In general, eligible organizations include most entity types in operation for more than one year and providing behavioral health services, directly or indirectly, to residents of Larimer County.
Specifically:
- Have an EIN and be in good standing with the IRS
- Organizations are based in the U.S. with a valid Tax ID # and U.S. bank account
- Organizations must be doing business for at least one year (from September of the previous year) and be able to demonstrate how they currently generate impact in an application
Applicants may submit a request for Program or Project support.
BHS does not offer general operating support grants. BHS grant dollars are restricted funds for the purpose of providing behavioral health services, directly or indirectly, to residents of Larimer County and limit the overhead costs to 20% of the budget.
Exclusions
In general, Behavioral Health Services will NOT fund:
- General operating budgets or budget deficits of established organizations
- Organizations that do not serve Larimer County residents
- Organizations and/or programs that willfully discriminate against a particular class of individuals or require membership in a certain religion
- Lobbying, political campaigns, or legislative issues
- Individuals, teams, and/or unaffiliated clubs
- Debt retirement
- Fundraising or sponsorship events
- Capital campaigns
- Endowments
- Restitution
- Efforts with the purpose of re-granting the funds
- Equipment over $5,000
- Organizations that do not provide direct or indirect behavioral health-related services
- More than 25% of an organization's annual operating income/revenue
- Requests that supplant public (government) funding.
