Past Funded Projects
Capital construction Grant Program
Town of Mt. Crested Butte: $24,957
Gothic Road Recreation Path Rehabilitation and Snowfall Point Bridge Improvements
operations Grant Program
Center for the Arts Crested Butte: $30,000
Connecting Our Community Through Cultural Recreation
Crested Butte Development Team: $28,000
Crested Butte Development Team Operations & Staff Development and Acquisition Grant
Crested Butte School of Dance: $20,000
Leadership Team Recruitment, Development & Retention
Crested Butte Land Trust: $13,470
Crested Butte Land Trust Stewardship & Land Management Operations Grant
Firebird Theatre Co.: $10,000
Extraordinary CB: Expanding Exuberant Community Theatre by Elevating Firebird Theatre’s Operations
Gunnison Hinsdale Youth Services (Gunnison Valley Mentors): $10,004
Gunnison Valley OHV Alliance of Trailriders: $18,066
OHV Facilities & Trails
Mountain Roots Food Project: $15,097
Yes! to Adventure – Youth Outdoor Summer Camps
The Trailhead Children’s Museum: $27,610
Arts in Recreation Program Support
community collaboration Grant Program
Gunnison High School Soccer: $5.545
GHS Soccer Off-Season Project
Crested Butte Community School: $5,000
Enrichment Program
Adaptive Sports Center: $25,000
Subsidized Community Programming for Gunnison Valley Residents Living with Disabilities
City of Gunnison: $8,000
Gunnison Parks & Rec Program Equipment Upgrades and Replacements
Crested Butte / Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce: $10,000
Funds will support covering increased costs for porta potties at popular trailheads
Crested Butte Community School: $10,000
CBCS Recreation Programming
Gunnison Community School (GCS) Ski for PE: $20,900
Recreation Programming for GWSD Community Students
Gunnison Nordic: $5,340
Gunnison Nordic Skiing for All
Gunnison Senior Center: $10,777
Gunnison Senior Center Outdoor Recreation Programs – Where quality meets access.
Town of Crested Butte: $10,000
Crested Butte Bike Park Renovation Project – Phase II
multi-year operations Grant Program
Crested Butte Avalanche Center: $40,000
Avalanche Forecasting & Outreach
Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association: $100,000
CBMBA 2024 Multi Year Operations Grant
Crested Butte Mountain Theatre: $21,000
Funds for support of CBMT Artistic Director
Crested Butte Nordic Council: $75,000
Crested Butte Nordic Staff Retention, Grooming, and Program Support
Crested Butte South Property Owners Association: $34,000
Arts in Recreation Program Support
Gunnison Trails: $25,000
Gunnison Trails’ Multi Year Operations Support
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory: $29,000
RMBL Youth Science Programs
West Elk Hockey Association: $30,000
West Elk Hockey Pilot Multi-Year Operations
West Elk Soccer Association: $30,000
Enhancing Coaching Quality, Ensuring Staff Retention, and Investing in Program Development
multi-year community collaboration Grant Program
Adaptive Sports Center: $25,000
Adaptive Sports Center: Subsidized Community Programming for Gunnison Valley Residents Living with Disabilities
Gunnison Nordic: $6,965
Gunnison Nordic Skiing for All
Gunnison Senior Center: $9,962.23
Gunnison Senior Center Outdoor Recreation Programs – Where Quality Meets Access
Capital construction Grant Program
City of Gunnison: $25,000
Van Tuyl Bridge Replacement
operations Grant Program
West Elk Soccer Association: $17,250
Coach & Staff Compensation Support
Gunnison Valley OHV Alliance of Trailriders: $18,066
OHV Facilities & Trails
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory: $28,132
RMBL Youth Science Program
Gunnison Trails: $25,000
Gunnison Trails Operations Support
The GO Initiative: $12,000
GO Initiative Operations
Crested Butte Wildflower Festival: $17,690
CBWF Operations & Staff Acquisition
The Trailhead Children’s Museum: $20,625
Recreation & Arts Workforce Support Plan
Crested Butte School of Dance: $16,979
To Dance is to be Human
community collaboration Grant Program
Gunnison High School Soccer: $4,700
GHS Soccer Off Season Project
