Colorado Revised Statutes Title 35. Agriculture § 35-73-105. Powers and duties of the department

(a) Seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this article 73, but the department shall not pledge the faith or credit of the state of Colorado or any county or other political subdivision. In connection with the gifts, grants, or donations, the department may enter into an agreement or contract.

(b) Administer and expend the following money to plan, develop, or implement programs authorized in section 35-73-104:

(c) Provide grants, loans, and other resources to eligible entities to perform soil health activities;

(d) Unless otherwise specified by the grantor or donor, use any money received from a political subdivision of Colorado, the United States government, or an agency of or corporation of the United States government to serve as a matching fund for soil health activities; or

(e) Cooperate and collaborate, including entering into an agreement, to:

(a) Make money available for demonstration projects, educational projects, implementation projects, or research projects grants to eligible entities;

(b) Minimize the use of money by grant recipients for costs not directly related to grant outcomes, such as administrative expenses or other expenses related to overhead;

(c) Establish a monitoring and oversight procedure to ensure that money is being spent as intended; and

(d) Establish protocols that ensure the confidentiality, in accordance with section 35-73-107, of agricultural producer, landowner, land manager, and land information, including with respect to a state soil health inventory and platform and state soil health testing program.