Get Grant Ready Workshop & Pitch Fest (FREE)
Do you have an outdoor project idea and don’t know where to start? Need to refine your project concept? Want to know the basic building blocks for a successful application?
Get Grant Ready Workshop
Participants can learn how to “Get Grant Ready” in our free workshops, open to all — co-hosted by Outdoor Community Partners and the Heart of the Rockies Initiative. Get Grant Ready Workshop 2026 dates TBA.
This workshop is designed to provide you with a templated framework to help you secure funding and launch your project. We’ll help you develop the key elements of an effective proposal:
- Defined project concept
- Clear statement of need
- Outlined approach, activities, and timeline
- Defensible budget
- Tangible impacts
PITCH FEST
If you’re already ready to get to work, consider applying to join our Pitch Fest! Project Pitch Fest 2026 dates TBA. Five qualified communities will be randomly selected to be part of this program at no cost!
If selected, you’ll:
- Be a part of a community of peers to share ideas
- Receive individualized one-on-one coaching with Outdoor Community Partners and Heart of the Rockies
- Practice your project pitch with our advising experts to get feedback and suggestions
Get Ready for our 2026 Sessions
Complete our contact us form if you want to be notified about 2026 sessions.
"I'll definitely use this template for each project I work on that will need funding, whether I will be the grant applicant or not. Filling out the template as soon as I identify a project will help me keep on track for gathering partners, volunteers, matching funds, and applying for grants. Exactly the help I needed for better project management and grant writing.”
"The Get Grant Ready template is already providing benefits to our fundraising efforts in Clinton. We see this template being replicated for other trail and park projects — guiding how we define the importance of our capital/maintenance projects."
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