Western Colorado Community Foundation 2026 Request for Funding (RFF) is an open request process for qualifying organizations serving Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Montrose, Ouray, or Rio Blanco counties. WCCF accepts requests across several sectors, expressly including Health such as healthcare, medical, and mental health work.
Funding: WCCF states that most grants matched through the RFF process are typically $1,000 to $5,000. The RFF accepts general operating, project, and small capital requests under $25,000. WCCF does not publish a hard maximum for general operating or project RFF requests on the current public page; donor-fund matches depend on available compatible funds.
Deadline: The 2026 RFF closes Friday, December 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM. WCCF’s current public RFF page does not state a time zone, so Atlas does not infer one. Requests are reviewed at the end of each quarter, and WCCF states that staff will contact the organization within about a month if there is a potential funding match.
Eligibility: Applicants must be either a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charity or an organization serving a charitable purpose, such as an eligible school, government entity, or church program. Organizations must have offices and/or services in at least one of WCCF’s seven counties and must be registered with the Colorado Secretary of State and in good standing. WCCF excludes private foundations, private operating foundations, and organizations engaged in lobbying activities.
Geography: Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Montrose, Ouray, and Rio Blanco counties in Colorado.
Eligible uses: General operating support, project funding, and small capital requests under $25,000 may be submitted through this RFF. WCCF’s published sector list includes health, education, human services/basic needs, youth development, and other charitable areas. WCCF does not fund individuals, budget shortfalls, operating reserves, or fundraising events through this process.
Match/cost share: The current public RFF guidance does not state a mandatory applicant match or cost-share requirement. The process is a donor-fund matching mechanism rather than a guaranteed award program.
Submission mechanics: Organizations submit through WCCF’s Online Grant Center. Applicants must create an account, and WCCF states that the application account must match the organization’s information as displayed in GuideStar. The public RFF page does not enumerate a universal required-attachment list; applicants should follow the current fields and upload requirements presented in the controlling online request form.
Atlas fit assessment: Atlas Opportunity Score 84/100. N9+ Fit Score 52/100 conditional. A legitimate but limited pathway may exist when an eligible western Colorado healthcare organization has a documented need that fits WCCF’s small-capital or project rules and when the proposed technology cost is within the applicable request structure. Atlas should not assume the Nonagon N9+ device and platform is eligible or within the practical award size without applicant-specific need, pricing, and funder confirmation. QC Healthcare / other Dr. Miltie fit is 20/100 conditional. Dr. Miltie, LLC is not a direct applicant under the published charitable-organization eligibility rules.
Outreach classification: Publication is appropriate because the RFF is verified open and includes health funding, but the current N9+ fit is below Atlas’s preferred outreach threshold. Do not force applicant outreach solely to create activity. Advance only when a specific eligible organization has a verified project need and a fundable role can be documented.
Authoritative source: Western Colorado Community Foundation’s current Explore Funding and How to Apply pages control the RFF deadline, eligible sectors, typical grant range, small-capital threshold, geography, organizational eligibility, exclusions, and submission method.