Reproductive Health Equity Grant

The Reproductive Health Equity initiative aims to enhance sexual and reproductive health for all Coloradans, particularly marginalized communities. This initiative prioritizes young people, people of color, and low-income individuals, striving to dismantle systemic barriers and support reproductive autonomy across the state.

Purpose
Expanding and improving sexual and reproductive equity across Colorado so that all Coloradans, especially those who have been historically marginalized and underrepresented, have autonomy and power to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health, rights, and well-being.
Why We Care
Sexual and reproductive health is directly tied to a person’s health and well-being. Medically accurate information and culturally relevant services are essential in supporting all Coloradans, especially young people and adults, to make decisions about their bodies, relationships, and futures. This includes whether and when to use contraception, start a family, or continue a pregnancy.
Our Approach
ReproCollab is an initiative of Caring for Colorado that advances reproductive equity in Colorado. Achieving reproductive equity requires the collective efforts of diverse partners to protect and expand reproductive and sexual health across the life course.
Informed by the reproductive justice movement, we understand that reproductive equity happens in the broad context of intersecting issues, including race, gender, and structural and social influences on health and bodily autonomy. We seek to change power dynamics to ensure that all people have equitable access to resources, information, and services and the power they need to determine their sexual and reproductive goals.
ReproCollab engages funders, clinicians, researchers, community organizations, and grassroots leaders to improve reproductive healthcare, strengthen advocacy efforts, and develop leadership for reproductive health equity in Colorado.
ReproCollab approaches its work through grantmaking, building partnerships, and convening partners across three intersecting strategic areas:

• Protect and Expand Contraceptive Access
• Promote Community-Led Solutions in Sexual Health Education
• Lead and Advocate for Reproductive Equity

In addition, our Choose When initiative provides grants to safety net clinics to support access to contraceptive care in communities with a high proportion of uninsured and underinsured individuals and where contraceptive care is limited.

Eligibility

Applicant Eligibility Criteria:In addition to Caring for Colorado’s general eligibility requirements, organizations must be Colorado-based primary care safety net clinics, including independent safety net clinics, certified Rural Health Clinics, school-based health centers, and local public health agencies (including clinics with a Title X family planning program).The proposed work must serve one or more of ReproCollab’s priority populations:

• Young people ages 9 to 25

People of color, including individuals from various racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds not identified as white2SLGBTQAI+ individuals (Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, asexual, intersex, and other identities represented by the “+” sign)People in rural and frontier communitiesPeople who are undocumented, asylees, and/or refugeesPeople living on low incomes and facing financial barriers to care

Ineligibility

What We Will Not Fund:Applicants that do not meet Caring for Colorado’s general eligibility requirements.Current grantees of Caring for Colorado’s Protect & Expand Contraceptive Access program.Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) – If you are an FQHC, please contact the Philanthropy Lead to hear about other funding opportunities for which you may be eligible.Organizations that do not offer free or accessible services based on a sliding fee scale.General operating support of the clinic.Lobbying or political support.Crisis pregnancy centers.