Boulder County opens applications for $8.5M in nonprofit grants

BOULDER COUNTY — Boulder County Human Services is accepting applications for $8.5 million in Community Partnership Grant funding. The one-year grants are designed to help local nonprofits run programs that support the health, safety and well-being of Boulder County residents in 2027.

Nonprofits can apply for grant funding in three areas:

• Housing and homelessness prevention: Programs that help people find and keep stable housing, including rental help, legal support and shelter services.

* Health and well-being: Programs that help people stay healthy and improve their physical and mental health, including medical care, food assistance and wellness programs. 

• Individual and family supports: Programs that help people build stable lives, including financial help, healthy child development and protection from violence. 

“Our nonprofit partners are often the first place people turn when they need help,” Georgina Becerril, director of the Partnerships, Contracts, and Services Division of Boulder County Human Services, said in a written statement. “This funding helps them keep serving our neighbors at a time when local needs are growing. We are proud to support their work.”

The grants come from two local funding sources: the Human Services Safety Net  mill levy and the Boulder County General Operating Fund. The HSSN mill levy is a property tax that county voters first approved in 2008 and renewed in 2015 through 2030. It helps fill gaps left by limited state and federal funding for health, housing and other human services. 

To be eligible, an organization must be a nonprofit with a physical address in Boulder County and must serve county residents. Organizations can find the full application and instructions at boco.org/CommunityPartnershipGrant. Complete applications are due Aug. 21 by 5 p.m. 

Questions about the application are due by 5 p.m. July 21. Email them to [email protected]. The county will post answers by July 28 on the Community Partnership Grant webpage.

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