ACE GRANTS
ACE offers three grants annually, each funding an award in the amount of $1,000, to individuals who live, work, or play in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
In 2020, we offered a Mental Health Grant, the “Be Kind to Your Mind Grant.” In 2022, we offered a grant highlighting Men’s Mental Health in memory of Sam Nolte.
The regular grants are the Artist Grant, WEXL Entrepreneurial Grant, and Wellbeing Grant.
Artist Grant
The ACE Artist Grant was created in 2007 to support the artistic endeavors of local community members.
One grantee will be awarded $1,000. Total grant funds awarded each year will be $1,000.
REQUIREMENTS
Must be a project in these genres: Painting, Printmaking, Drawing, Works on Paper, Sculpture, Crafts, Folk & Traditional Art, Public Art, Dance.
Does not include projects in photography, film, or video.
Must be projects that are already in progress or not yet begun.
Not available for projects that are already completed.
Applicants must include detailed description of how funds will be used. Recipients are expected to use funds as described.
Projects must be approved by all applicable entities or agencies.
Applicants must be a community member. A community member is someone who lives, works, or plays in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Winning applicant will be asked to give back to the community. I.e., there may be a presentation, an event, a project, volunteer opportunities, etc.
Past recipients are not eligible for grant monies from the grant they received. They may apply for other ACE grants.
Not available to Alta Community Enrichment employees or Alta Community Enrichment Board Members.
Project, evaluation form, and accounting must be completed by May 1 the following year.
Recipients required to present accounting of project.
Applicants must provide examples of their work.
Deadline for applications is March 1 at 9 AM MT.
All applicants will be notified of decision on or around April 1.
The Grant Committees make the final decision in selecting grant recipients and reserve the right to limit support of a project to a particular portion or cost.
NOTE: We strongly suggest writing your answers in a Microsoft Word document, spellchecking your answers, and copy/pasting your answers onto this form. Applications with poor spelling and grammar will not be accepted. Please review Expectations of ACE Grant Applications.
WEXL Entrepreneurial Grant
In memory of William (Bill) Edward Xavier Lennon. The object of this grant is to encourage those who represent Bill’s legacy of alternative and creative thinking. The grant will provide one community member, in need of assistance, to pursue an endeavor that will (a) support them as an entrepreneur and (b) contribute to the Little Cottonwood Canyon community.
ACE and the Alta Ski Patrol partnered to offer the WEXL Grant. Bill helped establish ACE in 1995, was a stalwart member of the Alta Ski Patrol for over 25 years, and served as a gadfly on the Alta Town Council. He was a quintessential entrepreneur, unafraid to start an offbeat enterprise. His ventures included “The Great White Hunter” (ski finder service), “Beater Cords” (cords attached to your skis to prevent loss in deep powder), the power plant in lower Little Cottonwood, and a hand-washing station for firefighters.
He was fun-loving and ruthlessly honest, thoughtful and obstinate, and at times deeply profound. He shared mind-bending ideas that would knock around in a person’s head for years! He was good with his hands (he and Ellza built a house in Alta) and generous with his heart and time. The members of the ACE Grant Committees want this grant to inspire others with Bill’s wild spirit and wide view.
One grantee will be awarded $1,000. Total grant funds awarded each year will be $1,000.
REQUIREMENTS
Must be a pursuit that is already in progress or not yet begun.
Not available for pursuits that are already completed.
Applicants must include detailed description of how funds will be used. Recipients are expected to use funds as described.
Pursuits must be approved by all applicable entities or agencies.
Applicants must be a community member. A community member is someone who lives, works, or plays in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Winning applicant will be asked to give back to the community. I.e., there may be a presentation, an event, a project, volunteer opportunities, etc.
Past recipients are no longer eligible for grant monies.
Not available to Alta Community Enrichment employees or Alta Community Enrichment Board Members.
Project, evaluation form, and accounting must be completed by May 1 the following year.
Recipients required to present accounting of project.
Deadline for applications is March 1 at 9 AM MT.
All applicants will be notified of decision on or around April 1.
The Grant Committees make the final decision in selecting grant recipients and reserve the right to limit support of a project to a particular portion or cost.
NOTE: We strongly suggest writing your answers in a Microsoft Word document, spellchecking your answers, and copy/pasting your answers onto this form. Applications with poor spelling and grammar will not be accepted. Please review Expectations of ACE Grant Applications
Wellbeing grant
The objective of this grant is to provide support to community members pursuing education and other endeavors to improve both their own wellbeing and the wellbeing of others. We define wellbeing as the state of being happy and healthy, which includes good mental health, life satisfaction, and a sense of meaning or purpose. This grant will fund projects focused on: Emotional & Mental Wellbeing and Physical Wellbeing.
We are looking for applications that stand out and are unique. Your efforts must benefit the community.
One grantee will be awarded $1,000. Total grant funds awarded each year will be $1,000.
REQUIREMENTS
Must be a project within “wellbeing”: such as emotional, mental, and/or physical.
Must be projects that are already in progress or not yet begun.
Not available for projects that are already completed.
Applicants must include detailed description of how funds will be used. Recipients are expected to use funds as described.
Projects must be approved by all applicable entities or agencies.
Applicants must be a community member. A community member is someone who lives, works, or plays in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
Winning applicant will be asked to give back to the community. I.e., there may be a presentation, an event, a project, volunteer opportunities, etc.
Past recipients are no longer eligible for grant monies.
Not available to Alta Community Enrichment employees or Alta Community Enrichment Board Members.
Project, evaluation form, and accounting must be completed by May 1 the following year.
Recipients required to present accounting of project.
Artists must provide examples of their work.
Deadline for applications is March 1 at 9 AM MT.
All applicants will be notified of decision on or around April 1.
The Grant Committees make the final decision in selecting grant recipients and reserve the right to limit support of a project to a particular portion or cost.
NOTE: We strongly suggest writing your answers in a Microsoft Word document, spellchecking your answers, and copy/pasting your answers onto this form. Applications with poor spelling and grammar will not be accepted. Please review Expectations of ACE Grant Applications