The bill directs the division of housing in the department of local
affairs (division) to award a grant to a local government in the Denver metropolitan area or a community partner in conjunction with a local government in order to build or acquire, and then facilitate, a regional navigation campus to respond to and prevent homelessness.
The bill requires the division, in collaboration with the department
of human services and the behavioral health administration in the department of human services, to establish the application requirements, review applications, select a grant recipient, and ensure the grant is only awarded after a fair and rigorous open competition among eligible applicants.
The bill creates the regional navigation campus cash fund and
requires the state treasurer to transfer $50 million from the economic recovery and relief cash fund to the regional navigation campus cash fund on July 1, 2022.
