Colorado Revised Statutes Title 8. Labor and Industry § 8-3.7-202. Statewide welcome, reception, and integration grant program--created--rules

(a) Conducting an intake and assessment of needs;

(b) Providing cultural orientation;

(c) Providing case management;

(d) Distributing emergency and transitional supplies, including food and clothing;

(e) Providing employment services or referrals to employment services, including career coaching, counseling, navigating, training, including training on workers' rights and identifying how to address and avoid exploitation, certification and licensure, and job placement;

(f) Providing housing, housing-related services, or referrals to housing, including advising about the obligations under a lease, paying security deposits, conducting background checks and home visits for sponsors, and orienting migrants to rent and online payment systems;

(g) Providing English as a second language classes or a referral to English as a second language classes;

(h) Providing financial orientation, including understanding credit, loans, and unbanked issues for undocumented individuals;

(i) Providing or providing referrals to mental health services;

(j) Providing referrals to physical health services;

(k) Providing services or referrals to disability services;

(l) Assisting migrant parents to enroll their children in public school or summer programs, including early childhood programs, to enable the parents to find employment and to help the parents navigate school and summer program systems;

(m) Providing interpretation and translation services;

(n) Providing transportation, bus passes, and orientation to the bus and transportation system;

(o) Providing immigration legal assistance or referrals to immigration legal services; and

(p) Other eligible expenses, as determined by the department and the administering entity in consultation with community-based organizations.

(3)(a) The department shall issue a request for proposals for a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the federal “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” to administer the grant program. The department shall select and contract with a nonprofit organization that has a statewide reach of organizations serving migrants and demonstrated expertise in:

(c) The administering entity shall collaborate with the department to develop the grant application, the application process, and the selection process for grant recipients that are culturally competent and linguistically accessible and comply with the state “Procurement Code”, articles 101 to 112 of title 24.