Project Title

Recipient Organization

Project Description

Location 

Amount Requested

Aspen Airport Business Center Integrated Clean Energy Microgrid Project Phase 1(b)

Pitkin County

This project will expand the use of renewable energy at the Pitkin County Public Works campus ––including the purchase of two additional batteries and additional solar panels for facilities in Aspen.

Pitkin County

$ 2,550,000

Bruce Canyon Reservoir Design

Bureau of Reclamation

The project will fund engineering and design efforts that lay the groundwork for the proposed Bruce Canyon Reservoir. The new reservoir aims to increase drought preparedness and resiliency by increasing water storage in this economically disadvantaged area.

Huerfano County

$ 310,335

City of Northglenn Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Pilot Project

Bureau of Reclamation

This project will fund a pilot project to test the feasibility of storing water underground to prevent water loss through evaporation.

Northglenn, CO

$ 1,444,400

Clean Energy for Facilities Project

City of Northglenn, CO

This project provides solar energy to Northglenn’s Recreation Center.

Northglenn, CO

$ 800,000

CMU Main Campus Geo-Exchange Loop Expansion

Colorado Mesa University

This project will expand Colorado Mesa University’s geo-exchange heating and cooling system, the largest system in the state. This will provide a more energy efficient, cost-effective means of heating and cooling water at the university.

Grand Junction, CO

$ 2,996,000

Conejos Cooperative Project Reservoir

Bureau of Reclamation

This project will allow the Conejos Water Conservancy District, in cooperation with multiple stakeholders, to construct a new gravel lake reservoir using water from both the Conejos and the Rio San Antonio Rivers. While the primary purpose is for irrigation, the reservoir will also expand access to outdoor recreation activities.

Antonito, CO

$ 3,000,000

Corbett Creek Crossing

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

This project will fund the construction of a new series of box culverts to ensure continued access to County Road 17 during floods or other natural disasters.

Ouray County

$ 1,084,000

Craig Energy Center Feasibility Study

Tri-State Generation and Transmission

This project will allow Tri-State and the City of Craig to complete a feasibility study to develop a new center for green technologies at the Craig Energy Center. The study directly supports a coal community creating new green energy jobs and job training throughout Moffat County.

Craig, CO

$ 200,000

Dan Israel Memorial Hydroelectric Project

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

This project will empower the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe to create their own renewable energy company and increase use of hydroelectric energy in the surrounding communities. The project engages a currently wasted energy source - the Towaoc Highline Canal - by diverting the canal’s flow into a hydroelectric generator.

Montezuma County

$ 2,000,000

Denver and Arapahoe Disposal Site Renewable Natural Gas

City and County of Denver

The project will fund a City and County of Denver study to determine the potential uses of methane captured from a local landfill.

Aurora, CO

$ 150,000

El Paso County LED Retrofit Energy Efficiency Project

El Paso County

This project will fund the replacement of current lighting fixtures in all county administration buildings with LED bulbs fixtures. These new fixtures provide an estimated energy savings of 30% for El Paso County.

Colorado Springs, CO

$ 445,000

EV Fleet Management Platform

La Plata Electric Association

This project will fund electric vehicle charging and energy storage infrastructure to provide no-emission electric charging stations in Durango, CO.

Durango, CO

$ 1,950,000

Fort Garland Museum Geothermal Update and Expansion

Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center, History Colorado

This project will upgrade the existing geothermal system at the Fort Garland Museum to include the “Commandant’s Quarters” building that currently does not have a heating system. This will allow the building to use temperature control necessary to display artifacts.

Fort Garland, CO

$ 137,500

Lower Willow Creek Micro-Hydro Electric Generation Project

City of Creede

This project will help the City of Creede build a new energy system to generate electricity.. The estimated energy savings would almost entirely offset the annual energy consumption of municipal buildings in Creede.

Mineral County

$ 425,000

Pinewood Springs Energy Resiliency Microgrid

Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association

This project will allow the Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association to build an electric microgrid in rural, mountainous Pinewood Springs, which will reduce the risk of power outages in the community in the face of extreme weather events.

Lyons, CO

$ 425,000

Renewables and Resilience Program for Non-profit Human Service Providers

City and County of Denver

This project will fund the deployment, integration, and management of renewable energy for critical service providers, such as affordable housing providers, food pantries, homeless shelters, and medical clinics in Denver's under-resourced communities.

Denver, CO

$ 3,000,000

Rio Grande Multi-benefit Infrastructure Improvement Project

Bureau of Reclamation

This project will upgrade dam infrastructure, rehabilitate four surface water diversion structures, and restore habitat along the Rio Grande River in the San Luis Valley.

Alamosa County

$ 950,000

Upgrade Telemetry Equipment

Bureau of Reclamation

This project will replace outdated equipment for the Town of Crawford’s water management system. This equipment is vital in providing real-time data of water flowing into the Town, particularly when there is severe drought.

Crawford, CO

$ 10,836

Upper Gunnison Basin Climate Action Project

Bureau of Reclamation

This project will restore the wetlands and improve the resilience of federal lands within CO's Upper Gunnison Basin. The Conservancy District will deploy proven techniques to slow down and spread out water, reducing the potential for flooding while sequestering carbon and reconnecting the floodplain to the greater ecosystem.

Gunnison, CO

$ 540,000

West Steamboat Springs Electrical Infrastructure Upgrades

Yampa Valley Housing Authority

This project will allow the Yampa Valley Housing Authority to acquire the electrical infrastructure necessary to provide electricity to the proposed 2,300-unit Brown Ranch affordable housing development in Routt County, the largest proposed affordable housing development in Colorado.

Steamboat Springs, CO

$ 3,000,000

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Bent County Armory

Bent County

This project will enable updates to the physical infrastructure of the Las Animas Armory in Bent County. The updated building will house essential services for residents including emergency services, disaster response, public health services and education, and food distribution all in a centralized location.

Las Animas, CO

$ 807,228

Black Canyon Boys & Girls Club Capital Campaign

Black Canyon Boys & Girls Club

This project will build a new facility creating a true community center where a change for the better will happen for local youth and families. The new facility will house a gym, a teaching kitchen, a tech lab, and a community garden all available for communal use in addition to Boys and Girls Club activities.

