4.2Resilient Community and Neighborhoods Partnerships

The City partnered with Boulder County and the Longmont Community Foundation in 2020 to establish neighborhood grants through the Sustainable Neighborhood Solutions (SNS) Program that support education, community engagement, and improvement projects that further sustainability and resilience at the neighborhood level. Boulder County is no longer participating, but the program and grants continue in partnership with registered neighborhoods.

The SNS grant was restructured in 2025 to focus resources on smaller-scale sustainability activities, workshops, programs, and resources with sustainability benefits to neighborhoods. Neighborhood grants for larger-scale, physical projects that improve sustainability or resilience are now available through the Neighborhood Improvement Fund (NIF) grant, with the same criteria previously included only in the SNS Program grant. This change simplifies the application process for neighborhoods and utilizes resources available to each grant more efficiently.

Grant awards are updated annually as part of the Sustainability Plan Action C-1: Expand existing neighborhood programs to enhance sustainability, resiliency, and quality of life.