Overview
During the 2023 General Election, Boulder County voters approved an extension of an existing .185% sales and use tax with 71% of the vote. The 15-year initiative allocates a portion of sales tax revenue to help fund affordable and attainable housing and related support services within Boulder County, including but not limited to:
- the costs of development, operation, acquisition, preservation, renovation, maintenance, and construction of for-sale and rental homes for low and moderate income households and local workforce
- supportive housing
- services that support housing stability
- grants to housing authorities, nonprofit affordable housing providers, and local municipalities
To see more details around the Affordable and Attainable Housing Tax (AAHT) ballot measure, view the resolution in support of the issue passed by the Boulder County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC).
To find out more about the programs that are and will be funded by the AAHT, view the allocation press release from Boulder County Commissioners. You can also view the February 2025 presentation from Boulder County housing organizations during a BOCC Administrative Meeting (link will be provided when available). Another BOCC Administrative Meeting is scheduled for March 11, 2025, during which there will be an update on the Boulder County Regional Housing Partnership housing dashboard, Homeless Solutions for Boulder County, and next steps, including criteria on awarding AAHT development funds. To receive the Commissioners’ Advance Agenda with meeting details, sign up at the Board of County Commissioners meetings page (boco.org/BOCC).
Community members and affordable housing and housing supportive services agencies and advocates are invited to provide input using the Affordable and Attainable Housing Tax input form (www.boco.org/AAHTInput).
Innovation Fund
Affordable and Attainable Housing Tax revenues include a pool of funds to be allocated through a competitive grant process. Each year, the Boulder County Commissioners will seek requests from qualified nonprofit and housing agencies for Innovation Fund awards.
2025 AAHT Innovation Fund Applications
The 2025 AAHT Innovation Fund application window will open in spring 2025. For more information, email Bill Cole at wcole@bouldercounty.gov.
Allocation Agencies
Affordable and Attainable Housing Tax allocations will be listed below by agency once this information is available.