§ 25-20.5-304 — Grant program

Colorado § 25-20.5-304

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 25: Public
• Art.: Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment

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(1) The program shall fund programs and
initiatives that provide evidence-based education and intervention strategies for
cancer, cardiovascular disease, and chronic pulmonary disease prevention, early
detection, and treatment through a competitive grant program which shall be
overseen by the review committee. The state board, upon recommendations of the
review committee, shall adopt rules that specify, but need not be limited to, the
following:

(a) The procedures and timelines by which an entity may apply for program
grants;

(b) Grant application contents;

(c) Criteria for selecting the entities that shall receive grants and
determining the amount and duration of the grants;

(d) Reporting requirements for entities that receive grants pursuant to this
section; and

(e) The qualifications of an adequate proposal.

(2) The review committee shall review the applications received pursuant to
this section and submit to the state board and the executive director of the
department recommended grant recipients, grant amounts, and the duration of
each grant. Within thirty days after receiving the review committee's
recommendations, the executive director shall submit his or her recommendations
to the state board. The review committee's recommendations regarding grants for
projects impacting rural areas shall be submitted to the state board and the
executive director of the department of local affairs. Within thirty days after
receiving the review committee's recommendations, the executive director of the
department of local affairs shall submit his or her recommendations to the state
board. The state board shall have the final authority to approve the grants under
this part 3. If the state board disapproves a recommendation for a grant recipient,
the review committee may submit a replacement recommendation within thirty
days. In making grant recommendations, the review committee shall follow the
intent of the program as outlined in section 25-20.5-302. The state board shall
award grants to the entities selected by the review committee, specifying the
amount and duration of each grant award. In reviewing and approving grant
applications, the review committee and the state board shall ensure that grants are
distributed statewide and address the needs of Colorado's disparate populations,
as well as the needs of both urban and rural residents of Colorado. Grants providing
for treatment services shall not exceed ten percent of the total amount of grant
funds distributed in any given year.

(3) (a) For the prevention, early detection, and treatment of cardiovascular
disease, the review committee and the state board are encouraged to consider
programs that address the major risk factors of cardiovascular disease including
but not limited to blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes screenings.

(b) For the prevention, early detection, and treatment of cancer, the review
committee and the state board are encouraged to consider programs to increase
screening for cancer including but not limited to colorectal cancer screening.

(c) For the prevention, early detection, and treatment of chronic pulmonary
disease, the review committee and the state board are encouraged to consider
programs to expand the prevention, early detection, and treatment of chronic
pulmonary diseases.

(4) A minimum of ten percent of the moneys awarded through the grant
program shall be directed to projects impacting rural areas as part of the
governor's rural healthcare initiative and a minimum of ten percent of the moneys
awarded through the grant program shall be directed to each of the following three
disease areas: Cancer; cardiovascular disease; and chronic pulmonary disease;
except that, if the review committee determines that there are no adequate
proposals in a given disease or geographic area for a particular grant cycle, the
review committee may waive the ten percent requirement.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2005: Entire part added, p. 939, � 27, effective June 2.