Montrose, CO

$ 1,700,000

Critical Access Hospital & Rural Health Clinic Replacement Facility

Kiowa County Hospital District

This project will help with the construction of a new modular critical access hospital. This facility will have 25 beds, a 5-bed emergency department with limited trauma capabilities, two outpatient procedural rooms, and telemedicine suite to serve this rural region of Colorado.

Eads, CO

$ 3,000,000

ELHI Community Center

Town of Ignacio

This project will expand access to community center services for the community of Ignacio, CO. By acquiring the ELHI Community Center, multiple community non-profits will be able to continue providing services in a central location..

Ignacio, CO

$ 467,500

Fairgrounds Area Renovation

Elbert County Government

This project will relocate the main rodeo arena to allow for future growth in participation and programs at the fairgrounds. . This is the first phase of the County's work to improve and modernize the fairground.

Kiowa, CO

$ 605,000

Haxtun Health Main Street Clinic

Haxtun Hospital District

This project will help fund the final stage of the Haxtun Hospital District (HHD) Main Street Family Care Clinic, Physical Therapy, and Retail Pharmacy, providing integrated health services to the community. This funding would support the construction of the roof, interior furnishings, and clinic equipment.

Haxtun, CO

$ 2,000,000

Holyoke Community Childcare Initiative

Holyoke Community Childcare Initititive

This project will help build a new childcare facility that will benefit families, employers, and the community in northeast Colorado. Once built, it will expand access to care for over 100 children and create at least 15 jobs.

Holyoke, CO

$ 1,000,000

Kiowa County Courthouse Single Entry Point

Kiowa County

This project will help construct a new entrance for the Kiowa County Courthouse. This new entrance will expand access to the building by providing an ADA compliant elevator and updated security equipment.

Kiowa County

$ 750,000

Lake Granby Public Safety Facility

Grand Fire Protection District

This project will help build a Public Safety Facility to provide emergency services to the community and visitors of nearby federal forests, recreation areas, and national park lands. The facility will support structural and wildland fire operations, back country search and rescue, and water rescue.

Grand County, CO

$ 1,300,000

Main Street Safety Improvement and Beautification Project

Town of Nucla

This project will help Nucla make improvements to their Main Street (Highway 97). This will increase safety and revitalize the downtown area in this rural community.

Nucla, CO

$ 2,324,173

Maybell Diversion and Headgate Project

The Nature Conservancy

This project will reconstruct the historic Maybell diversion and modernize the headgate in the lower Yampa River This will increase water users’ control of irrigation water, improve aquatic habitat for at least 20 river miles, and facilitate boat and fish passage.

Granby, CO

$ 2,000,000

ML&P Building Construction

City of Delta

This project will help fund the construction of a new Municipal Light and Power (ML&P) building for a local food incubator and hub. This new facility will provide a space for upstarting chefs and producers to collaborate, while providing alternative affordable food options for the community.

Delta, CO

$ 1,000,000

Replacement Critical Access Hospital

Lincoln Community Hospital

This project will help construct a new hospital building. This will expand access to services and modernize standards of care.

Hugo, CO

$ 10,000,000

Restoration of the Historic Hugo Roundhouse as a Community Space

Lincoln County

This project will complete renovations to the Hugo Union Pacific Railroad Roundhouse This is the final phase in the restoration of a facility that will serve as a community gathering place and center for education, fostering community connections and supporting the economic rebirth of the region.

Hugo, CO

$ 1,986,827

Smart Classrooms for STEM Education and Workforce Development in Southwest Colorado

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center

This project will enhance STEM education at the Crow Canyon Archeological Center in Southwest Colorado. Updating and equipping the Crow Canyon Campus with “smart classrooms” will allow participants to engage in in-person and remote interactive learning of STEM subjects.

Cortez, CO

$ 988,500

The Kit Carson Shared Workspace

Kit Carson Rural Development

This project will help build a new shared community workspace equipped with high speed internet and meeting rooms. This will be a fully functional space for local residents to attend online trainings, access telehealth appointments, access online school courses, and accommodate any other community needs.

Kit Carson, CO

$ 100,000

The Pagosa Springs Career Technical Education and Workforce Training Center

Build Pagosa, Inc

This project will fund the construction of the Pagosa Springs Career Technical Education and Workforce Training Center to expand access to career and professional trade education programs.

Pagosa Springs, CO

$ 1,800,000

Town of Collbran Auditorium Renovation

Town of Collbran

This project will improve the historic Collbran Auditorium building, addressing critical safety issues and building improvements. This will allow the Town of Collbran to continue use of this building for community events.

Collbran, CO

$ 1,650,000

Trinidad State College - Residence Hall Renovation

Trinidad State College

This project will help Trinidad State College renovate and modernize their 60-year-old residence halls. This will bring the Residence Hall Complex in line with the College’s recently completed Renovation Program Plan and support student experience and wellbeing.

Trinidad, CO

$ 3,000,000

Ute Indian Museum Naturescape Education Project

Ute Indian Museum, History Colorado

This project will support a Naturescape play and outdoor education project at the Ute Indian Museum. The Museum will build outdoor interactive models to reflect the Native American traditions and values of the connection to the earth and nature with walking paths, traditional homes, and classrooms.

Montrose, CO

$ 80,000

Weed control tractor and mower

Alamosa County

This project will allow Alamosa County to replace outdated machinery with a new tractor and mower to mitigate weeds along county property, increasing the efficiency of this county service.

Alamosa County

$ 48,400

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U.S. Air Force Academy Cemetery Expansion

U.S. Air Force Academy

This project will expand the USAFA cemetery to accommodate future demand. Expansion will add approximately 1,300 new burial plots.

USAFA 

$ 5,000,000

New USAFA Visitor Center Interior Infrastructure and Exhibits

U.S. Air Force Academy

This project will renovate and complete the new visitor center at Air Force Academy's North Gate. The visitor center will include exhibits that provide an immersive experience to showcase the Air Force Academy, the Air Force, and the Space Force.

