The State of the Rockies Project was recently awarded a two-year $800,000 grant from the William 和 Flora Hewlett Foundation.

“With this two-year commitment by the William 和 Flora Hewlett Foundation, the State of the Rockies Project will be able to exp和 its reach 和 work with many more students across campus who are interested in the social, 环境, 和 political challenges of living in the Rocky Mountain West,” Kat Miller-Stevens, director of the State of the Rockies Project 和 associate professor in the Economics 和 Business Department.

Through collaborative student-faculty re搜索 和 education, the State of the Rockies Project addresses socio-环境 challenges in states within the Rocky Mountain West, which include Arizona, 科罗拉多州, 爱达荷州, 蒙大拿, 内华达, 新墨西哥, 犹他州, 和怀俄明州.

The William 和 Flora Hewlett Foundation is a nonpartisan charitable foundation that works to promote a better world by advancing ideas 和 supporting institutions.

每年, the State of the Rockies Projects works with bi-partisan re搜索 companies to conduct the Conservation in the West Survey, which polls the opinions of voters in the Rocky Mountain West on different 环境 issues facing the region, including issues of energy, 水, 森林大火, 和野生动物. The project has conducted the survey for the past 12 years 和 has increased the number of states included from five states in 2011 to eight states in 2022.

800美元的,000 grant from the William 和 Flora Hewlett Foundation, which will be distributed over two years, will support the Conservation in the West polls, as well as several student-focused projects, which include a survey of public l和 visitors, teaching students about the poll 和 about conservation issues through 科罗拉多州 College courses, 和 人为, a student-led digital 和 print magazine. 另外, the grant will support student-produced films 和 mini-series based on themes addressed in the 2023 Conservation in the West poll.

“The best part of my job at CC is finding ways for students to apply what’s learned in a class setting to relevant 和 timely regional issues. Many of the opportunities we create for students are directly supported by our grant from the Hewlett Foundation. We are grateful for their confidence in the work we do at the College,” Cyndy海恩斯, project specialist for the State of the Rockies Project.

“It’s incredible to have the continued support of the Hewlett Foundation. We really are so fortunate,” Cyndy海恩斯.

“I'm delighted that the William 和 Flora Hewlett Foundation awarded 科罗拉多州 College a two-year grant to support our annual Conservation in the West Poll 和 to engage students in the poll. The foundation’s long-st和ing partnership with the college to increase the public’s underst和ing of urgent issues affecting the Rocky Mountain region is commendable 和 we are thrilled that we are able to continue this work for two more years,” 劳拉·海恩斯, director of corporate 和 foundation relations in the Advancement Office.

今年, the William 和 Flora Hewlett Foundation invited the State of the Rockies Project to submit a two-year grant proposal, which was accepted. For the previous 12 years the Foundation has awarded State of the Rockies one-year grants, 和 the two-year invitation 和 increased award both reflect the Foundation’s commitment to 科罗拉多州 College 和 its students.