Human Services Fund

Congratulations to the programs that will receive Human Services Fund (HSF) grants for 2026! Visit the Community Funding Dashboard to view 2026 grant awards.

Human Services Fund grant funding will be awarded through a closed, invite only process for the 2027 fund round. Only current (2026) grantees will receive invitations to apply.

This process enables staff and advisory committee members to most effectively address priority health and human services needs in our community, in light of rapidly shifting economic and policy issues and uncertainties. For more information about these and other HHS investment programs, please contact Allison Bayley, Human Services Investments Manager, at bayleya@bouldercolorado.gov.

Through the HSF, the City of Boulder invests resources in improving well-being for community members experiencing social or economic disparities. An annual allocation from the city’s general fund serves as the source for this grant program. The HSF supports programs and service delivery that promote the following shared outcomes:

1. Increased economic stability, mobility, and resilience (e.g., employment, financial assistance, benefits or other earnings, financial literacy, or other forms of self-sufficiency assistance).
2. Increase the ability for people to obtain and maintain housing (e.g., rental assistance, legal representation for housing, pathways to housing for individuals experiencing homelessness or other services that help keep people housed including those that use a housing first strategy).
3. Advance personal growth, development and leadership potential (e.g., childcare; child, teen or young adult academic support)
4. Increase safe environment for people with diverse identities (e.g., through advocacy, legal representation, protection from violence or other form of vulnerability).
5. Increase positive physical, mental or behavioral health and wellbeing (e.g., direct health care, wellness, food security or nutrition, social connectivity).
6. Increased ability among community members to access critical services and improve quality of life including upstream solutions that address the root causes of social problems (e.g., transportation, digital divide, culturally centered assistance programs, independent living, language access).

Visit the Community Funding Dashboard to view grant awards from previous years.