Steamboat Education Fund

Steamboat Springs, Colorado

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Grant History 2020/2021

Click here for a detailed history of funds granted for 2020-2021.

The Steamboat Springs Education Fund (SSEF) Board approved a revised grant budget at the June 3, 2020 board meeting, awarding $2.8 million ($2,800,000) in grants for public education in Routt County for the 2020-2021 grant cycle. The 2020-2021 grant budget was reduced by $1 million, a decrease of more than 25% from the previous year due to COVID-19 and its impact on sales tax revenues, but provides schools more flexibility in spending. 

Grants awarded to school districts include $2,244,301 to Steamboat Springs School District, $140,269 to Hayden School District, $112,215 to South Routt School District, and $112,215 to Mountain Village Montessori. School district administration recommended prioritizing funding for three school-based community programs totaling $78,000, a reduction from the nine programs funded last grant cycle. The community non-profit program grants awarded were $40,000 to Partners in Routt County school-based mentoring program, $13,000 to Integrated Community, and $25,000 to Northwest Colorado Health youth resiliency. Uncertainties surrounding how class instruction will be conducted next fall influenced the decision. Funding was focused to reduce inequity and equip at-risk students to meet high standards of success. One collaborative grant was awarded for $86,000, funding a grant writer for Steamboat Springs, South Routt and Hayden School districts. The grant writer typically secures over $2 million per year in additional funds for the districts.

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All board meetings are open to the public. Meetings are held in the Steamboat Springs School District Administration Building at 325 7th Street in Steamboat. Please fill out a contact form if you want to be included on the meeting notice list.

Check out our complete schedule of meetings HERE.

The Steamboat Springs Education Fund (SSEF) is a nonprofit, independent corporation that administers the proceeds of the half-cent sales tax—five cents on a $10 purchase. The half-cent city sales tax was originally approved by Steamboat voters in 1993 to fund “public K-12 educational purposes.” The tax was extended by voter approval in three subsequent elections. In 2009, voters extended the tax and expanded the purpose to share a portion of the proceeds of the tax with other Routt County public schools. Since 1993, more than $75M has been granted directly for public K-12 education in Routt County.

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