USAFA

$ 15,000,000

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Access to Justice Initiatives for Rural Colorado

Colorado Access to Justice Commission

This project will implement a strategic plan to reduce barriers to legal resources and representation across rural Colorado. This program works with existing access to justice initiatives on the ground to connect rural communities to virtual and in-person legal resources and pro-bono representation

Statewide

$ 627,000

AgNext: Sustainable Solutions for Animal Agriculture

Colorado State University

This project will support one year of

research and the purchase of lab equipment to study more accurate baseline emissions of cattle housed in a natural environment. This research will aid the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, enhancing food system resiliency, and providing adequate nutrition for growing populations.

Fort Collins, CO

$ 1,350,000

Denver District Attorney’s Office Human Trafficking Unit Project

Denver Mayor's Office

This project will support two positions in the Denver District Attorney’s Office Human Trafficking Unit in order to implement coordinated approaches to identifying victims of sex and labor trafficking. Expanding this program will increase the ablity to investigate and prosecute sex and labor trafficking cases and support survivors of these cases.

Denver, CO

$178,000

Denver Sheriff Department Housing Navigation Program

Denver Mayors Office

This project will create a housing navigator position at the Denver Sheriff Department to help previously incarcerated individuals secure affordable housing. This project will also assist those individuals with transportation, move-in costs, and security deposits.

Denver, CO

$ 750,000

Denver Sheriff Department Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Expansion Program

Denver Mayor's Office

This project will increase access to medication-assisted treatment to incarcerated individuals and help individuals maintain their access once released from custody. This program will help fight the opioid epidemic by offering seamless support services to at-risk individuals.

Denver, CO

$ 1,650,000

Denver’s Community-Based Violence Intervention Program

Denver Mayors Office

This project will enable the expansion of the Denver Mayor’s Office’s prevention and intervention strategies for high-risk youth and adults. Through community partnership, this program aims to integrate violence intervention and crisis response with individualized services to reach individuals most likely to experience violence.

Denver, CO

$ 799,000

Faro 3D crime and accident scene scanner

City of Thornton

This project will help the community acquire a FARO 3D scanner. This large scale laser scanning tool quickly and accurately documents crime and traffic accident scenes, facilitating more successful prosecutions.

Thornton, CO

$ 102,000

Fentanyl Strike Team

Denver Mayor's office

This project will jump-start a two officer “strike team” for targeted enforcement of fentanyl distribution networks within the City and County of Denver. A specialized team used for precision policing of fentanyl will help the Denver Police Department disrupt the distribution of the drug.

Denver, CO

$269,000

Law Enforcement Software Suite Replacement

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

This project will replace the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office software system with a new software package that would allow the department to streamline services and documents.

Jefferson County

$ 2,750,000

Mobile Command Center

City of Thornton

This project will build a mobile command post to allow for key incident command decision-making in the field. This will improve responses and communication during law enforcement operations.

Thornton, CO

$ 650,000

Night Moves Youth Violence Program

City and County of Denver

This project will enable the expansion of the Night Moves program to three new sites. Night Moves provides mental health and substance use services for youth ages 12-18 and tailors programs to the specific needs of each community.

Denver, CO

$ 350,000

Overtime Targeted Traffic Control (OTTC) Patrols to Address Gun Violence

Denver Mayors Office

This project will expand targeted traffic control patrols to address an increase in gun violence in Denver’s LoDo neighborhood.

Denver, CO

$424,000 

Pueblo PD FARO 3D Scanner

City of Pueblo

This project will help the community acquire a FARO 3D scanner. This large scale laser scanning tool quickly and accurately documents crime and traffic accident scenes, facilitating more successful prosecutions.

Pueblo, CO

$86,000 

Rapid DNA Instrument

City of Thornton

This project will provide quicker case conclusions by enabling the Thornton police department to analyze DNA samples from crime scenes and return results within 90 minutes.

Thornton, CO

$171,000 

Rio Blanco County Law Enforcement Training Center

Rio Blanco County

This project will help equip a new Rio Blanco Law Enforcement Training Center with state-of-the-art resources. This facility will be a regional hub for training, career advancement, and education programs for local law enforcement in rural northwest Colorado.

Meeker, CO

$ 350,000

RMBL Ecological Prediction Lab: Airborne Coverage to Inform Water and Forest Health Management

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

This project will help the lab acquire cutting-edge remote sensing imagery data to measure forest and watershed health. This data will be used to enable early detection of at-risk forests and help land managers target conservation and treatment efforts

Crested Butte, CO

$ 1,275,000

Solidified Natural Gas: Methane Emission Capture and Conversion

Colorado School of Mines

This project will support the research, development, design, and construction of equipment necessary to convert methane into natural gas. This will allow emissions from oil and gas operations, landfills, and wastewater treatment facilities to be captured and turned into usable natural gas.

Golden, CO

$ 3,000,000

Substance Use Navigator (SUN) at the AID Diversion Center

Denver Mayor's Office

This project will expand access to substance use treatments by partnering navigators with first responders. This program will help people understand and access behavioral health and substance use services and treatment available to them.

Denver, CO

$ 187,000

The Rifle Police Department In-Car and Body-Worn Camera Project

City of Rifle

This project will allow the Rifle Police Department to access 21st century policing equipment such as in-car and body-worn cameras. These advancements can be instrumental in providing transparency for the community, enhancing officer safety, providing reliable evidence, and supporting police-officer training.

Rifle, CO

$317,000 

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Black Economic Opportunity

AYA Foundation

This project supports programming and education to improve the economic prosperity of Black business owners and entrepreneurs, including courses on business ownership, coach and peer navigator programs, coworking spaces, and business planning events.

Denver, CO

$ 145,000

The Colorado African Small Business Accelerator Program

African Chamber of Commerce Colorado, USA

This project will support the African Chamber of Commerce small business accelerator to provide technical assistance, business development resources, and education services. This program will create economic growth and investment by empowering 36 African small businesses in Colorado.