Crested Butte Community School: $1,913.10
North Valley Swim Lessons
Crested Butte Land Trust: $4,000
Long Lake North Access Trail Bridge Planning
Crested Butte Botanic Gardens: $3,045
Three Ladies Park Native Garden
Gunnison Council for the Arts (dBA Gunnison Arts Center): $8,714
Increased Accessibility to Cultural Recreation
Crested Butte Community School Enrichment Program: $5,000
Crested Butte Community School Enrichment Program After School Clubs
Crested Butte South Property Owners Association: $10,000
Parks Master Plan Kickoff
Center for the Arts: $7,500
Getting Gunnison Valley Moving through African Dance: A Kissidugu Foundation and Center for the Arts Partnership
Town of Mt. Crested Butte: $10,000
Mt. Crested Butte Pickleball Court Modernization Project
Crested Butte Mountain Theatre: $10,000
CBMT Request for Artistic Director Funding Support
multi-year operations Grant Program
Crested Butte Avalanche Center: $40,000
Avalanche Forecasting & Outreach
Crested Butte Nordic: $50,000
CB Nordic: Building Staff Capacity & Enhancing Programs & Services
Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association: $75,000
CBMBA 2023 Multi-Year Operations
West Elk Hockey Association: $20,000
West Elk Hockey Pilot Multi-Year Operations
multi-year community collaboration Grant Program
Adaptive Sports Center: $25,000
Adaptive Sports Center: Subsidized Community Programming for Gunnison Valley Residents Living with Disabilities
Gunnison Nordic: $6,965
Gunnison Nordic Skiing for All
Gunnison Senior Center: $9,962.23
Gunnison Senior Center Outdoor Recreation Programs – Where Quality Meets Access
Community Collaboration Grant Program
Town of Crested Butte & CB Devo: $5,000
Funds awarded to the Town of Crested Butte and Crested Butte Development Team (CB Devo) to improve the safety and durability of the Crested Butte Bike Park.
Gunnison Highschool Soccer: $4,000
Funds provided to support the Gunnison High School Boys Soccer team in its fourth (and final) incubation year. During the 4-year probationary period, these funds help provide coaches, officials, medical supplies, transportation costs and team uniforms. Following the probationary period, the School District assumes financial responsibility for the new soccer program.
Crested Butte Boys Lacrosse: $3,000
Funds provided to support the Crested Butte Boys Lacrosse team in its third (of 4) incubation years. The funds will be used to help catalyze the development of the team by supporting the cost of coaches, officials, transportation and the development of a team equipment loaner program.
Gunnison County Library District: $5,000
Funds awarded for the development of the Library Loop Trail; a winding, gravel path that will connect the newly constructed public library to an early childhood outdoor adventure play area, a park nearby park and tennis courts, and the existing Van Tuyl trail. That new trail has been designed to accommodate people of all ages and abilities.
Gunnison Nordic: $1,481
Funds provided to support the purchase of Gunnison Nordic’s very own brush hog; a critical piece of equipment used to prepare free and publicly accessible winter trails adjacent to down town Gunnison. In particular, the equipment will be used to prime the Nordic tracks on the City of Gunnison’s Van Tuyl Open Space and the Gunnison Community School’s Practice Field Loop, used by over 140 students each year.
West Elk Hockey Association: $4,019
Funds awarded to help catalyze West Elk Hockey Association’s (WEHA) ‘Growing Girls Hockey Program’. The program has been designed to help address the decline in girl hockey participants. The program will include bringing-on a Girls Hockey Coordinator, host free clinics and provide free rental equipment to participants.
Crested Butte Music Festival: $2,500
Funds awarded to support the Music Festival’s Community Enrichment Program. In particular, the grant funds will support the Program’s effort to bring free performances to the Gunnison Valley Hospital Care Center and Community School performances in Gunnison and Crested Butte.
