Boulder County tax revenue providing $8M to nonprofits promoting community health

(The Center Square) – Approximately $8 million will be granted to nonprofit organizations focused on community health by the Boulder County Department of Human Services.

The one-year grants will provide funding for projects beginning in 2025. It was formerly known as the “Human Services Safety Net Grant” and is now called the “Human Services Community Partnership Grant” to communicate the variety of funding sources and the importance of collaboration with community organizations.

The funding is generated through local taxes and will come from three sources, including the Boulder County General Operations Fund. The other two are the Human Services Safety Net Mill Levy and the Boulder County Health and Human Services Fund.

The Human Services Safety Net was an initiative passed by voters in November 2010 for a temporary 0.9 mill levy increase on property taxes. In 2014, 63% of voters approved an extension through 2030.

The intent of the tax is to provide revenue to make up for shortfalls in state and federal funding for health care, housing assistance and other human services supports and programs, according to the division’s website . It reported more than $60 million was raised since 2010 to assist Boulder County residents.

The Boulder County Health and Human Services Fund won’t be allocating grants for 2025, according to its website , and pointed visitors to the program announced Tuesday by the Boulder County Department of Human Services. Last year, the Health and Human Services Fund distributed $1.4 million to 35 non-profit organizations.

The grants will be awarded to organizations assisting people with housing and preventing homelessness, which includes rental assistance and legal services. Funding also will be provided to improve childhood educational development and academic achievement for people of all ages.

Organizations devoted to assisting physical, mental and behavioral health will be considered for grants along with nonprofits providing individual and family support services.

“Boulder County is targeting funding where we understand our neighbors most need it,” Georgina Becerril, director of the Partnerships, Contracts, and Services Division of Boulder County Human Services, said in a statement announcing the program. “People want and deserve support where they live, and we are lucky to have so many amazing partners doing transformative work at the community level.”