Denver, CO

$ 1,260,000

Economic Development for Black Communities

Black Business Initiative

This project will launch an Economic Development Organization to support the needs of Black businesses in the Denver area. This organization will

provide small business navigation and technical assistance programming, and work with industry experts to identify opportunities to bring parity to Black businesses and communities.

Denver, CO

$ 800,000

Sustainable Mobile Office

The Latino Chamber of Commerce of Boulder County

This project will enable the Latino Chamber of Commerce to establish a sustainable mobile office to maintain and increase support for Latino owned businesses across Boulder County.

Boulder County

$ 250,000

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1st & Main Transit Hub

City of Longmont

This project will advance multimodal transportation improvements and expand access to the state-of-the-art transit hub in Longmont, CO.

Longmont, CO

$ 2,000,000

ADA Bus Stops

City of Pueblo

This project will install and/or remodel 100 bus stops to comply with ADA regulations, thereby expanding access for individuals with disabilities to existing fixed-route bus service.

Pueblo, CO

$ 1,000,000

Adams County Veterans Memorial Amphitheater

Adams County, Colorado

This project will support the design and construction of the Veterans Memorial Amphitheater. This facility will allow for multi-generational use by the community and honor our veterans’ service.

Brighton, CO

$ 3,000,000

Affordable Housing Modular Factory

City of Boulder Department of Housing & Human Services

This project will enable the creation of a Modular Factory to produce affordable modular homes. This facility will develop much needed workforce and affordable housing units while also partnering with local school districts to provide workforce training for students.

Boulder, CO

$ 506,000

Apache Street Workforce Housing Project

Town of Pagosa Springs

This project will support the design and construction of 64 workforce housing units.This will help address the severe lack of housing supply in a rural, tourism-driven community.

Pagosa Springs, CO

$ 1,500,000

Archway Communities Park Hill Campus Rehabilitation

Archway Housing & Services

This project will support the renovation of four historic dormitory buildings on the former Johnson & Wales University campus into affordable housing units. This development would create up to 154 affordable housing units and bring new educational and economic development opportunities to Denver’s South Park Hill neighborhood.

Denver, CO

$ 5,000,000

Assisted Living Facility Renovation

Prairie Pines

This project will renovate the Prairie Pines Assisted Living Facility so that it can remain an attractive, comfortable, safe, and vibrant place for the community it serves.

Eads, CO

$ 54,000

Boyd School Housing Development

San Luis Valley Housing Coalition

This project will aid in the renovation of the Boyd School to support an early childhood education center and apartment units. This new facility will support the local economy by providing additional housing and expanded access to childcare.

Alamosa, CO

$ 5,000,000

Building a DPL Youth Empowerment Center at Central Library

City and County of Denver

This project will create a youth empowerment center at the Denver Public Library’s Central location. The new center will connect young people and their families to a network of services ranging from trauma-informed programs, vocational support, entrepreneurial training, recreation activities, and other critical wrap-around services.

Denver, CO

$ 3,400,000

Building Futures: High Quality Early Education for ALL Children

Early Connections Learning Centers

This project will support the construction of a new state-of-the-art early education center. This will expand equitable access to high-quality early education by increasing enrollment capacity at this location by 57 percent.

Colorado Springs, CO

$ 1,000,000

Building Hope for Families Facility Construction

The Salvation Army

This project will support the construction of a trauma-informed, non-congregate shelter, and revitalize a community center on campus. This facility will house up to 85 families experiencing homelessness at a time. Together with the improved community center, this facility will help break the cycle of poverty families face and improve socio-economic outcomes in the Denver Metro area.

Denver, CO

$ 4,000,000

Burlingame Childcare Facility

City of Aspen Capital Asset Department

This project will support the construction of a new Burlingame Childcare Center which will contain eight classrooms and 2-4 affordable housing units for childcare staff. This facility will increase access to childcare opportunities and ensure providers are able to live in the community they serve.

Aspen, CO

$ 2,000,000

Buses for the New SMART Commuter Transit Service Between Montrose and Telluride

San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART)

This project will expand the fleet of transit buses for use on a new fixed-route commuter transit service between Montrose and Telluride. This new route will expand service to many small, rural communities and support the economy of the region by providing reliable commuter transportation for the workforce.

San Miguel and Montrose Counties

$ 1,120,000

Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado Truck Package

Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado

This project will enable the Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado to expand their fleet of food delivery trucks to grow and maintain services to rural and remote communities across Colorado. Care and Share provides services to 31 counties providing food pantry deliveries, picking up food donations from retail partners, and distributing food served to children through the federal Summer Food Service Program.

Statewide

$ 1,050,000

Central Corridor Rail Replacement

RTD

This project will replace existing light rail infrastructure in the Downtown Denver area. This infrastructure improvement is necessary to continue safe, reliable operation of RTD’s light rail network.

Denver, CO

$ 8,400,000

Child Advocacy Center for the Pikes Peak Region Co-Location Capital Campaign

Children's Advocacy Center for the Pikes Peak Region (DBA Safe Passage)

This project will enable the construction of a new building for the first ever co-located Children’s Advocacy Center in Colorado. This facility will co-locate and streamline services for survivors of child abuse as they move through the justice system, focusing on minimizing additonal trauma and allow for healing.

Colorado Springs, CO

$ 360,000

City Auditorium: Interior Historic Preservation with Selective Demolition

Colorado Springs Community Cultural Collective

This project will support the renovation of the City Auditorium. The updated Auditorium will serve as a vibrant hub for cultural arts and industries in the region.

Colorado Springs, CO

$ 1,003,000

City of Loveland Transit Center Building Construction

City of Loveland Transit

This project will help construct a new transit center building designed to support multiple local and regional routes. This permanent facility will address the growing needs for public transit, provide sufficient parking, and increase safety for passengers.

Loveland, CO

$ 1,480,000

City We Love

Dream Centers of Colorado Springs

This project will support Phase I of the creation of the Dream Centers’ Early Care and Learning Center. Once completed, this facility will provide trauma-informed early childcare and education programs to address the needs of vulnerable families.