Crested Butte Center for the Arts: $5,000
Funds awarded to support a cultural enrichment residency collaboration between the Crested Butte Center for the Arts and Kissidugu Foundation. Programming offered as part of the collaboration include Guinean dance, drumming, Afro-fusion dance classes, Dundun dance class, break-dance classes, and more.
developed recreation Grant Program
Crested Butte Nordic: $50,000
Funds awarded will support the construction of the CB Nordic Outpost, a two-story, 2,880 square foot facility designed to provide administrative offices for CB Nordic staff, a team room for the CB Nordic ski team. MetRec’s contribution represents about a 4% match for the total project cost.
Crested Butte Land Trust: $5,000
Funded the construction of the 1.5 mile Long Lake Accessible trails. The 42″ wide public trail provides access for recreationists with a diverse array of abilities. The trail was designed to honor the community’s vision for the Long Lake area. MetRec’s contribution represents about a 28% match of the total project costs.
Town of Crested Butte: $50,000
Funds awarded to renovate the Big Mine Skatepark. MetRec’s contribution represents about an 8% match towards the total cost.
Crested Butte Mountain Bikes Association: $49,209
Funds awarded to support the Crested Butte Conservation Corp trail and stewardship efforts. MetRec’s contribution represents about 8% of the CBMBA/CBCC budget.
Crested Butte South POA: $20,000
Funds awarded to contract consultants to perform a feasibility study aimed at identifying revenue resources to implement CB South’s park masterplan. MetRec’s contribution represents a 40% match of the total consulting fee
Developed Recreation Grant Program
Gunnison County Fairgrounds: $16,367
Funds awarded to install new solar lights to improve safety for the multi-use, public Fairground. The project will benefit the public as well as the Fairground’s many user groups, including but not limited to equestrians, the Gunnison Roping Club, the Mule Clinic, 4-H Horse Events, and Cattlemen’s Days Rodeo and Horse Show.
Town of Crested Butte: $24,400
Funds awarded for the construction of the Slate River Boat Launch; a riverfront park providing recreational access to the Slate River. The project will provide an important recreational amenity while mitigating environmental impacts to the river corridor. The project will include the installation of interpretive signage, two changing areas, a toilet, kayak and paddle board racks, trash receptacles, a river pebble beach area, and stone slab steps and a timber boat slide for river access.
Gunnison Arts Center: $20,000
Funds awarded for the construction of a flexible event space at the Gunnison Arts Center. The new space will boast retractable theatre risers and seats as well as moveable galley walls. It will also support a larger variety of entertainment and cultural recreation opportunities to more people across the Gunnison Valley.
City of Gunnison: $25,235
Funds awarded for the development of the Lazy K Park Playground. The Lazy K Park is part of a 15-acre development in west Gunnison. With close proximity to the development’s planned and existing housing units as well as the newly renovated Senior Care Center. the Park will provide direct access to recreational activities for Gunnison families and its senior population.
Crested Butte South Property Owners Association: $14,000
Funds awarded to support Crested Butte South’s Parks Master Planning Project, to guide the community in the further development and improvement of the area’s Red Mountain and Brackenbury Parks.
Community Collaboration Grant Program
Gunnison High School Soccer: $4,200
Funds provided to support the Gunnison High School Boys Soccer Team in its third (of 4) incubation year. During the 4-year probationary period, these funds help provide coaches, officials, medical supplies, transportation costs and team uniforms. Following the 4-year probationary period, the School District will assume complete financial responsibility for the new soccer program.
Gunnison Senior Center: $3,135
Funds awarded to help expand the Gunnison Senior Center’s Summer and Fall hiking programs. In particular, funds will enable the Senior Center to enhance safety measures which have been identified as a key barrier preventing seniors from engaging in the summer and fall outdoor recreation programming.
Crested Butte Enrichment Program After School Clubs: $5,000
Funds provided to support a variety of free artistic, cultural and educational after school opportunities at the Crested Butte Community School. Awarded funds will also support an enriching artistic bilingual musical performance by the Creede Repertory Theatre for all K-5 students.
Gunnison County Substance Abuse Prevention Project (GCSAPP): $4,000
Funds awarded to GCSAPP’s Choice Pass Program, a community coalition working to reduce substance use and support healthy outcomes for youth and families through recreation programming. The Choice Pass Program provides youth access to 40 discounted recreational programs and amenities.
