{"id":13008,"date":"2026-01-06T02:22:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T02:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=13008"},"modified":"2026-01-06T02:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T02:22:13","slug":"new-funding-opportunity-to-support-housing-for-people-with-disabilities-follow-up-report-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=13008","title":{"rendered":"New Funding Opportunity to Support Housing for People with Disabilities \u2014 Follow-Up Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>New Funding Opportunity to Support Housing for People with Disabilities \u2014 Follow-Up Report<\/h2>\n<p>Boulder County Housing &amp; Human Services announces a new funding opportunity for projects that create or preserve affordable, accessible housing for people with disabilities. Up to $500,000 is available for capital improvements, accessibility modifications, and supportive housing development. Applications are due May 1.<\/p>\n<p>A community information session will be held at the Boulder library on Wednesday, June 3 at 6:00 PM. Translation services in Spanish and Nepali will be available. The session will also be livestreamed on the Boulder County YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental review of the project area near Niwot Road found 8 sensitive species and 4 wetland areas requiring mitigation. The Parks &amp; Open Space worked with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to develop a habitat conservation plan.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Participate<\/h3>\n<p>The program is modeled after similar successful initiatives in Larimer County and Jefferson County. Boulder County&#8217;s version includes additional provisions for wildfire mitigation, affordable housing, and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kevin Larsen, director of Parks &amp; Open Space, this program served 62% more residents in 2026 compared to the previous year. &#8220;We&#8217;re seeing unprecedented demand from communities across Boulder County, particularly in Boulder and the surrounding area,&#8221; Kevin Larsen said.<\/p>\n<h3>Next Steps<\/h3>\n<p>Affordable housing remains the top priority identified in the 2026 Community Survey. Boulder County&#8217;s Worthy Cause program has funded 436 affordable housing units since its inception, with 287 additional units in the development pipeline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boulder County Housing &amp; Human Services announces a new funding opportunity for projects that create or preserve affordable, accessible housing for people with disabilities. Up to $500,000 is available for capital improvements, accessibility modifications, and supportive housing development. Applications are due May 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[13,12,14],"class_list":["post-13008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community-support-housing","tag-boulder-county","tag-demo-data","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13008\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}