Grant History 2019/2020

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The Steamboat Springs Education Fund Board unanimously approved the recommendation of the Grants Commission at the May 1, 2019 board meeting, awarding over $3.8 million dollars ($3,829,834) in grants for public education in Routt County for the 2019-2020 grant cycle. Thanks to support from the community of Steamboat Springs, voters overwhelming approved a 10-year renewal of the half-cent sales tax for public education during the November 2018 election. The Fund’s mission is to enhance academic accomplishment in Routt County through student-facing investments in staff, facilities, infrastructure, technology and curriculum, made available through our public schools.

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 $61M has been granted directly for public K-12 education in Routt County.