Colorado § 8-3.7-203 - Administering entity - duties - funding.

§ 8-3.7-203. Administering entity - duties - funding.

(1) The administering entity shall:

(a) Administer the grant program pursuant to this part 2, including establishing and implementing, in collaboration with the department, the process by which a community-based organization may apply to receive a grant;

(b) Conduct statewide outreach to ensure that all community-based organizations that serve migrants are aware of the opportunity to apply for a grant;

(c) Convene a statewide selection panel with the department that includes representation from impacted communities to select grant recipients based on the following criteria:

(I) Demonstrated historical commitment to working with and in the immigrant and migrant populations providing services;

(II) Demonstrable ability to respond to emerging needs of the migrant population;

(III) Experience in providing any of the services described in section 8-3.7-202 (2); and

(IV) Experience in managing private or public contracts or grants; and

(d) Submit an annual report to the department pursuant to section 8-3.7-204 (1) regarding the number of migrants served, the types of services provided, the number of referrals for services provided by other grant recipients, the migrants' level of satisfaction for the services received, key barriers to receiving services, including, if possible, the number of migrants who requested and were not able to access and receive services and the reasons why.

(2) (a) In selecting grant recipients, priority must be given to grant applicants who provide two or more of the services described in section 8-3.7-202 (2)(c), (2)(e), or (2)(f).

(b) In selecting grant recipients, the administering entity shall give consideration to grant applicants that are based in, or serve populations in, rural and nonmetro areas with limited access to resources.

(3) Of the money transferred to the fund, the department shall not use more than ten percent to compensate the administering entity to offset the costs that the administering entity incurs in administering the grant program and in providing assistance to grant recipients for capacity building to ensure compliance with the grant program and successful execution of the grant program's goals. The department shall not agree to pay any additional amount of remuneration to the administering entity from the state. The department shall compensate the administering entity with funds from the appropriation for purposes of this section.

Source: L. 2024: Entire part added, (HB 24-1280), ch. 437, p. 3056, § 1, effective August 7.