The RFP contains all information about the grant application process, including eligibility and funding criteria.
Supporting community health
The Health Equity Fund (HEF) provides grant funding to community organizations and agencies promoting health equity for Boulder community members experiencing health disparities.
The 2025 fund round is open!
How to Apply
Download the 2025 Request for Proposals (RFP)
Informational sessions
- Interested applicants are encouraged to watch the HEF information session recording.
- Learn more about applying for Grants Using the Foundant Grant Management System. Watch the recording.
Apply
Applications are due by 4 p.m. Mountain Time on Monday, August 12, 2024.
Contact us if you have any questions.
If you need technical assistance or want to meet with city staff to discuss this grant opportunity, follow the instructions in the RFP or contact Markisha Key-Hagan at key-haganm@bouldercolorado.gov or 303-441-3146.
2024 Grants
Congratulations to the programs that will receive Health Equity Fund (HEF) grants for 2024!
Background
The City of Boulder's Health Equity Fund (HEF) provides grant funding to community organizations and agencies promoting health equity for Boulder residents. Funding investments are awarded through an annual competitive process based on alignment with the intent and language of the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Product Distribution Tax, a ballot measure which was approved in November 2016.
The Sugar Sweetened Beverage Product Distribution Tax is an excise tax of up to two cents per ounce on the first distributor in any chain of distribution of drinks with added sugar, and sweeteners used to produce such drinks. Revenue collected, minus the cost of tax collection and fund administration, is awarded to qualifying nonprofit agencies and organizations, educational or governmental entities – public or private – that propose to serve city residents.
The HEF aims to reduce disparities and to improve health equity among our at-risk population. Examples of HEF-supported programs include those that prevent diseases (e.g., obesity, diabetes, heart disease, oral diseases) linked to consumption of sugary beverages; increase access to healthy food and clean water; expand health services and wellness programs; and more.