Current SCFD-funded Tier III organizations that meet our criteria will be invited to present an application for the 2025-2027 funding cycle.
For more information, please email communityactsfund@unitedwaydenver.org.
ELIGIBILITY:
To submit a funding request, an eligible Tier III organization currently receiving SCFD funds must meet the following criteria:
- A majority* of programming focuses on engaging and supporting defined historically marginalized and under-resourced communities
AND
A majority* of organization decision makers (board, executive director/CEO, and executive/leadership team) are representative of the historically marginalized population served.
(* More than half)
KEY DATES AND PROPOSAL PROCESS
| July 14, 2025 | Application and training schedule released |
| July 29 – August 13, 2025 | Training for applicants |
| August 8, 2025 | Deadline to complete application eligibility form |
| August 19 – 28, 2025 | Zoom application calls |
| September 2 – 5, 2025 | Organizations notified as to the status of their application |
| September 15, 2025 | Contracts completed and funds disbursed |
“Nature has shown us that every ecosystem must always be diversifying, growing new elements to retain its vibrancy, and indeed to survive. The Community ACTS Fund helps the Denver arts and culture ecosystem adapt and thrive to serve the changing populace of our region.”
George Sparks
President & CEO – Denver Museum of Nature & Science