Every other year SVP Boulder County Partners research the most pressing concerns within our community and then vote on focus areas.  Local non-profit organizations working within the designated priority areas are then invited to submit a letter of inquiry (LOI).  Each winter a team of Partners forms a Portfolio Grants Committee (PGC) and completes due diligence throughout the spring.  LOIs are typically due in January.  Following review of the LOIs, the PGC determines a short list of applicants who are invited to submit full grant proposals. Successful Investees are recommended from grant application reviews and site visits.  The PGC makes recommendations to the full SVP Partnership in May and each Partner votes on grant recipients for the coming year.  Investees are notified in June.

2010-2011 Focus areas for funding eligibility:

• Early Child Care & Development
• Youth Programming During Out-of-School Time
• Poverty and Workforce Development
• Health Care Access
• Housing & Homelessness

SVP 2010 Grants Cycle

SVP made grant awards in June, 2010.  Our 2011 Investment information will be posted on this page by October 15, 2010.

Investment Guidelines and Criteria

We build long-term partnerships with organizations who share the following characteristics:
- Clearly articulated mission and a long-term vision
- Strong, visionary executive and board leadership
- Commitment to building and strengthening organizational capacity
- Desire to expand, replicate, or otherwise leverage programs having proven results
- Strategic volunteer opportunities for SVP Partners

- At least 50% of services are provided to Boulder County residents

- 501(c) (3) status or an appropriate fiscal sponsor/agent

Please review our Grant Guidelines for a more detailed sense of who qualifies and the funding process.