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.

Meetings and Events

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All board and commission meetings are open to the public. Meetings are typically held in the Steamboat Springs School District conference room, 325 7th Street.

Check out our complete schedule of meetings HERE.

Upcoming Meetings/Events are listed below:

  1. Grant Commission Meeting

    January 27 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
  2. Community Grant Application Questions Due

    February 1
  3. Community Grant Applicant Responses Due

    February 8
  4. Grant Commission Meeting

    February 10 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
  5. Education Fund Board Meeting

    March 3 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

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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 $67M has been granted directly for public K-12 education in Routt County.

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