Community, Culture, Resilience, and Safety (CCRS) Tax Grant Program 2027 Capacity Building

The Community, Culture, Resilience and Safety Tax Grant Program is funded through the Community, Culture, Resilience and Safety Tax, a .3% dedicated sales and use tax intended for citywide capital infrastructure needs. The tax, previously known as the Community, Culture and Safety Tax, was initially authorized by voters in 2014 and was extended in 2017 and again under its current name in 2021. The tax was extended a final time in 2025 to be in perpetuity. The city may use up to 10% of the resulting tax revenue to fund a grant pool for non-profit organization projects.

CCRS Tax Grant Program Capital Investment Capacity Building Support (“Program”) is intended to assist small and medium-sized non-profit organizations in building organizational capacity. The Program is for organizations that are seeking capacity-building support and have identified that executing a needed capital project in a current commercial space, or purchasing or constructing a new commercial space, is a likely next step towards ensuring a long-term physical presence in or near the City of Boulder. The Program is not appropriate for organizations that have completed significant capital project planning or those that are ready to execute a capital project. Areas of assistance may include, but are not limited to:

• Board Development & Recruitment Strategies;
• Fundraising/Development Strategies;
• Leadership Development;
• Technology Consulting; and
• Strategic Planning.

The application process opens on November 9, 2026 and closes on November 30, 2026.

The application is housed in the Foundant Grant Management System and accessed through this link: CCRS Tax Grant Program 2027 Capital Investment Capacity Building Support Application. Please note that applications for City of Boulder grant programs housed in other departments that utilize the Foundant platform must be accessed through their respective “process” links and cannot be accessed through the aforementioned link.

If you/your organization require assistance completing the application or need application materials to be translated, please contact grants@bouldercolorado.gov.

RFA released: November 9, 2026

Application due: November 30, 2026 at 5 p.m.

Application review and award notification: Early - Mid December

1. Organization has federal non-profit status.
2. Organization is registered and in good standing with the Colorado Secretary of State.
3. Organization is materially in good standing with the City of Boulder through compliance with applicable city laws, rules, and/or policies (e.g., licensure, tax compliance, planning and development requirements, city grant funding requirements, etc.).
4. Organization is serving City of Boulder community members.

Organizations will work with Social Venture Partners (SVP) Boulder County for up to one year to complete Program activities, which will include:

1. Completion of an orientation;
2. Completion of an organizational needs assessment;
3. Completion of a commercial space assessment to identify the organization’s current commercial space circumstances, and needs related to securing or maintaining a long-term commercial space in or near the city, as applicable;
4. Creation of a plan to address needs identified in the organizational needs assessment process;
5. Participation in organizational capacity building activities;
6. Completion of an end-of-program meeting;
7. Completion of an end-of-program survey; and
8. Completion of a Program Summary and Recommendations document in collaboration with the city.

Approximately eight organizations will be served by the Program over a two-year period, with an exact schedule to be determined based on the needs of the participating organizations and the availability of SVP Boulder County. The city may choose to release another Request for Applications in 2027 to identify some or all of the organizations for the 2028 calendar year cohort.

There is no guarantee that organizations that complete the Program may be prioritized for CCRS Tax Grant Program Capital Project Funding in the future. Any future funding will be dependent upon the details of any identified capital project, as well as other factors.

Once participation is complete, as determined by the city and SVP Boulder County, organizations will receive a grant of $5,000 in flexible cash to offset staff time spent participating in the Program.

Applying organizations must be aware of the following when applying for the Program:

• The application must be completed in its entirety.
• It is the responsibility of the applying organization to ensure that the application is received by the city through the online application system by the specified due date and time.
• The city may reach out to applying organizations for additional information during the application review process.
• The city may check for organizational compliance with city laws and regulations before award notification and/or contracting, including compliance in the areas of tax, licensing, planning and development, and prior grant requirements, etc.
• Application materials, resulting contractual agreements, and any communication with city staff related to the CCRS Tax Grant Program are subject to the provisions of the Colorado Public (Open) Records Act, C.R.S. § 24-72-201 et seq. (“CORA”), as amended. Any information or documentation received by the city or executed pursuant to the CCRS Tax Grant Program is not confidential and may be subject to disclosure under a CORA request.
• The city is not obligated to accept any amendments to content, minor or major, to the template agreement language at time of contracting.
• Prior to contracting, awarded entities must satisfactorily complete city supplier set-up process, including the submission of a supplier form and current IRS W-9 in order to receive the Grant Award.
• Grant funding is non-transferable, and, if applicable, taxable and reported to the federal government.