Benta Birkeland
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-29-2025 6PM EDT
Cuts are happening across the country. In notifying Colorado about it, the federal government said now that the pandemic is over, these grants are no longer necessary. For NPR News, I'm Benta Birkeland in Denver.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-29-2025 6PM EDT
The funding is the last of the COVID relief money approved by Congress in 2020. The state has been using it for things like childhood vaccinations and substance abuse treatment and preparing for future disease outbreaks. Democratic Representative Emily Sirota sits on the state's budget committee.