Colorado Springs, CO

$ 1,300,000

Clarion Inn Denver Central

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

This project will allow the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless renovate the Clarion Inn Denver Central to provide non congregate shelter, transitional housing, and supportive housing opportunities to metro Denver’s homeless community.

Denver, CO

$ 5,000,000

Cleo Parker Campus Expansion

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance

This project will support the expansion of the Cleo Parker campus by constructing a new facility. This expansion will enable the organization to dramatically expand their education and job training programs, including partnerships with local universities and local school districts.

Denver, CO

$ 2,000,000

Clifton Community Campus Early Childhood Education Training Center

Mesa County

This project will support the construction of an early childhood education training center and community hall on the Clifton Community Campus. This will help address the estimated shortage of 4,000 licensed early childcare spots for children and families in Mesa County.

Clifton, CO

$ 2,500,000

The Commons Phase II Supportive Housing

Homeward Pikes Peak

This project will provide 69 units of low-income and permanent supportive housing. Homeward Pikes Peak uses a proven best practice that couples affordable rental housing with intensive wrap-around supportive services with the goal of keeping people housed and helping them heal from trauma.

Colorado Springs, CO

$ 3,000,000

Community Hospital Workforce Housing

Colorado West Healthcare dba Community Hospital

This project enables Community Hospital to build housing units for staff and short-term stay units for patients and their families who are seeking care at the hospital.

Grand Junction, CO

$ 4,000,000

Community Run Container Farm & Training Center

Focus Points Family Resource Center

This project expands a workforce development program, Huerta Urbana, at Focus Points’ urban farm. Participants will receive extensive technical training on container farm operations to prepare for careers in urban agriculture and food grown through this program will address urban food deserts.

Denver, CO

$ 451,000

Confluence Center at Dos Rios

RiversEdge West

This project will build and establish a land and water conservation, science, and education center.

Grand Junction, CO

$ 1,250,000

Cottonwood Pass- Blue Hill Segment Improvements in Eagle County

Colorado Department of Transportation

This project will realign and widen the existing road and improve grade, curve, and sight distance at Blue Hill. With frequent closures to Interstate 70, these improvements will allow Cottonwood Pass to better handle increased traffic.

Eagle County

$ 2,200,000

Creating a Housing and Services Hub for Youth and Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness: Renovation and Expansion of The Source

TGTHR

This project will renovate and expand an emergency shelter and drop-in center serving unaccompanied youth and young adults experiencing homelessness in Boulder County and northern Colorado. This will expand the number of available emergency shelter beds to 30, add 20 additional units of service-enriched transitional housing, and expand and improve drop-in facilities to facilitate transitions to safe and stable housing.

Boulder, CO

$ 2,000,000

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Service Center for Low-Income Latinos in Colorado

La Raza Services, Inc. dba Servicios de La Raza

This project will renovate an office building to create a Community Center to serve low-income community members. This facility will provide workforce development training, certifications, financial literacy, and a variety of wraparound services that address equity gaps and the social determinants of health.

Denver, CO

$ 2,000,000

Denver International Airport Security Screening Checkpoint Improvements

Denver International Airport

This project will enable Denver International Airport to expand its inventory of Advanced Imaging Technology (eAIT) - or body scanners - as the airport continues its Phase II expansion project. This will increase passenger safety in an organized manner. .

Denver, CO

$ 3,150,000

Dinosaur Natural Gas Infrastructure

Town of Dinosaur

This project will connect the Town of Dinosaur to the existing natural gas network in Moffat County and deliver a more reliable and environmentally conscious energy source to the residents and businesses.

Dinosaur, CO

$ 2,250,000

Downtown Walsenburg Pedestrian Enhancements and ADA Accessibility

City of Walsenburg

This project will replace and widen approximately 4.5 miles of sidewalk throughout the main thoroughfares of Walsenburg, expanding accessibility and safety for pedestrians.

Walsenburg, CO

$ 3,000,000

Dr. Felix Gilbert King's Crossing Affordable Housing

Restoration Christian Ministries

This project will create 150 units of affordable housing at the new Dr. Felix Gilbert King’s Crossing development.

Aurora, CO

$ 3,000,000

E. 88th Avenue (I-76 to Hwy 2)

Colorado Department of Transportation

This project will improve traffic operations and accommodate current and future multimodal traffic in Commerce City. This will reduce congestion, improve travel time reliability for commuter and commercial traffic, and modernize a busy traffic corridor.

Commerce City, CO

$ 2,000,000

Eagle Valley Trail

Colorado Department of Transportation

This project will help complete the last 12 miles of the Eagle Valley Trail, a 63 mile paved trail from the top of Vail Pass to Glenwood Canyon. This trail allows cyclists and pedestrians to safely travel through the mountain terrain of the Eagle Valley.

Eagle County

$ 2,000,000

El Pueblo History Museum Community Outdoor Interpretive Project

El Pueblo History Museum, History Colorado

This project will renovate the outdoor historic interpretation area at the El Pueblo History Museum including improvements to the educational gardens, blacksmith shop, and a new curandura garden. These improvements will help the museum tell the story of the diverse inhabitants that are the foundation of the City of Pueblo.

Pueblo, CO

$ 401,000

Family Confirmation Project

Family Confirmation Project

This project would purchase a facility so that program partners have a space to assist families in crisis with securing safe housing, employment assistance, financial literacy education and mental health services. Guided by a community navigator, families will temporarily reside at the facility and receive wraparound support onsite.

Aurora, CO

$ 2,000,000

Federal Inspection Station/International Terminal and Customs Facility at Eagle County Regional Airport

Eagle County Government

This project will enable the Eagle County Airport to create an international terminal and customs facility. This would help the Eagle County Airport accommodate international travel and expand the economic impact of the airport on the region.

Eagle, CO

$ 2,000,000

Fifth Street Sidewalks

Town of Walden

This project will replace three blocks of sidewalks to improve accessibility and encourage pedestrian traffic in town.

Walden, CO

$ 950,000

Floyd Hill Wildlife Crossing

Colorado Department of Transportation

This project will support the construction of a wildlife crossing at I-70 & Genesee on Floyd Hill.

