Human Services Agency Funding Grant

The City of Longmont is inviting applications for the Human Services Agency Funding Grant, aimed at supporting various safety net services for residents. Funding will focus on housing stability, self-sufficiency, food and nutrition, health and well-being, education and skill building, as well as safety and justice. Eligible organizations include private, public, nonprofit, and governmental agencies that serve low to moderate-income residents, and must demonstrate community involvement in their programs.

The City of Longmont is seeking applications for Human Services Agency Funding from private, public, nonprofit, for-profit, nongovernmental and governmental agencies that serve Longmont residents.
Overall, funding will target a range of safety net services (that includes prevention, early intervention and support services) that strengthen the following areas so individuals and families can stabilize and thrive:

• Housing Stability: supporting a continuum of affordable housing options; helping people find and sustain stable housing.

Self-sufficiency and resilience: supporting households during tough economic times; helping households attain steady employment with livable wages and move toward self-sufficiency; and helping households remain as self-reliant as possible.
Food & Nutrition: helping households obtain adequate quantity and quality of food.
Health & Well-being: ensuring access to affordable medical, dental and mental health care.
Education & Skill Building: starting young and continuing throughout all stages of life, offering education, and skills training that are the building blocks of self-sufficiency.
Safety and Justice: ensuring safe and supportive environments for vulnerable children and adults.

Eligibility

The city will consider applications from private or public, not-for-profit or for-profit, non-governmental or governmental agencies that serve Longmont residents. All agencies must be legally incorporated entities in good standing.Eligible agencies must primarily serve low and moderate-income Longmont residents, and must be able to document that their services benefit a significant number of Longmont residents. Agencies that operate on a countywide or regional basis must also demonstrate how they successfully involve the Longmont community in planning and program development to most effectively address the needs of Longmont residents.City of Longmont funding is intended to support direct service non-sectarian programs. These funds are not intended to be used as start-up money to establish a new human service agency or program, or for major capital purchases or facility improvements.