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SCFD Boulder County Cultural Council

Boulder County Cultural Council (BCCC)

The Boulder County Cultural Council makes allocation recommendations to the Boulder County Commissioners regarding the yearly distribution for the county’s Tier III portion of the Metropolitan Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) sales tax.

2025 BCCC Meetings, Study Sessions and Allocation Meetings:

(Meetings are virtual unless otherwise noted. Use the Zoom links for each meeting listed below to attend.)
  • Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, 6-8 p.m. – Regular BCCC Meeting
    • Agenda item: Review financial characteristics and SCFD assessment
  • Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, 6-8 p.m. – Regular BCCC Meeting, Virtual
  • Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 6-8 p.m. – Regular BCCC Meeting, Virtual
  • Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 6-9 p.m. – Boulder Study Session #1 (Review of Projects), Virtual
  • Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 6-9 p.m. – Boulder Study Session #2 (Review of GOS Group 1), Virtual
  • Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 6-9 p.m. – Boulder Study Session #3 (Review of GOS Group 2), Virtual
  • Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 6-9 p.m. – Boulder Study Session #4 (Review of GOS Group 3), Virtual
  • Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 6-9 p.m. – Boulder Study Session #5 (if needed), Virtual
  • Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 6-8 p.m. – Boulder Allocation Meeting, In Person
    • Boulder County Courthouse, 1325 Pearl St., Boulder – 3rd Floor, Dickey Lee Hullinghorst Room
  • July 2025 TBD – BCCC Grant Allocation Presentation to the Board of County Commissioners, In Person
    • Boulder County Courthouse, 1325 Pearl St., Boulder – 3rd Floor, Boulder County Commissioners’ Hearing Room
  • No regular BCCC meeting is scheduled for June or July, 2025
  • Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, 6-9 p.m. – BCCC ‘Retreat’ Meeting, In Person
    • Boulder County Courthouse, 1325 Pearl St., Boulder – 3rd Floor, Dickey Lee Hullinghorst Room
    • Agenda items: Discuss Study Session and Allocation process and details
  • Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, 6-8 p.m.,- Regular BCCC Meeting, Virtual
  • Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, 6-8 p.m. – Regular BCCC Meeting, Virtual
  • Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, 6-8 p.m. – Regular BCCC Meeting, Virtual
  • No regular BCCC meeting is scheduled for December 2025

Other Deadlines and Meetings:

  • Feb 12, 2025 – Final SCFD Grant Report Deadline for 2023 Funds
  • March 5, 2025 – SCFD Multi-County Grant Deadline
  • March 12, 2025 – SCFD Single County Grant Deadline
  • April 24, 2025 – SCFD Board Approves Tier III Distribution Budget

Contact Us

Boulder County Staff Liaison

Aleta Sherman (asherman@bouldercounty.gov) or 303-981-7870

SCFD Program Officer

Kirsten Lang (kirsten@scfd.org)

BCCC Members

2024 Council Members

  • Appointed by the Board of County Commissioners

  • Maria Astudillo, Chair
  • Gwen Burak, Vice Chair
  • Ed Castaldo
  • Amy Moynihan
  • Patricia Read
  • Ryan Reeves
  • Robert Sherman

In Boulder Lifestyle Magazine


Boulder County Cultural Council October 2024 Appreciation Event – Longmont Museum – Boulder Lifestyle Magazine, January 2025 Issue