Genesee, CO

$5,000,000

Fremont County Workforce Housing

Fremont Economic Development Corporation

This project will renovate and adapt two vacant buildings into workforce housing units. This will return the two buildings to viability and address the gap in affordable housing units for the local workforce in Cañon City and Florence.

Fremont County

$ 3,000,000

Fremont Street Multi-Modal Road Improvements Plan

Colorado Department of Transportation

This project will provide a multi modal transportation corridor where four schools are located and provide a safe route for pedestrians and cyclists while also alleviating traffic congestion.

Fruita, CO

$ 2,500,000

Garfield County Education Center

Garfield County

This project will remodel and expand an existing warehouse into an educational facility and community resource center and transform three acres of connected land into an outdoor classroom. This new facility will support Garfield County CSU Extension programs such as food preservation, STEM classes, and 4-H club meetings, as well as local science and outdoor educational programs.

Rifle, CO

$ 3,000,000

Georgetown Loop Railroad Railcar

History Colorado

This project will increase ridership capacity on the historic Georgetown Loop Railroad. This will allow the railroad to continue to meet demand.

Georgetown, CO

$ 500,000

Glenwood Springs Community Arts Center Historic Building Rehabilitation Project

City of Glenwood Springs, CO

This project will enable facility upgrades and exterior rehabilitation work needed to maintain the Glenwood Springs Community Arts Center Historic building for public use. The Community Arts Center hosts arts and cultural programming for residents of all ages, backgrounds, and incomes.

Glenwood Springs, CO

$ 1,960,000

Grand Junction Blackout Sports Fieldhouse

GJ Blackout

This project will enable the construction of the Blackout Sports Fieldhouse. This new facility will provide the space and resources needed to allow all local youth sports organizations and clubs to execute their operational activities, including practice, gym resources, tournament hosting, and a facility where they can host home games.

Grand Junction, CO

$ 2,500,000

Grand Junction Public Market

Waters Edge 365

This project will create a public farmers market and associated storage and processing center.This will provide local farmers and ranchers a market for their products, healthy local food to the community, a meeting and gathering space, farming and cooking education space, and storage and processing facilities for locally grown products.

Grand Junction, CO

$ 7,160,000

Grand Valley Transit Bus Replacement and Expansion

Mesa County, Grand Valley Transit in collaboration with CASTA

This project will expand the Grand Valley Transit bus fleet with four new compressed natural gas powered buses.

Mesa County

$ 1,135,000

Healthy Affordable Home Electrification Program

City and County of Denver

This project will support the electrification of space and water heat and improvements to indoor air quality in 100 affordable multifamily apartment units.

Denver, CO

$ 2,000,000

Highway 40 Shared Use Trail Connection

Colorado Department of Transportation

This project will complete a shared use pedestrian trail that would connect a number of neighborhoods, parks, other trails, retail shopping, and the only grocery store in the community.

Granby, CO

$ 1,325,000

Hope House Colorado Early Learning Center

Hope House Colorado

This project will support the construction of a new Early Learning Center on the Hope House Colorado campus in Arvada. This new facility will expand access to full-time quality licensed childcare to over 100 children of teen mothers served by Hope House Colorado.

Arvada, CO

$ 620,000

Housing and Services for Homeless Families

Haven House of Montrose, Inc (dba Haven House)

This project will enable Haven House to expand their facility. This expansion will add capacity for emergency housing for the homeless, a childcare center, very-low income apartments, and communal space for training and education programs.

Olathe, CO

$ 750,000

I-70 Remnant Parcels for Community Restoration

Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, Inc.

This project will enable the construction of 56 new affordable housing units in the Elyria Swansea neighborhood of Denver.

Denver, CO

$ 2,200,000

Improve Wadsworth Phase II: 35th to 41st Avenues

Colorado Department of Transportation

The project will support Phase II of multimodal traffic improvements critical for access for all residents. This project will relieve congestion, reduce emissions, manage access, and provide facilities for pedestrians and cyclists.

Jefferson County

$ 4,000,000

Integrative Employment Innovations

Southeastern Developmental Service

This project will support individuals with developmental disabilities achieve their fullest potential while living in their local community. This program provides educational day programs, vocational programming, transportation, medical services, independent living support, and residential living options in distressed, rural communities.

Lamar, CO

$ 8,000,000

Jackson Creek Parkway Corridor Construction

Colorado Department of Transportation

This project will support road improvements to the Jackson Creek Parkway Corridor. This will improve safety, access, and traffic capacity for residents and visitors.

Monument, CO

$ 1,000,000

Lake County Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Leadville Lake County EDC

The project will enable the Lake County Entrepreneurial Ecosystem to provide necessary financial, social, and human capital to foster entrepreneurship. This will help support a thriving small business community, drive economic vitality and community collaboration, and create the necessary jobs to support Lake County’s economy and quality of life.

Leadville , CO

$ 346,000

Las Bodegas: Art + Research + Workforce Development

Latino Cultural Arts Center

This project will help renovate a vacant warehouse into a community center that will develop and support career pipelines in audio and visual communications and digital media.

Denver, CO

$ 2,500,000

Loretto Heights Library Acquisition

City and County of Denver

This project will enable the City and County of Denver to continue renovation of the historic May Bonfils Stanton Theatre at Loretto Heights and its connected library.

Denver, CO

$ 2,500,000

Loveland Mary Blair Community Center

YMCA of Northern Colorado

This project will convert the Mary Blair Elementary School building into a community center run by the YMCA of Northern Colorado. Localresidents will benefit from a wide array of services for the entire family including sports, wellness and social programming, fitness, and aquatics in addition to high-quality affordable preschool, day camps, and before and after school care.

Loveland, CO

$ 2,500,000

Maple Street Bridge Replacement

Colorado Department of Transportation

This project will replace the Maple Street Bridge near downtown Fruita, CO. The current bridge is functionally obsolete due to safety concerns. Upgrades are necessary for further use of the bridge and connecting the community.

Fruita, CO

$ 2,060,000

Martin Luther King Library Expansion and Improvements

City of Aurora

This project will allow the Martin Luther King Library to upgrade their facility with improvements like a Library Maker Space and computer lab with 3-D printers, virtual reality technology, a video production lab, and camera/microphone/lighting equipment. This will create a state-of-the-art facility that offers a safe place for vulnerable youth.

