Delays in state grants leave Colorado addiction treatment providers struggling to stay open

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Delays in state grants leave Colorado addiction treatment providers struggling to stay open

Colorado nonprofits serving people struggling with addiction say the state’s Behavioral Health Administration repeatedly changed the rules for vital grants, pushing organizations close to shutting down as they waited months for tens of thousands of dollars in reimbursement. Racquel Garcia, CEO of Castle Rock-based HardBeauty, said the organization’s bank account got down to about $700 in January — a hair’s width from forcing the peer-mentoring g…