(1) There is hereby created in the department the health disparities grant program, referred to in this section as the "grant program", to provide financial support for statewide initiatives that address prevention, early detection, and treatment of cancer and cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases in underrepresented populations. The office shall administer the grant program. The state board shall award grants to selected entities from moneys transferred to the health disparities grant program fund created in section 24-22-117 (2)(f), C.R.S.
(2) The state board shall adopt rules that specify, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
(a) The procedures and timelines by which an entity may apply for program grants;
(b) Grant application contents, including but not limited to how the program meets at least one of the program criteria specified in section 25-20.5-302 (1);
(c) Criteria for selecting the entities that shall receive grants and determining the amount and duration of the grants;
(d) Reporting requirements for entities that receive grants pursuant to this section;
(e) Criteria for the office and the state board to determine the effectiveness of the programs that receive grants pursuant to this section.
(3) The commission shall appoint a review committee to review the applications received pursuant to this section and make recommendations to the commission regarding the entities that may receive grants and the amounts of the grants. The commission shall finalize the recommendations for funding and provide them to the state board. Within thirty days after receiving the commission's recommendations, the state board shall award grants to the selected entities, specifying the amount and duration of each award. A grant awarded pursuant to this section shall not exceed three years without renewal.
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