Fuel Your 2026 Strategy with GoWest Foundation Grant Funding

Posted by Alyse Knudsen on November 19, 2025

As credit unions shape their 2026 budgets and strategic priorities, the GoWest Foundation offers an excellent opportunity worth keeping on your radar. The Foundation’s grant program is designed specifically to empower credit unions across Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming to deepen their impact in the communities they serve — by driving access to attainable workforce housing, expanding rural access to financial services, and innovating the ways they serve small businesses.

Funding is available for both planning and implementation, whether you’re conducting research, designing new programs, piloting an idea, or scaling an existing solution. The Foundation currently offers grants in three core focus areas: workforce housing, rural access to financial services, and small business support. These grants help credit unions tackle housing access and supply challenges, expand reach in rural communities, and strengthen local small business ecosystems.

GoWest Foundation grants support future-focused initiatives that meet evolving community needs while easing pressure on internal budgets.

The application process is collaborative and streamlined. Plus, the GoWest Foundation’s grant model is on a rolling cycle – applications are accepted year-round and are reviewed promptly, giving you flexibility to align the ask with your credit union’s timeline.

Whether you’re launching an affordable housing program, scaling a small business lending program, or expanding services in rural communities, grants support both bold ideas and practical execution.

Learn more and start the grant application process HERE or contact the GoWest Foundation team to discuss grant project ideas.

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