Guidelines for Funding of Educational Activities
The Colorado Nurses Foundation (CNF) is an organization dedicated to improving health care and nursing practice in Colorado. We encourage nurses, nursing organizations, health care providers, and consumers to work together for quality health care.
CNF is a foundation devoted to creating nursing excellence through the promotion of educational and scientific activities and community based projects.
The goals of the Colorado Nurses Foundation are to:
• Conduct and support health related projects that benefit consumers and enhance the image of nursing,
• Enhance nursing excellence,
• Conduct educational programs related to nursing and health,
• Promote unified action by nursing and health care organizations,
• Support educational scholarships,
• Foster creativity and innovation in nurses and their practice,
• Provide a mechanism for nurses and nursing organizations to obtain funding for projects and research.CNF provides funding for a variety of nursing education activities. Requests for funding will be evaluated on the basis of the following:
• Funding will be made only to nursing and health related individuals and organizations;
• Funds must be used to provide educational activities that are available to nurses in the state of Colorado;
• The educational activity must be related to the purpose and goals of CNF;
• Requests must be made at least 60 days prior to the activity and will not be considered after the activity has been held;
• Requests will not be considered for individual scholarships.
If funding is granted, the individual or organization will submit a report on the use of the funds within six months following receipt of funds.The application is available here <click here>. You will need the free Adobe Reader to view this form. If you need the Adobe Reader, please <click here>.