The Colorado Division of Criminal Justice is seeking applications for its Synthetic Opiate Poisoning Investigation and Distribution Interdiction Grant Program.
Donor Name: Colorado Division of Criminal Justice
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/04/2023
Size of the Grant: $801,471
Grant Duration: 6 months
Details:
The intent of the program is to provide grant funding to law enforcement agencies for the purpose of investigating deaths and serious injuries caused by illegal synthetic opiate poisoning and for disrupting synthetic opiate supplies.
The fund provide grants to law enforcement agencies for the purpose of investigating deaths and serious injuries caused by illegal synthetic opiate poisoning and for disrupting synthetic opiate supplies.
Funding Information
$801,471
Project Period
January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024
Eligible Activities
The grant funding may be used by a law enforcement agency for the following purposes only:
- Investigating deaths and serious injuries caused by illegal synthetic opiate poisoning
- Investigating, enforcing, and prosecuting synthetic opiate importation and high-level distribution networks, including multijurisdictional and multistate investigations and enforcement operations, to reduce the supply of illegal synthetic opiates and precursor chemicals in Colorado
- Technology, equipment, and training to enhance intelligence, information-sharing capabilities, and interagency collaboration among federal, state, and local law enforcement partners regarding synthetic opiate importation and high-level distribution networks
- Analyzing emergent trends in markets, including the use of the postal service, private courier, commercial cargo, and the internet, for the import and distribution of illegal synthetic opiates through a systematic and standardized approach, including the use of novel, high-frequency, and real-time systems to enhance market surveillance.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible grant recipients include:
- Colorado law enforcement agencies per 24-32-124(1)(e)
- “Law enforcement agency” means a county sheriff’s office, municipal police force, the Colorado state patrol, or the Colorado bureau of investigation.
- Colorado District Attorney’s Office
- Multijurisdictional law enforcement task force that includes a law enforcement agency
- Police department for a private or state institution of higher education
Evaluation Criteria
Funding decisions will be made in consultation with the P.O.S.T. Board Director or Designee, the Deputy Attorney General, and the Opioid Crisis Recovery Funds Advisory Committee.
Applications will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- Specific activity requested for grant funding
- Availability of existing programs in your community to address fentanyl or other synthetic opioid investigations and/or distribution interdiction
- The prevalence of deaths related to synthetic opiate poisoning, overdose, or trafficking
- Ability to overcome barriers to performing fentanyl or other synthetic opioid death investigations or distribution interdiction
- Collaboration efforts among partners regarding synthetic opiate importation and high-level distribution networks
- Innovation of the proposal
For more information, visit Colorado Division of Criminal Justice.
