Program Contact
Drake Brownfield - drake.brownfield@state.co.us (Send Email)

Financial Contact
Jessica Leathers - jessica.leathers@state.co.us (Send Email)

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Overview (specific to this program)

Overview

The Supporting Recovery Programs Persons Who Wander Grant Program is a funding opportunity offered through the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for fiscal year 2025.

The intent of the Supporting Recovery Programs Persons Who Wander Grant Program is to provide grant funding to assist local governments or their designees in locating persons with medical conditions such as alzheimer's disease and related dementias, autism, brain injury, or developmental, cognitive, neurological, or chromosomal disorders by encouraging county sheriffs' departments, municipalities, and county or municipal designees to establish recovery programs and provide tools that will increase the chances of saving the lives of lost and missing persons.   

Resource: SB22-187 Supporting Recovery Programs Persons Who Wander

Project Application DEADLINE: November 8, 2024

Additional Resources

• Application Instructions URL: https://cbi.colorado.gov/law-enforcement-grant-application-instructions
• FAQs URL:  https://cbi.colorado.gov/grant-application-faqs

About the Funding Agency: 

The mission of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to pursue justice and ensure a safer Colorado by providing excellence in background and criminal investigations, forensic services, and the management of statewide criminal justice information. We accomplish this through leadership and collaboration.

Program Description

Purpose of the Funds

To assist local governments or their designees in locating persons with medical conditions such as alzheimer's disease and related dementias, autism, brain injury, or developmental, cognitive, neurological, or chromosomal disorders by encouraging county sheriffs' departments, municipalities, and county or municipal designees to establish recovery programs and provide tools that will increase the chances of saving the lives of lost and missing persons. 

Statutory Authority

C.R.S. 24-33.5-415.9. Local recovery programs for persons who wander - administration - rules - grants to local governments - requirements for recovery programs for persons who wander - website - cash fund - legislative declaration - definitions.

Eligible Activities

The grant funding may be used by a county, any combination of counties, municipality, any combination of municipalities, any combination of counties and municipalities, or designees for the following purposes only: 

• Equipment costs
• Technology costs
• Training of search personnel
• Outreach about recovery programs for persons who wander
• Any other costs required to implement or maintain a recovery program for persons who wander

Required Application Components

All grant applications must address all of the following:

• The specific activity the grant would fund
• Verification that participants in the recovery program for persons who wander are enrolled by their caregiver
• An estimate of the number of people who are at risk of wandering and might qualify for assistance in the community under the recovery program for persons who wander
• An estimate of the startup or maintenance cost of the recovery program for persons who wander
• Demonstration of working with organizations who provide services to individuals with medical conditions such as alzheimer's disease and related dementias, autism, brain injury, or developmental, cognitive, neurological, or chromosomal disorders, that may cause them to wander
• Description of how information will be provided to any family member of a participant in a recovery program for persons who wander about wandering, how to prevent wandering, and how to respond to wandering
• Description of availability of local funding sources

Technical Resources

General technical assistance regarding the grant application process will be offered to all applicants through webinars, office hours, and other means.

Resources for ZoomGrants:  Grants Guidance & Resources  linked to URL: https://dcj.colorado.gov/grants/grants-guidance-resources 

Public Health Action in Colorado linked to URL https://www.alz.org/professionals/public-health/state-overview/colorado 

Healthy Brain Initiative Linked to URL https://www.cdc.gov/aging/pdf/2018-2023-Road-Map-508.pdf

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)

Evaluation

Funding decisions will be made by the CBI Director or designee in consultation with the Persons Who Wander grant management staff.

Priority will be in accordance with the respective needs of each county, municipality, or designee for tracking services and the availability of local funding sources, as documented in the grant applications. Awards to qualifying counties, municipalities, and designees shall be prorated in accordance with the availability of state grant funds money. 

Applications will be evaluated on the following criteria:  

• Specific activity requested for grant funding
• Availability of existing funding sources in your community to address locating wandering persons with medical conditions  such as Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias, autism, brain injury, or developmental, cognitive, neurological, or chromosomal disorders 
• The prevalence of people who are at risk of wandering and might qualify for assistance in the community covered by the recovery program for persons who wander
• Collaboration efforts with caregivers and organizations who provide services to individuals with medical conditions such as Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias, autism, brain injury, or developmental, cognitive, neurological, or chromosomal disorders, that may cause them to wander
• Description of how information will be provided to any family member of a participant in a recovery program for persons who wander about wandering, how to prevent wandering, and how to respond to wandering

Applications that are denied funding may submit an appeal within three (3) days of notification; however, appeals may only contain clarifying information specific to the reasons noted in the denial notification and can not contain new information. 

Additional Information

Grant Agreements

If awarded, grantees will receive additional information regarding administrative requirements.

Sample Grant Agreements Link to https://osc.colorado.gov/spco/central-contracts-unit/contract-grant-forms 

Post Award Reporting Requirements

The grantee will be required to submit financial and programmatic reports describing how the grant funds were utilized, including reporting of search and rescue statistics using technology

obtained under this section, implementation and maintenance policies, and other relevant information on performance metrics. These reports will be required quarterly and on or before August 1, 2024 and on or before August 1 each year thereafter as funding is available. Performance metrics will be outlined at the time of the award.

Program Schedule

Announcement date: October 30, 2023 

Application deadline: January 26, 2024

Funding decision announced: early February 2024

Reconsideration/appeals deadline: Approximately 3 days following Denial Notification

Grant Agreement Issuance: early February 2024

Award Period: February 12, 2024 - June 30, 2024

How To Apply

The Supporting Recovery Programs Persons Who Wander Grant Program Announcement, Application, and Application Instructions can be obtained through Colorado’s online application system, ZoomGrants.

Apply Now in ZoomGrants.  https://www.zoomgrants.com/zgf/Wander 

Project applications must be submitted on or before FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023.  ZoomGrants support ends at 5:00PM MST.  

PROJECT APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE.  

Failure to submit a complete project application may result in denial of funding.

We highly recommend applicants read all of the Application Instructions and review the FAQs. 

The grant announcement, application, and instructions can be obtained in the library on ZoomGrants.

Questions

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is committed to a fair and impartial competitive application process. As such, any grant programmatic application questions and answers will be posted on the FAQs website. Please check back to this website frequently so you are getting the most up-to-date information.

Questions about grant program & requirements

Grant Specialist, Drake Brownfield

Colorado Bureau of Investigation

690 Kipling Street

Denver, CO 80215

Direct: 303-239-4248

E-mail: drake.brownfield@state.co.us

Questions about ZoomGrants & Technical Support

If you experience problems or have questions about how to use ZoomGrants, please contact dcjgms@state.co.us.