We hope you are all enjoying the beginning of spring as we approach the end of this year of the screening program. We are progressing well towards meeting our screening target, with over 12,500 colonoscopies provided by the Program since its inception in 2006. We are grateful for all of the strong partnerships and for all of the hard work.
We also want to briefly update you about our competing application for the Colorado Colorectal Screening Program (CCSP) for the upcoming fiscal year from the CCPD Grant Program.
- CCSP submitted a competitive application for funds for FY12. The RFA specified submitting an application based on flat funding (3.6M) which we did.
- CCPD funds are again at risk based on CDPHE's, the Governor’s and the Joint Budget Committee’s recommendations – proposing a reduction from $8.5M to $2.1M for the competitive grants portion of the CCPD fund for FY12. These proposed reductions are reviewed as part of the legislative budget process during April and May, so changes may still occur.
- CCSP Staff attended the CCPD Review Committee Meeting on March 11th – no clear information was gathered about what the review committee plans to do in relation to the budget reduction, the competitive review process or how programs will be affected
Further information will become available during the next CCPD Review Committee on April 8, which is open to the public (in-person and teleconference). We will try to update you after that meeting
Final decisions about funding priorities will likely be made at either the April or May CCPD review committee meeting for recommendation to the Board of Health in mid-May
CCPD Website: here if you would like to review the information they provide about funding, their review process and meeting schedules.
We are hopeful about CCSP’s future as it is a strong statewide program, but we must be realistic about the state's economy and the funding availability. We will be in touch as soon as we can. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions and please pass along to anyone else who may need to know at your site, we didn’t intend to miss anyone.
