Parks & Open Space Foundation Accepting Applications for 2025 Project Funding

Deadline to apply is Wednesday, March 19.

Boulder County, Colo. - The Boulder County Parks & Open Space Foundation is accepting applications for 2025 project funding requests. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, March 19.

The foundation is the Parks & Open Space department’s non-profit supporting organization funded by donations from generous community members.

This year, the foundation board especially encourages applications for projects that provide innovation, projects needing seed funding or have funding gaps, and projects that provide benefits to historically marginalized communities. Projects that foster collaboration and partnership with other organizations are also encouraged.

Application Instructions

Interested parties need to complete the application and email the required budget spreadsheet to ParksFoundationInfo@bouldercounty.gov. The deadline is Wednesday, March 19. The foundation board will discuss proposals at its April 8 meeting and funding decisions will be communicated in mid-April. The board will typically consider funding projects for no more than three years.

Last year, the foundation supported a range of projects including:

$3,600 to San Lazaro community for costs of 2024 events, including cultural broker services.
$6,000 to help cover expenses for Ranger Grady’s Working Dog, Dottie.
$2,263 to CSU Extension for native plant education and giveaways.
$25,000 to CSU Extension to develop an ADA accessible garden plot.
$25,000 to the Niwot Cultural Arts Association to help preserve Native American tree carvings.
$7,000 to the Indigenous People’s Community Church for ceremonial site improvements at Rainbow Tree Nursery.
$30,000 to Explorando Senderos for program enhancements.
$60,000 to Harvest of all First Nations for food justice efforts and their Corn Festival.