HB24-1430  Grant Program

During the 2024 Colorado Regular Legislative Session,) passed and was signed into law by Governor Polis on June 2, 2023. SB23-257 provided CATPA with $5 million from the general fund to be used for the following purposes: 1) Implementing a statewide program to increase awareness of automobile theft; 2) Implementing programs to support victims of automobile theft; 3) Additional overtime for law enforcement agencies; 4) Implementing a dedicated automobile theft prosecution program; 5) Enhancing and upgrading the automobile theft tracking and reporting system; or 6) Any other direct or indirect costs associated with the implementation of the automobile theft prevention grant program.

Grant Period: October 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025

Date of Announcement: May 21st, 2024

Application Deadline:  June 25th, 2024

Application Information: Closed

Application information includes, Grant Manager's Guidance Manual and related documents to this Grant for reporting and general information. Further information can be found Here. 

Awarded HB24-1430  Programs

The Attorney General’s Auto Theft Initiative (AG Initiative)  was awarded $121,677  for an investigator to assist their prosecutor. The AG Initiative emphasizes prosecuting individuals or groups of individuals working in a coordinated fashion such that the patterns of their conduct rise to the level of violation of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA).

Arvada PD - Theft Prevention 

This is a single agency program, awarded $3,271 to buy GPS trackers to provide their citizens who have high theft risk vehicles. 

Colorado State Patrol - Auto Theft Intelligence Coordination Center - ATICC

The ATICC was awarded $33,600 for personnel costs and improvement of technology

Colorado State Patrol - Beat Auto Theft Through Law Enforcement (BATTLE)

This program was awarded $3,250,  BATTLE is a statewide law enforcement multi-agency task force providing agencies to work beyond their department limitations to combat auto theft. BATTLE aims to identify and arrest auto theft suspects, and recover stolen vehicles, by pooling resources utilizing advanced technology and sharing intelligence. BATTLE strives to increase communication among Colorado law enforcement agencies to identify chronic repeat offenders of vehicle crimes and collaborates with the CATPA metropolitan auto theft task force.

Brighton PD - Office for Victim Assistance

This is a multi-jurisdictional project, including the cities of Brighton, Ft Lupton, Lochbuie, and Commerce City, and was awarded $301,080 for victims support and personnel costs related to the victims support. 

CATPA - Statewide Auto Theft Awareness Campaign

This is a multi-jurisdictional statewide public outreach project awarded $450,000 for education/outreach and victim support.  The program will support statewide law enforcement agencies and will use marketing content for tv, radio, and other means to message auto theft awareness. Additionally they will purchase anti-theft devices for distribution.

Colorado District Attorneys Council - Enhanced Regional Auto Theft Prosecution Assessment

This is a statewide multi-jurisdictional project awarded $1,381,359 to create a dedicated district attorney prosecution program.  The project will support the stand up of prosecution practices as they relate to motor vehicle theft across the State.

City of Lakewood - CATPA-Metropolitan Auto Theft Taskforce 

This is a multi-jurisdictional project awarded $1,489,835 for full-time multi-agency enforcement task force initiative.  This Denver-metro area investigative team increases communication and collaboration among auto theft investigators and takes a centralized approach in identifying, apprehending and prosecution of vehicle crime offenders, who normally commit crimes across multi-jurisdictional boundaries.  C-MATT is instrumental in arresting multiple offenders including those involved and adjudicated in organized crime and collaborates with the CATPA statewide auto theft task force.

Colorado State Patrol - Victims Services Unit

The office of Victims Services was awarded $315,000 for the direct support of victims of auto theft in Colorado.

SB08-60 CATPA Grant Program

During the 2003 Colorado Regular Legislative Session, House Bill 03-1251 (HB03-1251) passed and was signed into law by Governor  Owens on April 22, 2003 providing a grant program for improving and supporting automobile theft prevention programs.  During the 2008 Colorado Legislative Session, Senate Bill 2008-060 (SB08-60) passed and was signed into law by Governor Ritter on June 3, 2008 amending HB03-1251.  The existing grant program under SB08-060 provides funding for improving and supporting automobile theft prevention programs or programs for the enforcement or prosecution of automobile theft crimes through statewide planning and coordination.  CATPA awards approximately $5.7 million each year, contingent upon insurance assessment collections and available funding within the CATPA Cash Fund. The CATPA Board is committed to awarding grants that will reduce automobile theft in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Public Safety through the Colorado State Patrol is responsible for management of the grant program.

Grant Period: July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025

Date of Announcement: December 15, 2023

Application Deadline:  February 7, 2024

Application Information:

Application information includes, Grant Manager's Guidance Manual and related documents to this Grant for reporting and general information. Further information can be found Here.

Awarded SB08-060 Grant Programs

Colorado Attorney General’s Office (AG’s)

The Attorney General’s Auto Theft Initiative (AG Initiative)  was awarded $210,516 for a vertical prosecutor.  This program works in conjunction with the CATPA taskforces and other law enforcement personnel, to: (1) identify significant auto theft criminal activity; (2) direct, organize and participate in targeted investigations involving multiple agencies; (3) and ultimately file appropriate charges or obtain indictments in cooperation with other state prosecutors. The AG Initiative emphasizes prosecuting individuals or groups of individuals working in a coordinated fashion such that the patterns of their conduct rise to the level of violation of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA).

Auto Theft Intelligence Coordination Center (ATICC) 

This program was awarded $834,685  This program creates and provides timely and reliable information of statewide auto theft reports to law enforcement agencies across the state and beyond.  In addition, ATTIC provides valuable data analysis to federal, tribal, national and state law enforcement agencies connecting the dots to numerous crimes.

Beat Auto Theft Through Law Enforcement (BATTLE)

This program was awarded $1,697,237 BATTLE is a statewide law enforcement multi-agency task force providing agencies to work beyond their department limitations to combat auto theft. BATTLE aims to identify and arrest auto theft suspects, and recover stolen vehicles, by pooling resources utilizing advanced technology and sharing intelligence. BATTLE strives to increase communication among Colorado law enforcement agencies to identify chronic repeat offenders of vehicle crimes and collaborates with the CATPA metropolitan auto theft task force.

Brighton PD - Office for Victim Assistance

This is a multi-jurisdictional project, including the cities of Brighton, Ft Lupton, Lochbuie, and Commerce City, and was awarded $150,000 for victims support and personnel costs related to the victims support. 

Colorado Auto Theft Investigators (CATI)

This program was awarded $299,995 for statewide training initiative to support law enforcement education pertaining to auto theft by providing basic, advance and specialized training across the state.

CATPA Public Outreach 

This program was awarded $450,000 to sustain and expand the Statewide Public Outreach program to enhancing public awareness on auto theft prevention.

CATPA Metropolitan Auto Theft Task Force (C-MATT) 

This program was awarded $1,850,370 for full-time multi-agency enforcement task force initiative.  This Denver-metro area investigative team increases communication and collaboration among auto theft investigators and takes a centralized approach in identifying, apprehending and prosecution of vehicle crime offenders, who normally commit crimes across multi-jurisdictional boundaries.  C-MATT is instrumental in arresting multiple offenders including those involved and adjudicated in organized crime and collaborates with the CATPA statewide auto theft task force.