Aurora, CO

$ 2,500,000

Mile High United Way United for Families Initiative

Mile High United Way

This project supports the construction of a new childcare center at Mile High United Way’s headquarters in Denver’s Curtis Park/Five Points neighborhood.

Denver, CO

$ 5,000,000

Mountain Metro Transit's Academy Boulevard and Hancock Expressway Transfer Center

Mountain Metro Transit, in coordination with CASTA

This project will support the design and construction of a new Transfer Center for the Mountain Metropolitan Transit (MMT) in southeast Colorado Springs. This new facility will allow MMT to improve traffic circulation and flow, increase MMT services, and improve pedestrian access to local businesses,

El Paso County

$ 1,500,000

Mt Morrison CCC Camp Workforce Development and Facility Improvements

City and County of Denver

This project will support the design and restoration of historic buildings at Mt Morrison Civilian Conservation Corps Camp. The restored facilities will serve as the center for workforce training programs and provide for continued use of the camp.

Morrison, CO

$ 2,500,000

NECALG Planning for Fixed Route Service in Morgan County

Northeastern Colorado Association of Local Governments (NECALG ), in collaboration with CASTA

This project will support the study and planning necessary to determine routes, stops, and vehicles needed for a fixed public transportation route between Hillrose, Brush, Fort Morgan, Log Lane Village, and Wiggins in Morgan County.

Morgan County

$ 65,000

Outdoor Recreation Adventure Activities Gear Libraries

City and County of Denver

This project will support efforts to make outdoor adventure activities in Denver’s Mountain Parks and Urban Parks system more accessible by establishing four outdoor recreation gear libraries. These gear libraries help Denver promote healthy lifestyles and help engage more children, families, and older adults in the outdoors.

Denver, CO

$ 800,000

Permanent Home for Riverside Educational Center

Riverside Educational Center

This project will allow for the Riverside Educational Center to create a new permanent home. This new center will expand capacity to provide after-school tutoring, educational enrichment, social/emotional support, career/college readiness courses, and nutritional support to over 800 students in Mesa County.

Grand Junction, CO

$ 3,000,000

Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB) North Gate Access and Safety improvements

Colorado Department of Transportation

This project will enable the City of Colorado Springs to complete an engineering design for improved multimodal infrastructure at the Peterson Airforce Base North Gate. This will improve access to non-base related retail spaces and neighborhoods.

Colorado Springs, CO

$ 500,000

Phase III - Crawford Townhomes

Housing Authority of the City of Pueblo

This project will complete Phase III of the Crawford Townhomes project. The Housing Authority of the City of Pueblo is demolishing the existing obsolete Sangre de Cristo public housing units to construct 49 family townhomes.

Pueblo, CO

$ 2,000,000

Rancho Creede Housing Development

San Luis Valley Housing Coalition

This project will preserve current units of affordable housing and construct an additional 8-10 units on site at the Rancho Creede Housing Development.

Creede, CO

$ 2,500,000

Relocation of the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport FAA Air Traffic Control Tower

Pitkin County (Aspen Pitkin County Airport)

This project will support the design of a new air traffic control tower and the demolition and removal of the existing facility. These upgrades are essential for the safety and security of the airport.

Aspen, CO

$ 2,400,000

The Roots - A Community Hub for Newcomers in Colorado

Project Worthmore

This project will renovate a previously neglected building to meet community needs. The Roots will be a hub for refugees and immigrants to gather, receive support and health care, and build community.

Aurora, CO

$ 4,000,000

Rural Homes Colorado

Rural Homes

This project will scale up the Rural Homes development approach to build affordable homes for local workforce in new rural Colorado communities.

Montrose, Montezuma, Ouray Counties

$ 3,300,000

S. Mesa Street Revitalization Project

Colorado Department of Transportation

This project will support the construction of a transportation corridor that safely accommodates all modes of travel by creating a safe, slow-speed road for pedestrians, bikes, and vehicles.

Fruita, CO

$ 1,920,000

San Luis Valley Health Workforce Housing Project

Lutheran Hospital Association of the San Luis Valley dba San Luis Valley Health

This project will renovate an apartment complex into nine affordable housing units adjacent to the San Luis Valley Health Alamosa campus. Planned renovations will make this a viable housing option for the local health care workforce and increase capacity for recruitment and retention in this rural community.

Alamosa, CO

$ 2,000,000

SanArte – Westside Reclamation Project

Su Teatro

This project will help Su Teatro expand its facility to provide additional classrooms and rehearsal rooms, affordable retail and studio space, and affordable housing.This expansion will deepen the impact of the Cultural Arts Education Institute for youth of color, expand opportunities for artists and entrepreneurs of color, increase the livability of the district, and expand cultural and economic opportunities for the entire region.

Denver, CO

$ 1,000,000

SH121- Wadsworth @Morrison Road

Colorado Department of Transportation

This project will help complete a road improvement project in Lakewood, CO. Improvements to road lands, additional sidewalk space, and updated street lighting will improve pedestrian and traffic safety.

Lakewood, CO

$ 1,900,000

Shur View / Missile Site Bluffs Open Space

City of Greeley

This project will create the Shur View/ Missile Site Bluffs Open Space and related access trails. This will provide access to outdoor space and recreation to diverse populations, create connections between residential populations and natural spaces by bike or foot, and mitigate the risks of environmental degradation to an important source of drinking water, as well as wildlife habitat.

Weld County

$ 2,250,000

Silverthorne Childcare Center

Summit County Government

This project will enable Silverthorne Childcare Authority to create a new childcare center. This new center will open approximately 60 new childcare spots and is crucial to retaining working families in the county.

Silverthorne, CO

$ 1,735,000

Southeast Colorado Springs Community Investment Trust (SECIT) - Phase III - Property Renovations and Improvements

Solid Rock Community Development Corporation

This project will support the renovation of a commercial building for the Southeast Colorado Springs Community Investment Trust to provide financial and investment services. Through financial literacy classes and investment opportunities, this organization helps community members take control of their financial future, raise the economic status of their neighborhoods, and enhance community pride.

