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c. 4. A. Moves positions from over-served to underserved locations within the State in compliance with 20 CFR 641.365.
Current Narrative:
The State is sent an annual Equitable Distribution report by USDOL in the fall of each year allocating participant slot placement within the counties the State is required to serve. According to the latest report, Colorado is under-serving 68.8% of the counties and over-serving 31.3% with a combined average of over/under service of 93.0%.
The rural counties tend to be under-served and the largest urban county, Denver is over-served. The urban areas are continuing to increase in population while the rural areas are decreasing in population thus contributing to the imbalance of participation.
Colorado’s over enrollment will be reduced through attrition, participants that meet SCSEP time limitations as well as those that have found unsubsidized employment, or have left the program for various reasons. Colorado will make an effort not to enroll new participants in counties that currently are over enrolled.
Counties that are under enrolled will continue to be examined for new opportunities with host agencies and participants. The demographics of each county will be examined, looking for the cities in the underserved counties that have a high low-income older adult population. Outreach and education will be targeted to those specific communities and the residents of those communities.