According to a press release from the Colorado Association of Realtors (CAR), the organization’s Foundation has been awarded a $2 million grant to be distributed to victims of the December 2021 fires that wreaked havoc in Boulder County, destroying more than 1,000 residential properties.

Funded through donations from REALTORS® and REALTOR® organizations and administered by the Colorado Association of REALTORS® Foundation, the grant will provide eligible applicants up to $3,000 of assistance per household affected by the recent fires. Funding is available on a first-come, first-served basis to qualified applicants, victims of the Boulder County fires who have been displaced from their primary residence, based upon certain qualifications. The funds must be used for one of the following:

·       Monthly mortgage expense for the primary residence that was damaged by the wildfire disaster

·       Rental cost due to displacement from the primary residence resulting from the wildfire disaster

Grant details and access to the online application process are available at: https://bit.ly/CARBOCOFireRelief.

Application requests will be accepted until all funds have been distributed or until April 8, 2022. A panel of local professionals will review and verify the applications and supporting documents with relief checks issued weekly.

In addition to the $2 million grant for displaced residents of the fire, the CAR Foundation has established the Boulder County Fire Relief Fund for the victims of the Marshall and Middle Fork fires. Individual Colorado Realtors across the state donated more than $105,000 to the Relief Fund. CAR Leadership and the CAR Foundation have pledged an additional $80,000 to create an “immediate need” grant fund to provide housing-related relief assistance to those impacted.

If you’d like to donate to the Boulder County Fire Relief Fund, you can do so here.