Gray and Black Market Marijuana Enforcement Grant Program provides 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.
Donor Name: Colorado Department of Local Affairs
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2022
Size of the Grant: $900,000
Details:
The grant program has four (4) funding priorities:
- Rural areas;
- Large scale operations;
- Organized crime operations; or
- Operations that divert marijuana outside of Colorado.
In accordance with 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 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
- A municipality with a population of less than 30,000 people according to the most recent 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.
Funding Information
$900,000 for FY 22-23
For more information, visit DOLA.