Innovation & Collaboration Incubator Grant

Innovation & Collaboration Incubator Grant

Purpose: Foster cross-organizational partnerships to develop innovative, dynamic programs that serve and expand community access across the 7-SCFD county district.

Geographic Scope: Program delivery must take place in one or more of the 7-SCFD Counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

Award Details:

Total Grant Budget: $50,000 (FY September 2025 - August 2026)

Individual Award Threshold: Up to $10,000

Funding Source: Portion of The Collaborative's Unrestricted Assets

Number of Projects: To be determined based on scope of submissions

Project Completion Deadline: May 2027

Eligibility:

Applicants: Collaborative member organizations only

Membership Tiers: Open to all three paid levels

- Full Level
- Associate Level
- Cultural Partner Level

Collaboration Requirement: Must be member-to-member collaborations; applicants must name at least one or more other Collaborative member organizations

Cross-tier Collaboration: Highly recommended

Restriction: Organizations that received awards in pilot year 1 are ineligible to apply in year 2

Grant Goals:

Serve the public in the 7-SCFD counties

Encourage membership collaboration and engagement across all member tiers

Create learning opportunities for all members through facilitated collaboration sessions with grantees sharing project development process

Preference Given To Projects That:

Uniquely expand access and serve populations of the SCFD 7-county district

Engage in new partnerships or new projects

Feature innovative programs

Merge different disciplines (e.g., arts and science)

Serve historically marginalized communities

Collaborate across tiers

Grantee Requirements:

Share project development process at mid-year and end-of-year presentations/panelist discussions

Participate in collaboration sessions

Contact Information:

Email: info@CollaborativeSCFD.org

Phone: (303) 946 2089

Address: PO Box 102995, Denver, CO 80250 USA