West Elk Soccer Association: $3,116
Funding awarded for the purchase of new soccer balls for West Elk Soccer Association’s (WESA) 13 youth soccer teams. In five years, WESA has grown by 3x and now serves over 250 Gunnison Valley youth.
Adaptive Sports Center: $5,000
Funds awarded to support the Adaptive Sports Center’s (ASC) Community Programming Scholarships. ASC provides six community programs: Community Kids, Ski for PE, Locals Lessons, Family Days, Six Points and Special Olympics. Met Rec grant funds allow ASC to provide full or partial scholarships to community youth and adults with disabilities.
Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum: $1,600
Funds awarded to support the Museum’s History at Home program, a series of 12 virtual presentations from subject-area experts on local history. This cultural recreation offering will cover topics from ranching in Gunnison County to the history of Tenderfoot (“W”) Mountain.
Town of Mt. Crested Butte: $3,950
Funds awarded for the installation of a bike wash and bike tool/pump station along the Mt. Crested Butte Recreation Path. The station will serve as valued recreational amenity to cyclists traveling on the popular Recreation Path.
Developed Recreation Grant Program
Gunnison County: $45,000
Funds awarded for the development of Shady Island River Park. The project will include a new, safe river access point for anglers and boaters as well as a parking area, bathrooms, trails, picnic pavilion and tables, a children’s nature play area, and 19 campsites.
Gunnison Valley OHV Alliance of Trail Riders: $5,000
Funds awarded to complete the development of the Hartman Rocks Terrain Park. The work to be completed includes re-working the jump faces, improving the track surface, and completing the infill of features to provide a safer experience.
Town of Crested Butte: $30,000
Funds awarded for the addition of four heated changing rooms at the Big Mine Ice Arena for the Valley’s youth and adult hockey programs. Simultaneously, this project will help alleviate congestion in the near-by Warming House which has long hosted hockey and Nordic participants.
Community Collaboration Grant Program
Gunnison Valley Mentors: $2,500
Funds awarded to support Gunnison Valley Mentors weekly After-School Program and monthly Group Recreation Activities. The programs enable youth (ages 6-17) to engage in cultural and physcial recreation opportunities.
Gunnison High School Soccer: $3,320
Funds awarded to support the newly developed Gunnison High School Boys Soccer Team. The team has been added on a probationary basis for four seasons, after which point it will become a full-funded and completely sustained team supported by the Gunnison School District.
Gunnison County Substance Abuse Prevention Project (GCSAPP): $4,000
Funding provided to grow the Choice Pass Shcholarship Program, helping Gunnison County youth (6th – 12th grade) access cultural and physical recreation opportunities.
West Elk Hockey Association: $1,600
Funds awarded to support West Elk Hockey Association’s Free Hockey for U8 Program, allowing up to 100 players to play for free and have access to free equipment.
Community School Enrichment Program: $2,000
Funds awarded to broaden students’ experiences by providing a variety of free artistic and cultural opportunities as part of the Crested Butte Community School’s Enrichment Program.
City of Gunnison: $5,000
Funds awarded to complement the City’s Parks and Recreation scholarship program by allowing families in need, but who do not qualify for free and reduced lunches, to gain access to recreation programs.
Crested Butte Nordic: $5,000
Funds awarded for the grooming and maintenance of the publicly accessible three kilometer Town Ranch Trail and Trailhead.
Gunnison Middle School: $3,400
Funds provided for scholarships to the Taylor Challenge, an annual outdoor adventure experience developed to connect all 8th grade students to nature and help grow vital relationship building skills.
Gunnison Nordic: $6,000
Funds awarded to support the purchase of grooming equipment used to maintain Gunnison Nordic’s 45 kilometers of free trail.
Adaptive Sports Center: $3,000
Funds awarded to support the Adaptive Sports Center’s summer and winter community programming, including scholarships for approximately 50 local participants, their friends, and families.
Gunnison Trails: $7,500
Funds awarded to support Gunnison Trails’ three-person trail crew. The crew works full-time for 10 weeks, from June through mid-August, maintaining and building trails throughout the Gunnison Basin.
Gunnison Roping Club $2,661
Funds awarded to replace Gunnison Roping Club’s existing stripping chute with a new stripping chute as well as the installation of a bow gate to replace the broken iron gate and particle board.
