Jefferson County sheriff seeks support for multiple grants, says office turned down two federal awards over terms

David Krives, budget and finance director for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, briefed the Board of County Commissioners on July 8 about five grant requests and three congressionally directed spending proposals intended to fund deputy training, behavioral-health services and upgraded incident communications.

Krives said the smallest request is a $2,116 Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) grant to buy iPads for records staff, which would let citizens file forms electronically for field handgun permits and open-records requests. “Grant is for $2,116 there is no match required,” Krives said, and the office asked the board for formal support of the application and authority to add any award to the sheriff’s budget via a supplemental appropriation.

Krives described two small Colorado Incident Management Team grants totaling $20,500 aimed at training and supplies for the county’s multiagency incident management team. “This grant would . . . provide funding for some required training for management team members and supplies to enhance…