§ 26-6.8-101 — Definitions

Colorado § 26-6.8-101

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 26: Human
• Art.: Tony Grampsas Youth Services Program

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As used in this article 6.8, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Board means the Tony Grampsas youth services board created in
section 26-6.8-103.

(2) Entity means a local government, a Colorado public or not-for-profit
school, a group of public or not-for-profit schools, a school district or group of
school districts, a board of cooperative services, an institution of higher education,
the Colorado National Guard, or a private nonprofit or not-for-profit community-based organization.

(3) Executive director means the executive director of the state
department of human services.

(4) Grant program or program means the Tony Grampsas youth services
grant program created in section 26-6.8-102.

(5) Intermediary entity means an eligible entity that applies for a grant to
promote and support evidence-based or evidence-informed strategies or programs
with subcontracted entities and:

(a) Interacts with local, community-based organizations, as well as with
statewide or nationwide entities, to effectively monitor a specific evidence-based or
evidence-informed strategy or program;

(b) Has the capacity to provide a variety of services to local programs that
implement the same specific evidence-based or evidence-informed strategy or
program as the intermediary entity, including the following services:

(I) Community preparation for program implementation;

(II) Staff training on the evidence-based or evidence-informed strategy or
program;

(III) Technical assistance;

(IV) Program monitoring;

(V) Liaison for entities that develop or oversee a specific evidence-based or
evidence-informed strategy or program;

(VI) Evaluation coordination; and

(VII) Financial administration through subcontracts;

(c) Serves as the fiscal and coordinating entity with the intent of
subcontracting grant-related services to community partners;

(d) Allocates fifty percent or more of the entity's budget to partner entities;

(e) Has an application process to identify partner entities either prior to
submitting the grant application or once the entity receives the funding notification;
and

(f) Has a memorandum of understanding with each partner entity that is a
subcontracted entity.

(6) Multi-entity means an eligible entity that applies for a grant in
collaboration with a partner entity and:

(a) Has an established collaborative partnership between two or more
entities for the purpose of providing community-based services;

(b) Has one lead entity that enters into subcontracts with other partner
entities and:

(I) Serves as the liaison to the grant program as the primary contact and
coordinates and submits all required grant program reports pursuant to section 26-6.8-102 (6) on behalf of the partner entities;

(II) Manages and coordinates all grant program procedures for the partner
entities;

(III) Conducts program monitoring with partner entities to ensure alignment
with the grant program;

(IV) Coordinates grant program-related evaluation processes with the
partner entities; and

(V) Allocates fifty percent or more of the lead entity's budget to the partner
entities; and

(c) Has a memorandum of understanding with each partner entity
participating in the collaborative.

(7) Single entity means an eligible entity that applies for a grant
independently despite any programmatic collaboration that may exist with other
service providers.

(8) State department means the state department of human services.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2013: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 13-1117), ch. 169, p. 573, � 5, effective July 1. L. 2022: IP and (2) amended, (SB 22-037), ch. 23, p. 148, � 1, effective March 17. L. 2025: Entire section amended, (SB 25-197), ch. 256, p. 1271, � 2, effective August 6.