8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1204-9-2

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 19, October 10, 2024

Section 8 CCR 1204-9-2 - Grant Award Application Process

2.1. Application Process

2.1.1. An applicant may apply for a grant during the Award Period(s) announced by the Department. Award Periods may start as early as August 15, 2023, and will be completed no later than December 31, 2024.

2.1.2. Announcement of the Award Period will include the length of time to apply and the maximum amount of grant dollars to be distributed in that period.

2.1.3. Announcements of Award Periods are at the Commissioner's discretion, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, and are based on available grant funding.

2.1.4. Announcement of an Award Period will be made on the CFA website: ag.colorado.gov/CFA.

2.1.5. Grant applications may be obtained at any time online by visiting the Department's website: www.ag.colorado.gov/CFA or a paper application can be mailed to 305 Interlocken Parkway, Broomfield, CO, 80021, if requested no fewer than ten (10) calendar days before the end of an application period.

2.1.6. The grant application will be provided in English and Spanish. Translation to another language is available upon request, but no later than ten (10) calendar days before the end of an application period.

2.1.7. A written application may be submitted in person to the Department during normal business hours, by mail, or online at any time such that it is received by the Department before the closing time and date.

2.2. Application Process Guidance and Technical Assistance

2.2.1. Applicants must ensure applications are compliant with this rule. CDA maintains a supplemental guidance document to aid in the application process. This guidance document and additional information can be found on the CFA website: ag.colorado.gov/CFA.

2.2.2. An applicant must submit a completed application and identify, in the application, how it meets the eligibility requirements, including by:

2.2.2.1. Completing an approved application form;

2.2.2.2. Identifying each proposed Eligible Use of a requested Grant Award;

2.2.2.3. Providing a budget and budget narrative;

2.2.2.4. Describing the proposed project; and

2.2.2.5. Analyzing the extent to which the proposed project will have a direct impact on increasing access to healthy food in LILA communities, including the projected increase in availability of healthy food or extent to which the proposed project will lower the price of healthy food.

2.2.3. An applicant whose application the Department has identified as meeting eligibility requirements, but whose project is not funded in a given Award Period, may revise and resubmit an application for consideration in a subsequent Award Period.

8 CCR 1204-9-2

46 CR 17, September 10, 2023, effective 9/1/2023, exp. 12/7/2023 (Emergency)

46 CR 23, December 10, 2023, effective 12/30/2023