OPEN — City of Boulder FY2027–2028 SEA Fund competitive youth substance misuse prevention program grants; deadline October 30, 2026 before 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Applicant awards $10,000-$100,000 per year, no program-pool substitution. Not a commercial procurement or direct federal RHTP grant.
Colorado — City of Boulder FY2027–2028 Substance Education & Awareness (SEA) Fund Grants
The City of Boulder offers $10,000–$100,000 per year in competitive Substance Education & Awareness Fund grants for qualifying nonprofits, government entities, and schools delivering youth substance-use prevention programs primarily to Boulder residents. Apply through Foundant before October 30, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time.
FundingIndividual applicant competitive awards of $10,000-$100,000 PER YEAR; City reports average approximately $50,000 per award/year. FY2027 funded services Jan 1-Dec 31 2027, potential but NOT guaranteed FY2028 renewal. Overall program funding pool not published in current City of Boulder official 2027-28 SEA Fund RFP. No mandatory match percentage stated in public solicitation; do not infer one.
DeadlineFriday October 30, 2026, BEFORE 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time, via City of Boulder Foundant Regional Grant Management System; no paper applications. Official City RFP uses 'Mountain Time' without a specific daylight abbreviation.
Last verifiedOctober 24, 2026
Required next actionRead the controlling City of Boulder October 2026 SEA Fund RFP at https://bouldercolorado.gov/2027-2028-sea-fund-request-proposals. Verify eligible applicant organization is nonprofit, government, or public/private education institution, NOT for-profit/individual; program primarily serves City of Boulder residents excluding CU-Boulder students; construct research-informed, youth-engaged substance misuse prevention program with measurable long-term outcomes, nonduplicative City-funded activities, staff/data collection capacity, clear program budget $10k-$100k per year, and sustainable funding plan. Register/log in with organization EIN at Foundant https://www.grantinterface.com/ via City link; on Apply page select '2027 City of Boulder Substance Use Education & Awareness (SEA) Fund', complete all sections, submit by Friday October 30 2026 BEFORE 4pm Mountain Time. No paper submissions. Postaward scope, insurance and twice-annual reporting required.
Broad Eligibility
City of Boulder Colorado 2027–28 Substance Education & Awareness Fund: nonprofit organizations, government agencies, public/private pre-K–12 schools, colleges and universities as delivery organizations. Beneficiaries must be primarily City of Boulder residents other than CU-Boulder students. Individual applicants and businesses/for-profits excluded. Grants support defined youth substance misuse prevention and health-equity programs with evidence-based practices, youth engagement, evaluation and financial/delivery capacity. Excludes unrelated general operations, one-off events, unmeasured campaigns, other City-funded duplicate activity, political/religious practice, unrelated arts/culture, and organizations with unsustainable sole-funder reliance.
Atlas Analysis
October 24 2026 independent review of full controlling City of Boulder 2027–2028 Substance Education & Awareness Fund RFP https://bouldercolorado.gov/2027-2028-sea-fund-request-proposals: $10,000-$100,000 individual organization award PER YEAR (avg $50,000), total pool not given, one-year award with potential second-year renewal, Oct30 2026 4pm Mountain Time deadline, Foundant online-only application EIN registration, full eligibility and 20+ stated exclusions, direct program expenses vs general overhead, absence of published universal match %, postaward grant contract, insurance, outcome and financial reporting twice per year, first payments anticipated Feb2027. Competitive applicant funding with grantee agreement, not ordinary procurement despite RFP name. Authenticated WordPress published/draft/pending/trash title and exact official source checks found NO existing SEA Fund 2027-28 opportunity before creation. No customer outreach.
City of Boulder Substance Education and Awareness Fund — 2027–2028
The City of Boulder, Colorado, is accepting 2027–2028 Substance Education and Awareness (SEA) Fund grant proposals for community-based prevention programs that help reduce youth misuse of alcohol, cannabis, nicotine/tobacco and other drugs and improve community understanding of their risks. The official city Request for Proposals seeks funded programs serving City of Boulder residents; this is a competitive community-program grant opportunity rather than a purchase of goods from vendors.
Applicant Funding
Eligible applicants may request $10,000–$100,000 per year; the City states the average award is approximately $50,000 annually. Requests below $10,000 will not be considered. The total funding pool for this call is not stated in the published RFP. Initial proposed services cover January 1–December 31, 2027, with the opportunity for renewal for January 1–December 31, 2028. Renewal is not guaranteed. A mandatory cash-match percentage is not specified in the public RFP; applicants should confirm any additional portal conditions.
Eligible Applicants and Beneficiaries
Programs may be implemented by nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and public or private educational institutions, including pre-K–12 schools, colleges, and universities. Proposed services must primarily benefit City of Boulder residents other than University of Colorado Boulder students. Businesses, for-profit agencies, and individual applicants are ineligible. The City funds a defined prevention program rather than unrestricted operations of an applicant organization.
Allowable Activities and Restrictions
Competitive proposals should demonstrate meaningful youth and community engagement, prevention science, health equity, measurable program outcomes and evaluation capacity, sustainable management and a reasonable project budget. Eligible expenses include program-specific salaries and benefits, supplies, direct program administration and overhead, and necessary subcontracting or consultations.
The RFP excludes arts/cultural programs, stand-alone one-time events without ongoing prevention work, unconnected general staff training, campaigns without long-term evaluation, political campaigning or lobbying, general organizational overhead unrelated to the supported program, religious instruction or worship, programs without evidence of data-collection capacity, programs duplicating activities already funded by other City of Boulder human-services grants, and programs excessively reliant on one funder without a diversification plan. These are illustrative important restrictions; applicants must review the full official RFP.
Application Deadline and Required Steps
Friday, October 30, 2026, before 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time. The City requires submission through its Foundant Regional Grant Management System; paper proposals are not accepted. Applicant organizations must create or sign into their Foundant account, using an organizational Employer Identification Number (EIN) when registering. From the portal’s Apply menu, locate the 2027 City of Boulder Substance Use Education & Awareness (SEA) Fund opportunity, complete every required application section, and submit before the deadline. A full completed proposal does not guarantee an award.
Selected applicants must execute a City grant agreement and scope of work and provide a certificate of insurance before receiving funds. Grantees must report twice per funding year on activities, outcomes, participant characteristics and finances. Anticipated first payments are in February 2027 after grant contracting, subject to final City approval.
Official Solicitation and Application
Read the controlling City of Boulder 2027–2028 SEA Fund RFP and application instructions, including the published eligibility and exclusions, and access the Foundant portal using the link on the City page. For procedural assistance, the City identifies Allison Bayley at bayleya@bouldercolorado.gov. Verify any later RFP amendment before submission. Source researched October 24, 2026.
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