Gunnison Nordic: $1,580
Funds awarded for the installation of port-a-potties and dog waste pick-up stations at the McCabe’s Trailhead at Hartman Rocks and at the Dos Rios Trail network for the 2019/2020 grooming months.
Gunnison Senior Center: $3,000
Funds awarded to support the Gunnison Senior Center’s inagural 2-day Senior Wiced Wellness Challenge, planned for June, 2020
Gunnison Arts Center: $10,000
Funds awarded for the planning of the Gunnison Arts Center’s new event space, which will include retractable theatre seating and movable gallery walls, enabling them to grow programming to include larger and more varied events.
Gunnison Public Works: $3,271
Funds awarded for the purchase of a Bobcat Soil Conditioner, needed to rehabilitate native or gravel trail surfaces throughout the Gunnison Valley.
Snowsports Foundation: $5,000
Funds awarded to support the Snowsports Foundation’s Ski for PE program, connecting 150+ Gunnison Elementary 4th and 5th graders to outdoor winter recreation.
West Elk Hockey Association: $8,000
Funds awarded to support the recruitment and cost of experienced and skilled hockey coaches for West Elk Hockey Association’s youth teams.
Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association: $8,000
Funds awarded to purchase tools and supplies to increase the Crested Butte Conservation Corps’ efficiency and capacity, and to decrease environmental impact.
Crested Butte Nordic: $8,000
Funds awarded to help cover the cost of grooming, signage and dog waste station maintenance at the Crested Butte Town Ranch trail network.
Crested Butte Mountain Theatre: $3,000
Funds awarded to lengthen and grow Crested Butte Mountain Theatre’s popular YouTheatre youth workshop.
Crested Butte Wildflower Festival: $1,000
Funds awarded for the development and implementation of the Wildflower Festival’s Wildflower Preservation Campaign materials.
Crested Butte School of Dance: $3,000
Funds awarded to support the School of Dance’s Move the Butte production costs.
Gunnison Watershed School District: $3,074
Funds awarded to implement the North Valley Kindergarten Swim Lesson Initiative, providing swim lessons to 50+ Kindergarten participants.
Crested Butte South Property Owners Association: $5,350
Funds awarded to expand the Crested Butte South basketball court to a standard, full-sized court.
Town of Crested Butte: $5,000
Funds awarded for the construction of changing rooms at the Big Mine Ice Arena to support youth and adult hockey.
Crested Butte Land Trust: $4,430
Funding awarded for the fabrication of signage on Peanut Lake Road to promote responsible use of the adjacent trails and conserved land.
Crested Butte Avalanche Center: $3,000
Funds awarded to purchase equipment necessary for improving the Avalanche Center’s outreach events, which strive to strengthen avalanche awareness among locals and visitors.
Tough Enough to Wear Pink: $900
Funds requested for Tough Enough to Wear Pink’s Pink in the Rink women’s hockey tournament.
Gunnison Stewardship Fund: $10,000
A contribution made to the Gunnison Stewardship Fund will be used to support the stewardship of National Forests and other public and conserved lands in the Gunnison Valley.
Gunnison County: $30,000
A contribution was made to the County’s Shady Island Park Project. The Shady Island Park is located just north of Gunnison and will be improved to provide riverside boat access and recreational amenities.
City of Gunnison: $5,000
A contribution was made to the City of Gunnison for the Lazy K Park Project. The new park facility will be located on West Tomichi Avenue and will provide paved pedestrian access to the river, fishing ponds and other recreational amenities. The park and river access will be easily accessible for residents of the Gunnison Valley Senior Care facilities.
Gunnison Stewardship Fund: $25,000
Funds awarded for the East Fork/West Maroon Pass Trailhead Improvement project. The project will include expansion of the parking lot and installation of a composting toilet to accommodate visitors and reduce on-site waste.
Adaptive Sports Center: $4,350
Funds awarded to Adaptive’s Community Kids Program, designed to engage local youth with disabilities in 8-weeks of adaptive recreation programs each summer and winter.
