Mile High SHRM Workforce Readiness Grant

Congratulations to our 2025-2026 Workforce Readiness winner: Mi Casa Resource Center.

Learn more about Mi Casa Resource Center here.

Background

Mile High SHRM was founded in 1938 to meet the needs of human resource professionals in the metropolitan Denver area. From that time to now, our 1000+ annual members have influenced business decision-making locally, nationally and internationally. These Denver-area HR professionals come together through Mile High SHRM to develop and support the HR profession, provide awareness of best practices and improve skill readiness in the business community. The Mile High SHRM Workforce Readiness Committee operates as a bridge between community agencies and Mile High SHRM to create greater collective impact through assisting agencies with workforce related missions including: economic development, workforce education, workforce initiatives, self-sufficiency, and poverty reduction.

The Mile High SHRM Workforce Readiness Committee annually selects a recipient. We are pleased to announce it will provide volunteers and a grant up to $3,500 during the 2025-2026 membership year (June 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026) to local non profits or state funded universities that support Mile High SHRM’s mission to create greater collective impact through assisting agencies with workforce related missions including: economic development, workforce education, workforce initiatives, self-sufficiency, and poverty reduction.

Grant Award

The Mile High SHRM Workforce Grant will provide the following for a 12 month period beginning June 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2026.

A general operating award in an amount up to $3,500.00
Professional volunteers able to assist in mission related programming
Marketing of agency at Mile High SHRM events, newsletters and web page
Free information table at local MH-SHRM events
An exhibitor booth at the Mile High SHRM Annual HR Conference
Other benefits as determined by Mile High SHRM

Eligibility

Mile High SHRM Workforce Grants are awarded to organizations that meet the following criteria:

Tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; OR non-profit organizations that are not required to have a 501(c)(3) designation, such as state-funded universities
Located in Denver Metro Area. For the purpose of this grant, the Denver metro Area is defined as from Broomfield to Castle Rock and Aurora to Golden.
Agencies with workforce related missions including: workforce education, workforce initiatives, self-sufficiency, and/or poverty reduction.
All non-profits and state funded universities should have workforce related missions related to workforce education, workforce initiatives, self-sufficiency, and/or poverty reduction.