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Adams County presents slate of Community Enrichment Grant recommendations; commissioners seek accountability for tattoo-removal pilot
Summary
County staff recommended awards from the Community Enrichment Grant program across three tiers totaling recommended grants from $10,000 to $100,000. Commissioners pressed staff to add reimbursement and reporting requirements for a $10,000 tattoo-removal pilot aimed at survivors and former gang members.
Adams County staff on Monday presented the advisory committee’s recommended awards for the Community Enrichment Grant (CEG) program and asked the Board of County Commissioners to send the slate to public hearing.
The grant manager, Carla Estrada, said the 2025 application round produced 110 submissions, 76 viable proposals and roughly $765 million requested. The advisory committee recommended awards across three tiers: Tier 1 (community stabilization, $500,000 total allocation), Tier 2 (regional and systemic impact, $200,000 allocation) and Tier 3 (innovation and emerging needs, $100,000 allocation). Individual recommended awards ranged from $10,000 to $100,000. Staff asked the board to approve moving the recommendations to a public hearing and to finalize grant agreements after that process.
Why it matters: The CEG is intended to fund county-based organizations delivering services that “improve the health, welfare and quality of life” of…
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