Colorado HCPF: most ARPA HCBS projects nearing closeout; final CMS report due in March

The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing said in a Feb. 2025 webinar that its ARPA-funded home- and community-based services (HCBS) portfolio is nearing administrative closeout and that final reporting to federal partners will be filed in March.

Taylor Ipock, an ARPA project support administrator at the department, said during the webinar that “as of January, we have closed 55 projects,” an increase from 33 in December. Phoebe, a department presenter, later said 53 projects had closed as of Feb. 20 and that eight more were expected to complete closeout by March 31. Department presenters said staff are finalizing budgets and producing individual project fact sheets for all 61 ARPA HCBS projects.

The fact sheets are intended to summarize the original community need, what the project did, measurable impacts, and plans to sustain successful elements after ARPA funds phase out. Patrick, the webinar moderator, said the goal is to avoid one-time efforts and to document options for continuing beneficial activities.

Why it matters: the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services requires final financial and outcome reporting for ARPA funds; the department said it will submit its final quarterly report to CMS when the closeout work is finished in March. The department also said it files quarterly reports to the Joint Budget Committee of the Colorado Legislature.

What remains open: presenters noted slightly different snapshot counts at different points in the presentation; the department stated that several projects still require budget reconciliation and invoice wrap‑up before being recorded as closed. The webinar presenters said the fact sheets and final reports will be published on the department’s ARPA website for public review.