro­tect Our Water Jack­son Hole | Water qual­i­ty mon­i­tor­ing enhance­ment in Fish Creek
  • Slow Food in the Tetons | Farm to Fork Fes­ti­val: Food Access and Enrich­ment Oppor­tu­ni­ties for the Community
  • Snake Riv­er Fund | On Water Pro­gram­ming Sea­son­al Intern and Equip­ment Grant Request
  • Spread The Love Com­mis­sion | Love Your Neigh­bor Program
  • Teton Adap­tive | Enhanc­ing Safe­ty and Empow­er­ing Abil­i­ties Through Adap­tive Swim Lessons
  • Teton Con­ser­va­tion Dis­trict | Thaw Well #6 Construction
  • Teton Coun­ty Search & Res­cue Foun­da­tion | Risk Man­age­ment, Resilience + Belong­ing Work­shop Series for At-Risk Back­coun­try Users
  • Teton Music School | More Space for More Music: TMS Stu­dio Expan­sion Project
  • Teton Rap­tor Cen­ter | Jack­son Hole’s Newest Res­i­dent: Barred Owls
  • Teton Youth and Fam­i­ly Ser­vices | Youth Men­tal Health Summit
  • The Men­tal Well­ness Col­lab­o­ra­tive | Bridg­ing Gaps in Span­ish-Lan­guage Men­tal Health Support
  • Tum­ble­weed Cre­ative Arts | VELVETEEN
  • Vista 360 Inc. | Sad­dle Up! A Cel­e­bra­tion of Cul­tur­al Her­itage in Jack­son Hole
  • Voic­es Jack­son Hole | Expand­ed Immi­grant Sup­port Ser­vices Initiative
  • Wilder­ness Adven­tures Foun­da­tion | Out­door Adven­tures for Under­served Youth
  • Wyoming Immi­grant Advo­ca­cy Project |Com­pre­hen­sive and Afford­able Legal Advo­ca­cy for Teton Area Immigrants
  • Wyoming Stargaz­ing | STEM Tutor­ing for Mid­dle and High School TCSD AVID, Physics, and Math Classrooms