The Rico Center announces 2024 grant recipients

The Rico Center introduced its 2024 grant awards recipients at a Town Hall evening banquet March 12, 2024. Awards to nine organizations totaled $195, 916. A brief summary is below. Visit The Rico Center Community Grantees webpage for more information.

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Mann’s World

$2,127

• five-week creative writing workshop

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Friends of CAIC

$ 1,602
 Colorado Avalanche Information Center Trailhead Outreach Program for avalanche awareness and education:

• in-person trailhead visits
• avalanche safety signage
• transceiver checkpoints and training parks
• safety brochures distribution

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Rico Elevated Collective

$ 1,500

• purchase fitness equipment for various community classes

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Rico Fire Protection District

$85,632

• $50,000 new light rescue truck purchase
• $21,785.75 annual firehouse operating expenses
• $12,356.25 2024 Tri-State Firemen’s Association Convention/Training event↗ hosted by Rico Fire Department. August 2-4, 2024
• $1,490 annual 4th of July activities.

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Rico Historical Society

$20,090

• $ 3,090 museum building exterior maintenance and improvements
• $15,000 salary of the Museum Office Manager
• $ 2,000 continued Oral History recordings

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Rico Land Collaborative

$ 6,965

• $ 4,075 start-up costs for the Community Garden
• $ 2,890 redesign Rico Geothermal Project website

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Rico Trails Alliance

$26,500

• $20,000 hire a Development Director
• $6,500 reroute a section of the RGS-Burnett Connector trail with the help of a certified trail construction contractor

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Town of Rico

$40,000

• Rico Town Park and Outdoor Recreation Hub project - partial matching funds

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Valley Rico Cemetery

$11,500

• website development and upgrades

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The Rico Center Hosts Awardees Reception↗
   > March 9, 2023

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