2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 26 - Human Services Code
Article 21 - Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
§ 26-21-107.5. Colorado commission for the deaf and hard of hearing grant program - creation - standards - applications - definitions

(1) The Colorado commission for the deaf and hard of hearing grant program is hereby established to provide funding for entities to address the needs of Colorado's deaf and hard of hearing community.

(2) (a) The Colorado commission for the deaf and hard of hearing grant program subcommittee appointed pursuant to section 26-21-107.7 shall administer the grant program as provided in section 26-21-107.7.

(b) The commission shall pay the grants awarded through the grant program from moneys appropriated by the general assembly.

(c) Beginning in the 2009-10 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter subject to available moneys, the general assembly shall appropriate to the commission no more than fifty thousand dollars annually to administer the grant program.

(3) The state department shall adopt rules addressing timelines and guidelines for the grant program and establishing criteria for approving or disapproving grant applications.

(4) An entity seeking to provide services to deaf or hard of hearing persons or to enhance existing deaf or hard of hearing programs may apply for a grant through the grant program.

(5) For purposes of this section, "entity" means a local government, state agency, state-operated program, or private nonprofit or not-for-profit community-based organization.

(6) Grants shall be awarded as provided in section 26-21-107.7 (3) and in compliance with applicable state rules.

(7) Grantees shall comply with reporting requirements established by the commission.