Through this Request for Application (RFA), Boulder County Department of Housing and Human Services is seeking applications for funding from Boulder County community-based nonprofit organizations and other applicants that can demonstrate a commitment to supporting expanding community needs.
Donor Name: Boulder County Department of Housing and Human Services
State: Colorado
County: Boulder County (CO)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 09/30/2022
Grant Size: $11,000,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The purpose of this RFA is to solicit for programs that will sustain or increase a seamless network of services to Boulder County under-resourced and/or unserved community populations. These programs should support projects that sustain current services and those that bridge gaps for Boulder County community members in need.
The funding priority areas include:
- Housing and Homelessness Prevention: Programming or services focused on increasing the ability for people to obtain and maintain housing. This includes but is not limited to, rental assistance, legal representation for housing, sheltering, pathways to housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness and other services to keep people house.
- Education and Skill Building: Programming or services focused on advancing childhood development and academic achievement. This includes but is not limited to childcare, child, teen or adult academic support, and youth, adult, or older adult training.
- Health and Well-Being, including Mental and Behavioral Health: Programming or services focused on supporting people to prevent, maintain, and improve physical and/or behavioral health and increase healthy behaviors. This includes but is not limited to, direct health care services, wellness, food security and nutrition.
- Individual and Family Supports: Programming or services focused on increasing access to services necessary to meet Boulder County community members needs or improve quality of life, increase economic stability and resilience, and increase safe environments for people with diverse identities. This includes but is not limited to, Family Resource Centers, financial assistance, financial literacy or other forms of self-sufficiency assistance, advocacy, legal representation and protection from violence or other forms of vulnerability, and social connectivity.
Funding Information
- The total anticipated award amount, from HSSN and BCDHHS General Operating dollars is approximately $11,000,000.00.
- Contract Term: 01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, applicants must meet the following conditions:
- Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, a for-profit organization or a unit of local government.
- Applicant must have provided the same or similar services for at least the last 24 months.
- Applicant, its officers, and employees are not currently debarred or suspended from doing business with the Federal Government, State of Colorado, or a local government.
- The applicant does not have unresolved current or past contract non-compliance, nonperformance, suspension, termination, or other adverse audit finding with one or more funders in the past five (5) years.
- Applicants must agree to contain their indirect costs at a percentage rate not to exceed 15% of total costs for the proposed services to be performed under any contract for services proposed under this RFA as awarded by BCDHHS.
- Indirect cost represents expenses of doing business that are not readily associated with a project function or activity but are necessary for the general operation of the organization.
For more information, visit Boulder County Department of Housing and Human Services.
