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Community Partnership Grant

The Boulder County Department of Human Services works closely with local organizations to help all people in our community who need support, with an emphasis on populations that have been historically underserved. Our Human Services Community Partnership Grant funds local resources to enhance the well-being of those who call Boulder County home. This funding helps create opportunities for individuals and families to succeed, strengthens our community, and builds a resilient and sustainable future.

In 2024, we renamed this grant from the “Human Services Safety Net Grant” to the “Human Services Community Partnership Grant.” This new name reflects our use of various funding sources and emphasizes our commitment to collaboration in this program.

Priority Areas

Since 2017, the following priority areas have been identified to help target where Human Services funding goes:

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 housed.
Education and Skill Building: Programming or services focused on advancing childhood development and academic achievement for people of all ages. This includes but is not limited to childcare, academic support, and training.
Health and Well-Being, including Mental and Behavioral Health: Programming or services focused on supporting people to prevent illness, maintain, and improve physical and/or behavioral health, and increase healthy behaviors. This includes but is not limited to direct health care services and wellness, as well as food security and nutrition.
Individual and Family Supports: Programming or services focused on improving quality of life, increasing economic stability and resilience, and increasing 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.

Funding Details

Funding from the Human Services Community Partnership Grant is primarily made through a competitive process based on alignment with Boulder County Department of Human Services goals and priority areas. The grant process takes place twice each year, with the next funding round in 2024 for 2025-2026 funding.

For the Human Services Community Partnership Grant, funding from the following sources are used:

Fund 132: Human Services Safety Net Mill Levy (HSSN)
Fund 101: General Operations Fund
Fund 120: Health and Human Services Fund

Apply for Funding

The application period for the 2025 Community Partnership Grant has closed. We appreciate the interest from Boulder County’s nonprofit community. For questions, contact the Community Partnership Grant team at HSCommPartnershipGrant@bouldercounty.gov

Current Partners

2025 Boulder County Department of Human Services Community Partnership Grantees

Organization	Program	Service Bucket	2025 Funding
Amistad	Health and Behavioral Health Supports	Individual and Family Supports	$58,500
Blue Sky Bridge	Advocacy, Intervention and Education Services	Individual and Family Supports	$34,299
Boulder County AIDs Project	HIV Care Services and Prevention Services	Health and Wellbeing	$79,705
Boulder Shelter for the Homeless/All Roads	CE, EST, PSH, & Shelter	Housing and Homelessness Prevention	$653,554
Bridge House	RTW Case Management	Housing and Homelessness Prevention	$32,400
Bridge to Justice – Housing	Eviction Defense Project	Housing and Homelessness Prevention	$56,610
Center for People with Disabilities (CPWD)	Independent Living Advisor Program	Health and Wellbeing	36,000
Clinica Family Health Services	Health Care, including Dental and Mental Health Services	Health and Wellbeing	$509,078
Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition	EXITO Parent Leadership Program		$72,000
Community Food Share	Food Access	Health and Wellbeing	$131,325
Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA)	Family Resource Center Services	Individual and Family Supports	$341,124
Focus Reentry	Housing Program	Housing and Homelessness Prevention	$41,198
Homeless Outreach Providing Encouragement (HOPE)	CE, Diversion, Housing-focused Shelter, & Outreach	Housing and Homelessness Prevention	$87,550
HSP – Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA)	Housing Stabilization Program	Housing and Homelessness Prevention	$90,000
HSP – OUR Center	Housing Stabilization Program	Housing and Homelessness Prevention	$90,000
HSP – Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley	Housing Stabilization Program	Housing and Homelessness Prevention	$45,500
HSP – Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN)	Housing Stabilization Program	Housing and Homelessness Prevention	$45,500
HSP – Sister Carmen Community Center	Housing Stabilization Program	Housing and Homelessness Prevention	$90,000
HSP – TGTHR	Housing Stabilization Program	Housing and Homelessness Prevention	$34,000
Impact on Education	Early Childhood Education	Education and Skill Building	$52,110
Mental Health Partners	General Operations, Withdrawal Management, & Community-based Services	Health and Wellbeing	$3,250,155
Mother House dba Haven Ridge	Wraparound Supports	Housing and Homelessness Prevention	$87,550
Nederland Food Pantry	Food Access	Health and Wellbeing	$29,219
OUR Center	Family Resource Center Services	Individual and Family Supports	$442,534
Rocky Mountain Equality (formerly OUT Boulder)	Behavioral Health Program	Health and Wellbeing	$135,703
Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley	DV Services	Education and Skill Building	$99,807
Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN)	DV Services	Education and Skill Building	$190,609
Salud	Primary Health Care Services	Individual and Family Supports	$219,057
Sister Carmen Community Center	Family Resource Center Services, Food & Nutrition Classes, & Nurturing Parenting	Housing and Homelessness Prevention	$494,091
St. Benedict Health and Healing	Health Clinics	Education and Skill Building	$13,500
TGTHR	Residential Services & Supportive Housing Program	Housing and Homelessness Prevention	$151,552
Wild Plum Center	Early Childhood Education	Education and Skill Building	$65,817
YWCA of Boulder County	Early Childhood Education	Education and Skill Building	$151,552

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Human Services

Phone: 303-441-1000
TTY: 1-800-659-3656
Fax: 303-441-1523
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Mailing Address
P.O. Box 471
Boulder, CO 80306

Boulder Location

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515 Coffman St.
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1755 S. Public Road, Lafayette
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