OAJJA: Law Enforcement Assistance Grant Program (LEAGP)

The Law Enforcement Assistance Grant Program (LEAGP) was created by the Colorado legislature to allow law enforcement agencies to apply for grants up to the amount of money that the agency can establish it would have received except for Section 16-13-306.5 or 16-13-504.5 C.R.S. which limited receipt of forfeiture payments from federal agencies after August 9, 2017.

Amount Available: $1,000,000.00

Project Application DEADLINE: CLOSED

• Announcement Date: TBD
• Application Deadline: TBD
• Funding Decision Announced: TBD

• Reconsideration/Appeals Deadline: TBD
• Grant Agreement Issuance: TBD
• Award Period: TBD

Seizing law enforcement agencies, as defined in Section 16-13-301 (2.7), eligible for reimbursement for money that the agency would have received except for section 16-13-306.5 or 16-13-504.5 C.R.S.

One application per law enforcement agency per funding year will be permitted with the exception of law enforcement agencies serving as the fiscal agent for Multi-Jurisdictional Task Forces (MJTF) seeking reimbursement as individual agencies and then also as a fiscal agent of a MJTF.

What is Fluxx?

Fluxx is the official grants management system (GMS) for the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ).

A Fluxx account must be created to view the details of a grant, requirements, access application materials, and much for all grants administered by DCJ. 

This platform is the central hub for all grant-related activities. Applicants use Fluxx to find funding opportunities and submit applications. Grantees must create a Fluxx account to use the portal, manage every aspect of an award, including:

• Submitting Financial and Narrative Reports
• Requesting Payments
• Filing Project Modifications
• Communicating with Grant Managers

Fluxx is designed to be a robust and accessible system that streamlines the entire grant lifecycle, reducing administrative burden and simplifying grant management for our community partners.

Create / Login to Fluxx

Grant Technical Assistance

The job aids below will assist grantee's in navigating the Fluxx grant management system.  A Fluxx account must be created to view the full details, requirements, access application materials, and much for all grants administered by DCJ. 

Below are the job aids for Fluxx:

• How to Login to Fluxx.io
• Need Help Resetting your Password?
• New Organization Guide
• Add New Users
• Organization and User Permissions
• Complete and Submit a Payment Request
• Create, Complete, and Submit DCJ Modification Forms

If you experience problems or have questions about how to use Fluxx, contact dcjgms@state.co.us

C.R.S 16-13-306.5 - Limitations on receipt of forfeiture payments from federal agencies

(1)  A seizing agency or participant in any joint task force or other multijurisdictional collaboration shall accept payment or distribution from a federal agency of all or a portion of any forfeiture proceeds resulting from adoption or a joint task force or other multijurisdictional collaboration only if the aggregate net equity value of the property and currency seized in a case is in excess of fifty thousand dollars and a forfeiture proceeding is commenced by the federal government and relates to a filed criminal case.
(2)  Subsection (1) of this section shall not be construed to restrict seizing agencies from collaborating with a federal agency to seize property that the seizing agency has probable cause to believe is the proceeds or instruments of a crime through an intergovernmental joint task force.

C.R.S. 16-13-504.5 - Limitations on receipt of forfeiture payments from federal agencies

(1)  A seizing agency or participant in any joint task force or other multijurisdictional collaboration shall accept payment or distribution from a federal agency of all or a portion of any forfeiture proceeds resulting from adoption or a joint task force or other multijurisdictional collaboration only if the aggregate net equity value of the property and currency seized in a case is in excess of fifty thousand dollars and a forfeiture proceeding is commenced by the federal government and relates to a filed criminal case.
(2)  Subsection (1) of this section shall not be construed to restrict seizing agencies from collaborating with a federal agency to seize property that the seizing agency has probable cause to believe is the proceeds or instruments of a crime through an intergovernmental joint task force.

C.R.S. 16-13-301 - Definitions

(2.7) "Seizing agency" means any agency that is charged with the enforcement of the laws of this state, of any other state, or of the United States and that has participated in a seizure or has been substantially involved in effecting a forfeiture through the development of evidence underlying the claim for forfeiture or through legal representation pursuant to this part 3. The department of corrections, the division of parks and wildlife in the department of natural resources, and a multijurisdictional law enforcement task force shall be deemed to be included under this definition.