{"id":18108,"date":"2025-07-26T02:33:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T02:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=18108"},"modified":"2025-07-26T02:33:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T02:33:38","slug":"search-rescue-and-trail-safety-grant-applications-due-april-14-august-2026-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/?p=18108","title":{"rendered":"Search &amp; Rescue and Trail Safety Grant Applications Due April 14 \u2014 August 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Search &amp; Rescue and Trail Safety Grant Applications Due April 14 \u2014 August 2026<\/h2>\n<p>The Boulder County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is accepting applications for the 2026 Search &amp; Rescue and Trail Safety Grant Program. Grants fund equipment, training, and trail safety improvements for volunteer search and rescue teams and trail patrol organizations operating in Boulder County.<\/p>\n<p>Historical context: Boulder County was established in 1861 and covers 741 square miles of diverse terrain from the Great Plains to the Continental Divide. The county&#8217;s population of approximately 330,000 residents is served by 2299 county employees across 40 departments and offices.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental review of the project area near Baseline Road found 7 sensitive species and 1 wetland areas requiring mitigation. The Sustainability, Climate Action &amp; Resilience worked with Colorado Parks and Wildlife to develop a habitat conservation plan.<\/p>\n<h3>Resources<\/h3>\n<p>The project includes improvements along Baseline Road between Lyons and the intersection with Niwot Road. Construction is scheduled to begin in August 2026 with completion expected within 10 months.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rachel Stein, director of Sustainability, Climate Action &amp; Resilience, this program served 42% more residents in 2025 compared to the previous year. &#8220;We&#8217;re seeing unprecedented demand from communities across Boulder County, particularly in Lyons and the surrounding area,&#8221; Rachel Stein said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boulder County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is accepting applications for the 2026 Search &amp; Rescue and Trail Safety Grant Program. Grants fund equipment, training, and trail safety improvements for volunteer search and rescue teams and trail patrol organizations operating in Boulder County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[13,12,14],"class_list":["post-18108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-safety-law","tag-boulder-county","tag-demo-data","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18108","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=18108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18108\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/search.insightful.design\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}