ARPA Phase 2 Pandemic Recovery and Relief Projects

$7,500,000 – Funds to support nonprofit organizations and child care providers for meaningful short- and long-term investments that will stabilize their business condition, workforce, and operations.

$6,000,000- Direct cash assistance to low-income families with young children aged 0 to 3 years old, which have been particularly impacted by the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and live in lower-income and vulnerable households. Modeled after the expanded Federal Child Tax Credit, funding amounts are $300 per month per child aged 0 to 3.

$500,000 – The YMCA serves approximately 1,200 children annually in childcare – preschool, before and after school care – at an average cost of $3,250 per year (which does not include the thousands of children served at camps, swimming, sports, and other programs). One-third of childcare families receive financial aid at a cost to the YMCA of $1.3 million annually. ARPA funding will support financial aid at the YMCA for high-quality, accessible, English as a second language childcare for working families.

$975,000 – The need for high-quality, affordable childcare highlighted by the pandemic and now a national priority was already known to the YMCA of Northern Colorado. ARPA funds will help renovate the Boulder Mapleton site to expand infant, toddler, and pre-k licensed childcare into three shifts (24 hours) to accommodate essential workers from industries such as law enforcement, hotels, hospitals, etc.

$975,000 – Capital funding and funding for operational support will contribute to development of an Early Childhood Community Village (The Village) in southeast Longmont to expand and support early childhood development in multiple aspects. Funding will be used as seed money to support the design and development of an Early Childhood Community Village concept focused on serving children ages 0 to five. The Village will bring together in one facility:

• Professional development and training opportunities for early care providers, especially Family, Friend and Neighbor (FFN) caregivers;
• High-quality and culturally and linguistically matched early childhood care and education;
• Medical, social-emotional, and language support for families and professionals; and
• Peer and community support for providers and families.

$2,000,000 – Family Connects is an evidence-based model that combines engagement and alignment of community services and resources with short-term nurse home visiting beginning in the first month after birth. Family Connects is designed to be provided to all families with newborns, voluntarily and at no cost. Family Connects ensures that families have a medical home; provide physical and mental health screenings; assess family strengths and needs comprehensively; and connect families to community resources that support their individual family needs and preferences.

$750,000 – Funding will cover past Business Personal Property Accounts taxes for eligible businesses that closed during the pandemic. There were 1,735 Business Personal Property Accounts that have been deactivated because the business closed or struggled to pay tax obligations between the start of the pandemic and summer 2022. Not all businesses closed or are in arrears because of the pandemic, but many restaurants, gyms, hair studios, and other “contact” businesses that closed did so, at least in part, because of pandemic restrictions, loss of revenue, and other pandemic-related factors. Funds will support paying tax obligations, allowing business owners to recover and move on with their lives.

$1,500,000 – This project builds organizational capacity to:

• Expand the home-ownership program throughout the County to purchase, resell, and administer existing and new ownership units;
• Increase capacity to smaller cities that don’t have affordable housing policy, rental compliance and fund compliance staff;
• Expand eviction prevention services, both rental assistance and legal assistance; and
• Expand foreclosure prevention services regionally for affordable ownership homes, with a revolving loan fund.

The purpose of the Regional Housing Partnership is to centralize compliance and homeownership program services through the Boulder County Regional Housing Partnership (BCRHP), a regional partnership and expansion collaboration not seen elsewhere in Colorado.

$5,000,000 – A reserve fund will supply grants or zero-interest forgivable loans to provide partial support for (a) acquisition of manufactured housing parks by residents that form resident-owned communities (ROCs) or assign their rights to the County or nonprofit land trusts; (b) major infrastructure improvement projects for ROCs or landlords who commit to long-term affordability; and (c) home repair assistance for low-income residents in these communities.

Willoughby Corner $12,882,778
Funding for Boulder County Housing Authority (BCHA) to be used for affordable housing development projects that need additional funding to reach completion and administration of BCHA’s affordable housing portfolio. The primary objective is to quickly increase the inventory of permanently affordable housing units available in Boulder County for rental and/or sale and to provide economically challenged individuals, families, elders, and our workforce, with safe, stable, high-quality affordable homes. This specific project will help in development of Willoughby Corner supporting the creation of an additional 400 permanently affordable homes in Boulder County.

Casa de la Esperanza $350,000
Funding for Boulder County Housing Authority (BCHA) to be used for affordable housing development projects that are in need of additional funding to reach completion and administration of BCHA’s affordable housing portfolio. The primary objective is to quickly increase the inventory of permanently affordable housing units available in Boulder County for rental and/or sale and to provide economically challenged individuals, families, elders, and our workforce, with safe, stable, high-quality affordable homes. This specific project will cover a needs assessment and conduct upgrades and repairs at the Casa de la Esperanza housing project.

Affordable Housing Pipeline Policy Manager $240,658.00
BCHA will use the funds to support 50 percent of the personnel costs (salary, benefits, phone, and mileage) for the new Housing Partnership and Policy Manager until the end of 2025. The Housing Partnership and Policy Manager will lead the county’s efforts to deepen local, state, and federal partnerships and introduce and advocate for policies that increase affordable housing across Boulder County.

$800,000 – This Habitat for Humanity development will consist of a development of three tri-plex townhomes. Two of the buildings will be two-story structures with four three-bedroom and two four-bedroom units. The third building will be a single-story structure designed with a zero-entryway and doorways wide enough to allow for wheelchair access. The homes are designed for families to age in place and be easily modified to be handicapped accessible. The third building is one story and will have two two-bedroom units and one threebedroom unit. ARPA funding will support the costs for construction of the infrastructure for the development.

$517,596 -These funds will support the continuation of Boulder County Public Health’s (BCPH) work in this arena. Funds will be directed to six areas of focus: investing in prevention and addressing conditions of community resilience and wellbeing; early intervention and connection to support; focused approaches to advance equity and support priority populations; robust continuum of care for treatment and crisis response; recovery and hope; and a coordinated system and workforce to meet the needs of the community. Boulder County will fund this program at an amount of $1,374,343 with $517,596 coming from direct ARPA funds.

$500,000 – Mental Health First Aid/RISE for All will educate the broader community and help reduce stigma and increase awareness surrounding mental health. To effectively reach specific priority populations, it will be important to include a variety of training options including in-person learning; working through schools, faith- and community-based organizations; and offering classes in different languages.

$3,000,000 – Resources a mobile response team to engage individuals experiencing a mental health crisis to deescalate, assess, decriminalize, and determine a care plan that would result in increased access to behavioral health treatment, therapy, and supportive services. The program should be culturally responsive and coordinated across jurisdictions and across county services.

$3,000,000 – Provide a community-wide resource to support navigation and care coordination to appropriate mental and behavioral health services for all Boulder County community members.

$3,000,000 – Grant program for mental health-related community-based organizations that allows organizations directly serving the community to either offer specific programs and services to a larger audience than they’re currently serving and/or provide these services for free.

$1,000,000 – Mental health voucher/reimbursement program to allow community members to seek care, including alternative care, without worrying about financial burden.

$500,000 – Model will be developed in collaboration with school and other related partners.

$24,082.00 – Expenses incurred by Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) to replenish the Personel Protective Equipment (PPE) cache and other emergency supplies. This includes materials such as N95 and KN95 masks as well as an all-weather storage center.

$131,929.00 – Direct COVID costs and other public health expenses incurred by Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) related to communications, enforcement, and quarantining.

$170,158.79 – (Project Completed) Expenditures for personnel and operational services for the COVID Recovery Center for people who are homeless to seek treatment or quarantine with COVID-19 during the pandemic.