Grants Consultant for Public Health

Boulder County Public Health is soliciting proposals from qualified grant consultants under RFP 3059 to identify funding opportunities and develop competitive grant applications, with proposals due November 30, 2026. The contract is funded through the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds under ARPA and carries federal compliance obligations, including active System for Award Management registration and OMB Circular A-200 requirements.

The consultant works with the Grants Manager and program managers to strengthen proposal narratives and improve funding competitiveness. Services may include funding opportunity research, proposal development, application review, grant tracking, and development of reusable grant-development tools and resources. Qualifying candidates must demonstrate success in grant writing and proposal development, particularly within public health, government, or nonprofit sectors. The contract template requires Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Level AA compliance and assigns ownership of all work product exclusively to Boulder County Public Health.

The source does not state a contract value. Required insurance includes commercial general liability of $1 million each occurrence and $2 million general aggregate, statutory workers' compensation, and employer's liability of $100,000 each accident, $500,000 disease policy limit, and $100,000 disease each employee. Boulder County Public Health and Boulder County must be named as additional insureds, and a certificate of insurance is due before work begins and at each annual renewal. Payment is time-and-materials or fixed-price as detailed in Exhibit B, with invoices due by the fifteenth of each month. Boulder County may terminate for convenience on seven days' notice or for breach on thirty days' notice to cure. The contract is governed by Colorado law with exclusive venue in the 20th Judicial District. The de minimis indirect cost rate is 10% of modified total direct costs.

Interested vendors must first submit the fillable vendor information form to Boulder County Purchasing at 1325 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO 80302. Questions go to procurement@bouldercounty.gov. The package includes an evaluation criteria document that establishes how proposals will be assessed and ranked.