Attorney General, Colorado

The Colorado Attorney General's Office, through its Department of Law division, is a state government entity that serves as a critical law enforcement and legal services provider for the State of Colorado. Registered in SAM.gov since April 2009, the Department of Law receives federal grant funding to support specialized investigations, prosecutions, and training initiatives that protect vulnerable populations and enhance public safety across the state. As a child entity of the Colorado Attorney General's Office, the Department of Law administers federally funded programs designed to investigate fraud, prevent domestic violence fatalities, and modernize law enforcement training standards.

The Department of Law has demonstrated sustained engagement in federal grant programs across multiple focus areas. The entity has consistently received formula grants under the State Medicaid Fraud Control Units program (CFDA 93.775) from the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, with awards dating back to at least 2021 and continuing through the current fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. These grants, valued at approximately $1 million annually, support the investigation and prosecution of Medicaid provider fraud and the examination of patient abuse or neglect within healthcare and board-and-care facilities. Additionally, the Department of Law received a $499,914 project grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (CFDA 16.710) to enhance basic law enforcement training curricula with de-escalation skills, partnering with Force Concepts to develop scenario-based exercises integrating de-escalation and trauma-informed policing methodologies. Through sub-grant awards administered by the Colorado Department of Public Safety, the Department of Law has led the implementation of the evidence-based Lethality Assessment Program across Colorado since January 2022, with ongoing funding and expansion efforts to train law enforcement agencies and strengthen partnerships between agencies and domestic violence service providers to reduce domestic violence-related fatalities.