Task force to prioritize grants summary
HB23-1223 created a task force (task force) to establish shared goals, objectives, and guidelines for entities to utilize in prioritizing new and existing grant money to achieve maximum impact to reduce youth violence, suicide, and delinquency risk factors.
The task force shall identify three target communities with the highest rates of youth violence, suicide, and delinquency risk factors.
Beginning July 1, 2025, the task force shall create shared goals, objectives, and guidelines for governmental and community-based organizations to prioritize the use of new and existing state grant money, as well as help community-based organizations reduce youth violence, suicide, and delinquency risk factors in the target communities by using the shared goals, objectives, and guidelines when working in intervention, prevention, and tracking statistic
Meeting materials
The meeting agendas and previous meeting notes can be found in the corresponding folders:
- Meeting Agendas (PDF docs)
- Meeting Minutes (PDF docs)
Task force meetings
Task force meetings are open to the public and are held on the fourth Monday of each month, 1-2:30 p.m.
Task force meeting schedule
- Monday, September 23, 2024, 1-2:30 p.m.
- Monday, August 26, 2024, 1-2:30 p.m.
- Monday, September 23, 2024, 1-2:30 p.m.
- Monday, October 28, 2024, 1-2:30 p.m.
- Monday, November 25, 2024, 1-2:30 p.m.
Join the meeting via Zoom
Meeting ID
- 817 4779 5524
Passcode
- 134936
Join the meeting by phone
- One tap mobile +17193594580, 81747795524# US +16694449171, 81747795524# US
Contact
For questions about the task force, please email beth.wyatt@state.co.us.
- Matt Holtman
- Behavioral Health Administration
- Adey Dimalanta
- Department of Early Childhood
- Marina Kokotovic
- Department of Education
- Michelle Romero
- Department of Education\
- Zack Allen
- Department of Education
- Derek Blake
- Department of Human Services
- Nancy Chittick
- Department of Human Services
- Kaleigh Kessel
- Department of Public Health and Environment
- Kelly Abbott
- Department of Public Safety
- Matt Lunn
- Department of Public Safety
- Meghan Jordan
- The Jacob Center
- Reyna Martinez
- San Louis Valley First Responder Outreach (representing multiple organizations)
- Bryan Sederwall
- Denver Dream Center
- Alfreda Jones
- Relevant Word Ministries
- Alyssa Lenhart
- La Plata Youth Services