The Fall 2024 Grant Round for Fire Districts has closed
Awards will be announced in February 2025. The next round of grants will open in 2025 (date TBD).
Emergency Services Grant Program
Typically, Boulder County runs two grant cycles per year. (The schedule for grant rounds is subject to change from year to year.)
One round of funding is dedicated to fire districts that serve the mountain and rural areas of unincorporated Boulder County. A second round of funding is offered to search and rescue organizations that provide services in Boulder County:
- Spring – Search & Rescue and Trail/Recreation Safety Service Providers in Boulder County;
- Fall – Fire Protection Districts Serving Mountain and Rural Boulder County communities.
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News and Updates
Staff Liaison
Barb Halpin (email Barb or call 720-564-2830)
The Emergency Services Sales & Use Tax was approved by voters as County Issue 1B in 2022. Revenues from the tax help provide financial assistance to underfunded or under-resourced organizations providing emergency services—such as firefighting or search and rescue—in the rural and mountain areas of Boulder County.
Grants are awarded annually to help enhance emergency services and trail & trailhead safety services in unincorporated Boulder County.
Emergency Services Grant Program Advisory Committee
The Emergency Services Grant Program Advisory Committee (ESGPAC) provides recommendations to Boulder County regarding the grant program portion of the Emergency Services Sales and Use Tax.
The committee reviews two grant cycles each year.