Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) - Deadline August 31, 2019

Posted: August 29, 2019

Program Purpose: To provide financial assistance grants annually to local law enforcement agencies and district attorneys through the local governments for the investigation and prosecution costs associated with unlicensed marijuana cultivation or distribution operations.

By filling out the online portal application, Colorado County and Municipality applicants are opting into the grant program. Grant amounts will be determined by population formula.

The grant program has four (4) funding priorities:

  1. Rural areas;
  2. Large scale operations;
  3. Organized crime operations; or
  4. Operations that divert marijuana outside of Colorado.

In accordance with statute, CRS 24-32-119, rural areas will receive priority funding. To achieve this, rural area population figures will be weighted heavier. Rural areas are defined in C.R.S. 24-32-119 as:

  • a) a county with a population of less than 200,000 people, according to the most recently available population statistics of the United States Bureau of the Census; or
  • b) a municipality with a population of less than 30,000 people according to the most recent available statistics of the United States Bureau of the Census, that is located 10 miles or more from a municipality with a population of more than 50,000 people.

DOLA will confirm applicants meet the “rural area” definition at the time of submittal.

Total Funding Available:

  • $5,8000,000 annually

Application Timeline:

  • July 3, 2019: Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) distributed and applications posted through the on-line grants portal
  • August 31, 2019: Application due date

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