科罗拉多州博尔德县社区基金会11月9日公布23.1万美元学校准备计划资助 14家机构惠及0至5岁儿童
科罗拉多州Community Foundation Boulder County于2026年11月9日公布2026年度School Readiness Initiative（学校准备计划）资助名单：14家机构将共获23.1万美元，其中11家机构获得该计划首次发放的多年期资助。
该计划旨在通过资助面向低收入家庭的学校准备工作，缩小0至5岁儿童的学业差距。基金会项目副总裁Sarah Harrison表示，基金会今年以发放首批多年期资助的方式加大对幼儿教育的投入。
多年期资助为期三年，覆盖2026年至2028年。基金会表示，多年支持能提供资金稳定性，帮助机构跨越单个财政年度做规划、投入长期策略并加强组织的可持续性。
获资助机构中，Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition和Early Childhood Council of Boulder County各获31,500美元；Family Learning Center、Impact on Education、New Horizons Cooperative Preschool、OUR Center、Teens, Inc.、TLC Learning Center、Wild Plum Center、YMCA of Northern Colorado和YWCA Boulder County各获18,000美元；Boulder Day Nursery、Boulder Library Foundation和Imagination Library of Colorado各获2,000美元。
该基金会自1991年成立以来服务博尔德县社区，自2001年以来累计发放资助超过2亿美元，并长期支持与公共教育经费相关的选票议题。
Community Foundation Boulder County Awards $231,000 in School Readiness Grants on November 9 to 14 Organizations Serving Children Ages 0 to 5
Community Foundation Boulder County in Colorado announced on November 9, 2026, the 2026 grant recipients of its School Readiness Initiative Fund. Fourteen grantees will receive a total of $231,000, with 11 organizations receiving the first multi-year grant awards distributed through the initiative.
The School Readiness Initiative was created to work towards closing the achievement gap in children ages 0 to 5 by funding school readiness work benefitting low-income families in Boulder County. Sarah Harrison, the foundation's vice president of programs, said the foundation is increasing its investment in early childhood education this year by funding the first multi-year grant awards through the initiative.
The multi-year awards run for three years, covering 2026, 2027 and 2028. The foundation said multi-year support provides funding stability, creating opportunities for organizations to plan beyond the current fiscal year, invest in longer-term strategies and strengthen organizational sustainability.
Among the recipients, the Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition and the Early Childhood Council of Boulder County will each receive $31,500. The Family Learning Center, Impact on Education, New Horizons Cooperative Preschool, OUR Center, Teens, Inc., TLC Learning Center, Wild Plum Center, YMCA of Northern Colorado and YWCA Boulder County will each receive $18,000, while Boulder Day Nursery, the Boulder Library Foundation and Imagination Library of Colorado will each receive $2,000.
The foundation has served the Boulder County community since 1991 and has given out over $200 million since 2001. It has also supported ballot initiatives related to protecting or increasing funding for public education.
来源：博尔德县社区基金会
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