§ 33-9-205 — Outdoor equity grant program - creation

Colorado § 33-9-205

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 33: Parks and
• Art.: Administration of Parks and Wildlife

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(1) The board shall
implement the grant program in accordance with this section and the policies it
establishes under section 33-9-204 (1)(c).

(2) To receive a grant, an applicant must submit an application to the board.

(3) The board shall review each application it receives and may award grants
to applicants that will directly utilize the grant to engage racially or ethnically
diverse eligible youth who are from low-income families, engage eligible youth who
are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer or questioning, engage Native
American or indigenous youth, or engage eligible youth with disabilities in such a
way so as to build sustainability and capacity for such historically underserved
communities, and so as to:

(a) Reduce barriers to the Colorado outdoors;

(b) Create pathways for formal or informal conservation of the Colorado
outdoors; or

(c) Offer environmental and Colorado outdoor-based educational
opportunities.

(4) Subject to available appropriations, grants shall be paid out of the
outdoor equity fund created in section 33-9-206.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1318), ch. 272, p. 1577, � 1, effective June 21.