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Affordable and Attainable Housing Tax

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).

Funding Awards

Affordable and Attainable Housing Tax allocations will be listed below by agency once this information is available.

The first funding awards from Boulder County’s new Affordable and Attainable Housing Tax will be used to help boost affordable homeownership in Lafayette. Boulder County is dedicating $750,000 in capital funding from the tax to help the City of Lafayette and City of Boulder purchase and renovate two homes in Lafayette so they can remain affordable. Learn more by reading the press release about the award.

Additional funding awards will be announced before the end of 2025.

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.

The 2025 AAHT Innovation Fund application window opened in spring 2025. Awards will be announced before the end of 2025. For more information, email Susana Lopez-Baker at slopez-baker@bouldercounty.gov.

Learn More

Learn more about the programs that are and will be funded by the Affordable and Attainable Housing Tax by viewing 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.

Share Your Feedback

Boulder County invites community members and affordable housing and housing supportive services agencies and advocates to provide input using the Affordable and Attainable Housing Tax input form (www.boco.org/AAHTInput).