SB22-185 Summary

• Expands the Strategic Investments in Aging Grant Program to include eligible organizations beyond area agencies on aging, allowing the state department to determine other appropriate entities aligned with state aging plans and strategies.

• Adds community assessments, data collection, research, pilot programs, and demonstration projects as eligible grant-funded activities, with emphasis on equity and consistency with state aging action and strategic plans.

• Requires coordination with the Colorado Energy Office to incorporate energy efficiency, renewable electricity, and electric vehicle initiatives for older Coloradans into grant funding decisions.

• Changes annual reporting requirement from 2023 onward (previously repealed in 2022) to include grant program impact on health, equity, well-being, and security of older Coloradans.

• Makes fund money continuously appropriated to the state department for program implementation and allows interest earned on fund deposits to remain in the fund rather than transfer to the general fund.