{"id":17670,"date":"2026-01-13T02:32:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T02:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=17670"},"modified":"2026-01-13T02:32:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T02:32:42","slug":"new-funding-opportunity-to-support-housing-for-people-with-disabilities-follow-up-report-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=17670","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>Environmental review of the project area near Flagstaff Road found 6 sensitive species and 1 wetland areas requiring mitigation. The Clerk &amp; Recorder worked with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to develop a habitat conservation plan.<\/p>\n<p>Affordable housing remains the top priority identified in the 2025 Community Survey. Boulder County&#8217;s Worthy Cause program has funded 1,921 affordable housing units since its inception, with 148 additional units in the development pipeline.<\/p>\n<h3>Community Impact<\/h3>\n<p>The Rabbit Mountain open space property encompasses 1,341 acres and features 8 miles of multi-use trails. Seasonal wildlife closures may apply from December 15 through July 15 to protect nesting raptors and elk calving areas.<\/p>\n<p>The project includes improvements along Flagstaff Road between Superior and the intersection with Niwot Road. Construction is scheduled to begin in September 2026 with completion expected within 9 months.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Participate<\/h3>\n<p>Public comment on this matter can be submitted through the Boulder County online portal, by email to Clerk &amp; Recorder, or in person at the next Board of County Commissioners meeting. Written comments received by 5:00 PM the day before the hearing will be included in the public record.<\/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-17670","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\/17670","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=17670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17670\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}