Doc access to users?

I have a folder. Every week I add a new doc as a weekly status.

I do not want one doc for the entire status. I want a different doc for each week.

I created a template from one of my docs. I gave users access on the template.

But when I create an instance of the template, the users are no longer listed.

Is there a way to give folder access to others? or do I have to give access to each doc every week?