Boulder County opens applications for food and agriculture project fund
Applications opened Friday for Boulder County’s 2021 Sustainable Food and Agriculture Fund, supplying grants for environmental sustainability projects that benefit the county’s food and agricultural system.
The fund, run by Boulder County’s Office of Sustainability, Climate Action and Resilience, offers the one-time grants to farmers, agricultural producers, businesses and nonprofits.
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Projects must be regarding one of four areas within food and agriculture: on-farm regenerative agriculture and soil health practices; on-farm and farmer’s market infrastructure; sustainable local food and crop production; or education, conferences and workshops on sustainable and regenerative agriculture.
Applicants can apply for $40,000 to $150,000 in funding per project or $2,000 to $5,000 for the small project fund.
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Last year, the Sustainable Food and Agriculture Fund awarded $305,000 to seven farms to fund projects including perennial planting, cover cropping, regenerative grazing, no-till drilling and smart irrigation.
Applications are available online at bouldercounty.org. Application materials are due by Jan. 6 at 11:59 p.m.
Judge rules that Colorado law makes it too hard for parties to bar unaffiliated voters from primaries
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 hours ago
A federal judge ruled in favor of the Colorado Republican Party late Tuesday, saying that a portion of the state law that allows unaffiliated voters to cast ballots in party primaries is unconstitutional because it imposes an unrealistic burden on...
10th Circuit upholds regulator’s methodology for Tri-State exit fees
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
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Federal judge proposes sanctions against Mike Lindell’s lawyers for continued fake citations
Michael Karlik
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Front Range cities oppose Democratic proposal to permit lot‑splitting as a path to affordable housing
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
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Susan Blanco signals views on role of appellate courts in first opinion as Colorado justice
Michael Karlik
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Updated 17 hours ago
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Hegseth features Fort Carson soldiers after returning from Middle East, gives warning on Iran war
Reuters
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Updated 17 hours ago
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday the next few days in the war against Iran would be decisive and warned Tehran that the conflict would intensify if it did not make a deal. Hegseth also highlighted his trip to the Middle...
Denver Council narrowly approves deal with Axon
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 21 hours ago
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Colorado leaders weigh next steps after Supreme Court rejects state ban on ‘conversion therapy’
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
Colorado leaders said they are weighing next steps after the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the state’s ban on “conversion therapy” for children, as critics and supporters cheered or lambasted the ruling. The court’s near-unanimous decision called the Colorado...
Aurora homeless shelter opened too early, CEO says, as mold and plumbing issues emerge
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 21 hours ago
Aurora’s largest homeless services project launched “way too early,” its CEO told city leaders Tuesday, saying the rushed opening left residents living amid mold, plumbing failures, and other issues inside the former hotel. During Tuesday’s Housing, Neighborhood Services and Redevelopment...
Gov. Polis declares April ‘dig safely month’ to mark 40th anniversary of Colorado 811
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 21 hours ago
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