Crested Butte Avalanche Center: $1,000
Funds awarded to repair and maintain the Dan K Memorial Weather Station in Elkton. The station is used to transmit weather data used as part of the Crested Butte Avalanche Center’s daily advisories.
Crested Butte Nordic: $5,000
Funds awarded to help maintain the Magic Meadows Yurt. Improvements included the installation of a new roof, roof liner, sidewalls, new windos, and refinishing the floors.
Gunnison Nordic: $4,800
Funds awarded for the purchase of a new snowmobile for trail grooming.
Town of Pitkin: $2,611
Funds awarded for improvements to the Town of Pitkin’s playground.
Quartz Creek Improvement Association: $1,650
Funds awarded to maintain and improve this historic 1897 Ohio City School House.
Town of Crested Butte: $13,469
Funds awarded to the Town of Crested Butte Parks and Recreation Department for the development of its Bike Park. Features developed included progressive bike ramps, and features for a skills zone.
Gunnison County Fairgrounds: $4,279
Funds awarded for the purchase and installation of the arena roping chute and alley stops.
Gunnison River Festival: $2,500
Funds awarded for improvements to the White Water Park.
Artists of the West Elks : $250
Funding providing to support a free, hands-on workshop for visiting artists and children.
Boomers & Beyond: $1,000
Funds provided to support the new Senior Center’s recreation and cultural activities.
Crested Butte Center for the Arts: $2,000
Funds provided to renovate the Center for the Arts’ outdoor stage, used for Alpenglow concerts.
City of Gunnison: $1,000
Funds awarded for the development of the City’s new skate park.
City of Gunnison: $1,000
Funds awarded for baseball field improvements.
Crested Butte Film Festival: $1,000
Funds awarded to support the Festival’s Sneak Peak Gunnison presenations.
Crested Butte Nordic: $5,000
Funds awarded for the construction of a Nordic maintenance facility.
Gunnison Farmers’ Market: $535
Funds awarded to support the musical entertainment on Market Days.
Let’s Play Marbles: $475
Funds awarded for repairs of marble pads for State Marble Tournament.
Six Points: $250
Funds awarded to support Six Point invovlment with the Special Olympics.
Town of Crested Butte: $25,000
Funds contributed to the Town’s Big Mine Ice Rink project.
Adaptive Sports Center: $1,331
Funds awarded for the purchase of outdoor recreation equipment for Adaptive’s programming.
Gunnison Cattlemen’s Days: $1,546
Funds awarded for Cattlemen’s Days capital expenditures.
Crested Butte Center for the Arts: $2,500
Funds awarded in support of the 2009 Alpenglow Concert Series.
Crested Butte Arts Festival: $2,086
Funds awarded for an artist demonstrating and children’s art programming at the 2009 Arts Festival.
Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce: $1,000
Funds awarded for a free benefit concernt.
Crested Butte Heritage Museum: $500
Funds awarded for the Museum’s garden project.
Gunnison Country Partners: $1,500
Funds awarded to support the Gunnison Country Partner’s summer youth programs.
Gunnison Valley Observatory: $4,465
Funds awarded to support the 2009 Lecture Series Program.
Crested Butte Ski Club: $2,000
Funds awarded to support the Ski Club’s youth winter alpine participants.
City of Gunnison: $7,500
Funds awarded to support the City’s Bridge to Bridge trails project.
Adaptive Sports Center: $1,915
Funds awarded to purchase outdoor recreation equipment for Adaptive’s programming.
City of Gunnison: $2,000
Funds awarded to the City’s Parks and Recreation Department for the re-build of the Pac Man Pond.
Crested Butte South Property Owners Association: $10,000
Funds awarded for the purchase and installation of playground equipment for Crested Butte South.
Gunnison County Trails Commission: $10,000
Funds awarded for the construction of a non-motorized bridge over the Slate River.
Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce: $1,000
Funds awarded for a free benefit concert.
Gunnison Country Partners: $2,500
Funding awarded for scholarships to Partners’ summer youth program.
Gunnison County Pioneer Museum: $5,000
Funding awarded for the removal and relocation of the warming hut from Jorgensen Park to the Pioneer Museum.
Adaptive Sports Center: $1,500
Funding awarded to support Adaptive’s weekly summer programming.
