Application period for 2023 Human Services Safety Net funding opens August 15
Funding from Boulder County Department of Housing and Human Services will be open for application for the 2023 funding cycle. This application process is in alignment with internal procurement policies and practices and will ensure that we are equitably distributing the Human Services Safety Net Funding to partners across the Boulder County community.
The application for funding will open on August 15, 2022 and will be available for six weeks, with a closing date of September 30, 2022.
The funding priority areas include:
- Housing and Homelessness Prevention: Programming or services focused on increasing the ability for people to obtain and maintain housing. This includes but is not limited to, rental assistance, legal representation for housing, sheltering, pathways to housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and other services to keep people house.
- Education and Skill Building: Programming or services focused on advancing childhood development and academic achievement. This includes but is not limited to childcare, child, teen or adult academic support, and youth, adult, or older adult training.
- Health and Well-Being, including Mental and Behavioral Health: Programming or services focused on supporting people to prevent, maintain, and improve physical and/or behavioral health and increase healthy behaviors. This includes but is not limited to, direct health care services, wellness, food security and nutrition.
- Individual and Family Supports: Programming or services focused on increasing access to services necessary to meet Boulder County community members needs or improve quality of life, increase economic stability and resilience, and increase safe environments for people with diverse identities. This includes but is not limited to, Family Resource Centers, financial assistance, financial literacy or other forms of self-sufficiency assistance, advocacy, legal representation and protection from violence or other forms of vulnerability, and social connectivity.
Partners interested in this funding are invited to join us Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for a call to walk through the application process. We will have time to answer questions that you may have during this meeting. For those unable to attend, there will be an opportunity to submit questions about the application and process.
Please feel free to share this with other organizations who may be interested in applying.
If you have questions, please reach out to Rory Thomes at rthomes@bouldercounty.org.