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The Acorn School and Meals on Wheels were not funded based on their access to other funds
through the City of Boulder. The Acorn School received $960,000 from the education excise tax
toward the purchase and development of an early childhood learning center at Wilderness Place.
Meals on Wheels has an ongoing contract with the City of Boulder to provide meal delivery
services. The TRC determined that under their current contract, Meals on Wheels could take
better advantage of providing consistent services to their clients.
Circle of Care and StandUp For Kids requested an appeal, but did not meet the Appeal Policy
criterion of presenting new information not known at the time of the applicant interview upon
which to base the appeal. Both appeals were denied.
The city manager approved the recommendations on Nov. 3, 2011.
Two-Year Budget Cycle
The HSF is administered biannually, generally making first year awards for programs based on
proposals submitted in April of odd-numbered years. TRC deliberations typically occur in April,
May and June with an appeals process, if necessary, held in late summer. The implementation of
the online common application delayed the release of the 2012 Request for Proposals and
subsequent processes by six weeks.
HSF allocations in odd-numbered years (e.g., 2013) are based on the previous even-year (e.g.,
2012) allocation. If an agency complies with the required reporting and is progressing pursuant
to its contract, it will automatically receive the same award amount in the second year of the
funding cycle without going through a competitive application process. Contracts with agencies
awarded HSF support are negotiated annually.
NEXT STEPS
Contracts between the city and successful applicants will be negotiated and executed before the
end of 2011. Funded programs will receive half of their HSF funding in January or early
February of 2012. At the end of six months, funded agencies are required to report on progress
they have made on achieving the outcomes contained in their contracts. Once six-month reports
are approved, agencies receive the second half of their 2012 funding.
For further information on the HSF, please contact Karen Rahn, 303-441-3161 or
RahnK@bouldercolorado.gov.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Technical Review Committee (TRC) Members
Information Item 2B Page #6