Crested Butte Center for the Arts: $4,000
Funding awarded to support electrical upgrades to Center facility.
Crested Butte Community School: $6,690
Funding awarded for the purchase and installation of the Community School’s playground safety surface.
Crested Butte Heritage Museum: $5,000
Funds awarded for the development and installation of a new Museum exhibit.
Crested Butte Music Festival: $1,500
Funds awarded to support the Festival’s Music on the Move program.
Crested Butte Nordic: $5,000
Funds awarded for a Nordic bridge construction project.
Town of Crested Butte: $31,500
Funds awarded for the Rainbow Park climbing structure.
Crested Butte Ski and Snowboard Club: $2,195
Funds awarded for the purchase of safety netting.
Feet First: $5,000
Funds awarded for the Verzuh Park irrigation system.
Gunnison County Fairground: $4,000
Funds awarded for the reconstruction of the Fairground’s Grandstands.
Gunnison High School: $5,000
Funds awarded for the High School auditorium sound system upgrades.
Gunnison Middle School: $5,785
Funds awarded for the development of the Mustang Park pavilion.
City of Gunnison: $1,000
Funds awarded for the development of a City of Gunnison Trails Master Plan.
Adaptive Sports Center: $2,000
Funding awarded to support Adaptive’s weekly summer programming.
Crested Butte Mountain Theatre: $2,000
Funds awarded for the purchase of theatre production equipment.
Crested Butte Music Festival: $4,500
Funds awarded for the production of the Festival’s Music on the Move program.
Crested Butte South Property Owners Association: $3,800
Funds awarded for upgrades to the Crested Butte South hockey rink complex.
Crested Butte Center for the Arts: $5,000
Funds awarded to support the Centers’ capital budget priorities.
Gunnison Middle School: $9,900
Funds awarded for the purchase of playground climbing boulder.
Gunnison Nordic: $11,000
Funds awarded for the purchase of new grooming equipment.
Gunnison Valley Observatory: $3,800
Funds awarded for upgrades and modifications of Observatory telescope.
Quartz Creek Improvement Association: $3,000
Funds awarded for electrical work at Ohio City Schoolhouse.
Tenderfoot Child & Family Development Center: $5,000
Funds awarded for Tenderfoot playground equipment.
Avalanche Awareness Institue: $2,500
Funding awarded for avalanche awareness programming.
Crested Butte mountain Theatre: $3,000
Funds awarded for capital improvements to the Mallardi Cabaret Theatre.
Crested Butte Music Festival: $4,200
Funds awarded to offset the cost of program tickets.
Crested Butte Nordic: $20,000
Funds awarded for the purchase of a new snow cat for trail grooming.
Crested Butte Reel Festival: $1,800
Funds awarded for the purchase of new equipment.
City of Gunnison: $58,000
Funds awarded for the Recreation Center’s climbing wall.
Gunnison County Fairgrounds: $3,400
Funds awarded for the building of Fairground horse stalls.
Quartz Creek Improvements Association: $3,600
Funds awarded for repairs to the Ohio City Schoolhouse.
Western Colorado University: $10,000
Funds awarded for electrical work at Ohio City Schoolhouse.
Adaptive Sports Center: $1,200
Funds awarded to support Adaptive’s outdoor recreation programming.
Crested Butte Nordic: $5,000
Funds awarded to support upgrades to rental fleet and skijoring equipment.
Crested Butte Music Festival: $3,000
Funds awarded to help off-set artist fees and support upgrades to the venue sound system.
Gunnison Arts Center: $6,500
Funds awarded for theatre renovations, including light/sound system upgrades.
Gunnison Arts Center Poetry Alliance: $1,200
Funds awarded for the production of the Gunnison Valley Journal.
Gunnison Country Partners: $1,500
Funds awarded to support Partners’ summer youth programming.
Gunnison County Pioneer Museum: $4,000
Funds awarded for improvements to the Museum’s Doyleville School House.
Gunnison Nordic: $2,200
Funds awarded for the purchase of trail grooming equipment.
Hospice of the Gunnison Valley: $5,000
Funds awarded for the development of the Memorial Garden.
Kids Kount: $1,500
Funds awarded to teachers for cultural and recreational programs.
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory: $2,000
Funds awarded for the development of interior interpretive display panels.
Six Points: $660
Funds awarded to support Six Points’ involvement in the Special Olympics.
Stepping Stones: $2,000
Funds awarded for the development of a new playground deck and bike track.
Titans Booster Club: $5,000
Funds awarded for the Track & Field projects, including fencing and long-jump pits.
Town of Crested Butte: $4,000
Funds awarded for the completion of the Big Mine Ice Rink shed construction and purchase of a used zamboni.
Todd Crane Center: $10,000
Funds awarded for the development of bathrooms and changing rooms at the White Water Park.
Gunnison Public Library: $4,500
Funds awarded for the purchase of electronic library materials.
Adaptive Sports Center: $3,000
Funding awarded to support Adaptive’s summer recreation programs.
Crested Butte Center for the Arts: $5,000
Funds awarded for improvements to the Center for the Arts.
Crested Butte Mountain Theatre: $2,653
Funds awarded for the purchase of visual and audio theatre equipment.
Crested Butte Music Festival: $2,400
Funds awarded to support Festivals’ youth programming and concerts.
Crested Butte Nordic: $4,500
Funds awarded for the purchase of Nordic equipment and trail signage.
Crested Butte Homeowners Association: $5,460
Funding awarded for improvements to the Crested Butte South hockey rink.
Colorado Marbles: $4,994
Funds awarded for the development of three new marble rings.
Community Assets Coalition: $1,300
Funds awarded for the development of a city-wide youth organization.
Gunnison Community School: $3,000
Funds awarded for the development of frisbee golf course.
Gunnison County Pioneer Museum: $6,050
Funds awarded for fabrication of car barn and signage.
Titan Booster Club: $5,000
Funds awarded for development of school track.
Adaptive Sports Center: $3,000
Funds awarded to support Adaptive’s summer programming.
Crested Butte Center for the Arts: $15,000
Funds awarded for purchase of concert shell for outdoor stage.
Crested Butte Community School: $5,000
Funds awarded for purchase of panels for climbing wall at Community School.
Crested Butte Mountain Theatre: $9,250
Funds awarded for purchase of trail grooming equipment.
Crested Butte Nordic: $4,500
Funds awarded for the purchase of Nordic equipment and trail signage.
Crested Butte South Homeowners Association: $6,700
Funds awarded for Crested Butte South hockey rink components, including a liner, scoreboard, netting and bleachers.
Gunnison Arts Center: $13,396
Funds awarded to support Center’s summer cultural programs.
Gunnison Community School: $5,974
Funds awarded for development of school walking trail.
Gunnison County Partners: $2,650
Funding awarded for the purchase of sports equipment for youth activities center.
Gunnison County Pioneer Museum: $10,000
Funds awarded for restoration of Engine #268.
Gunnison High School: $7,580
Funds awarded for upgrades and remodel of existing climbing wall facility at High School.
Gunnison Valley Poetry Alliance & Arts Council: $1,000
Fundging awarded for publication of 2002 Journal.
Stepping Stones: $2,000
Funding awarded to support Stepping Stones’ summer Adventure Club program.
Titan Booster Club: $10,000
Funds awarded for sprinkler system expansion, grading, and sodding of track and field.
Crested Butte Community School: $5,000
Funds awarded for the construction of indoor climbing wall.
Crested Butte Mountain Theatre: $5,000
Funds awarded for purchase of theatre chairs.
Crested Butte Nordic: $10,000
Funds awarded for Nordic trail grooming.
Crested Butte South Homeowners Association: $5,700
Funds awarded for purchase of Crested Butte South hockey rink amenities.
Colorado Marbles: $2,700
Funds awarded for the development of permanent marble rings in Jorgensen Park.
Gunnison Arts Center: $4,000
Funds awarded for construction of Center’s South Wing.
Pitkin Historical Association: $5,000
Funds awarded for construction of Community Center.
Shade for Blades: $35,000
Funds awarded for construction of roof structure at Jorgensen Rink.
Titan Booster Club: $10,000
Funds awarded for Crested Butte Community School Track and Field.