Colorado Springs, CO

$ 1,500,000

SPMDTU Building Restoration

Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (SPMDTU)

This project will support the restoration and rehabilitation of the SPMDTU Headquarters building. Once the restoration is completed, the building will be used to host musical performances, art exhibitions, workshops, and other community events.

Antonito, CO

$ 122,000

Summit County Resource Center - Capital Project

Family & Intercultural Resource Center

This project will help renovate a building in order to house a Free Community Food Market, thrift store, and program and administrative offices for the agencies. This facility will allow local agencies to collaborate to help people meet their basic needs so the community can thrive.

Breckenridge, CO

$ 1,000,000

Surface Transportation Technologies and Education Center

Colorado State University - Pueblo

This project will support research, testing, engineering, and training services at the Transportation Technology Center outside of Pueblo. This will help establish this facility as a vibrant, engaging, and modern center for railroad and ground transportation safety, security, and innovation.

Pueblo, CO

$ 1,000,000

Thornton Community Center Construction

City of Thornton

This project will enable the creation of an accessible, inclusive, and state of the art community center. The facility will include a library, a fitness center, dedicated spaces for young children and teens, and a gymnasium to accommodate local youth sport programs.

Thornton, CO

$ 2,400,000

Thornton Fleet Electrification Phase 1

City of Thornton

This project will expand a fleet of electric vehicles for the City of Thornton’s municipal use and build out the charging infrastructure.

Thornton, CO

$ 386,000

Town of Snowmass Village Fleet Electrification Conversion

Town of Snowmass Village

This project will expand a fleet of electric vehicles to begin the transition of the Village Shuttle toward all zero emission vehicles.

Snowmass Village, CO

$ 700,000

Transfort Maintenance Facility Major Upgrades and Repairs

City of Fort Collins, Transfort in collaboration with CASTA

This project will help upgrade the Transfort Maintenance Facility, which houses the maintenance shop, full ?eet, and administrative of?ces. These upgrades will improve the safety of the facility and ensure Transfort is able to provide critical transit services to the community.

Fort Collins, CO

$ 1,500,000

UMU201 Aneth Road Planning Project

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

This project will support the design and engineering of a Transportation Plan for UMU 201 Aneth Road on the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe reservation. The Transportation Plan will allow the Ute Mountain Ute to make this transportation system safer, more accessible, and more sustainable for members of the Tribe, tourists, employees, and residents.

Towaoc, CO

$ 1,500,000

Urban Peak Shelter Reconstruction Project

Urban Peak

This project will allow Urban Peak to replace their emergency shelter and integrate additional shelter, housing, and supportive services in one location.

Denver, CO

$ 7,788,000

US-36 Broadway Multimodal Improvements

Colorado Department of Transportation

This project will provide critical safety improvements for cyclists, pedestrians, and vehicular traffic along US-36 through Lyons. This will enhance economic vitality, emergency service access, ADA accessibility and development opportunity in the area.

Lyons, CO

$ 560,000

Ute Mountain Ute Grocery Store

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

This project will help create a full-service grocery store for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. This facility will feature fresh and local products, a Native American Food Hall featuring local businesses and restaurants, a commissary kitchen for food entrepreneurs and culinary classes on nutrition and healthy eating, and a community meeting space.

Towaoc, CO

$ 2,000,000

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Rodeo Drive Multi-Family Housing Development

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

This project will develop 20 new multi-family housing units for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in southern Colorado.

Cortez, CO

$ 2,500,000

Vail Transit Bus Replacement and Charging Infrastructure

Town of Vail

This project will expand the fleet of battery electric buses and construct the associated charging infrastructure.

Vail, CO

$ 1,700,000

Veterans Memorial Community Center

Town of Palisade

This project would repair and restore the Veterans Memorial Community Center. This will include creating a stage for community use, updating the ADA compliant access to the building, and upgrading building facilities.

Palisade, CO

$ 1,000,000

The Village on San Juan

CASA of the 7th Judicial District

This project will develop 30 units of supportive housing for seniors and young adults who are homeless or at imminent risk for homelessness, have barriers to obtaining or maintaining housing, and/or have behavioral health needs.

Montrose, CO

$ 2,500,000

Wapiti Commons- An Affordable Homeownership Development by Habitat for Humanity RFV

Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley

This project will support the development of net zero affordable housing in Rifle by Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley.

Rifle, CO

$ 1,200,000

Weld Food Bank Box Truck Purchase

Weld Food Bank

This project will enable the Weld Food Bank to replace an aging truck. The new truck will be used to pick up grocery donations and food from local farmers, as well as to deliver food to partner agencies and food pantries throughout Weld County.

Weld County, CO

$ 160,000

West End Housing & Blight Remediation Project

West End Economic Development Corporation

This project will support the creation of affordable housing units in rural Montrose and San Miguel Counties by constructing new units and repurposing and removing existing structures. This will support the long-term economic viability and social livability of the community.

Montrose and San Miguel Counties

$ 900,000

West Steamboat Springs Multi-Modal Trail Connection Project

City of Steamboat Springs

This project will enable the City of Steamboat Springs to develop a sidewalk and trail connection linking outlying neighborhoods, a PreK-8 School, and a 536-acre site dedicated for future affordable housing units. This project will allow for safe, multimodal transportation opportunities and increase community connections.

Steamboat Springs, CO

$ 2,000,000

YMCA of Metropolitan Denver: Y Colorado Village

YMCA of Metropolitan Denver

This project will help build a health and wellness community center for YMCA of Metropolitan Denver. This center will expand access to childcare and provide wellness programming that addresses social isolation, food insecurity, chronic disease management, and health equity.

Denver, CO

$ 6,000,000

YMCA of Pueblo Preschool Facility Addition

YMCA of Pueblo

This project will enable the YMCA of Pueblo to expand their facility to provide an additional four preschool classrooms and move the playground. This will help the preschool to expand their capacity by 80 preschool students and better serve the community.

Pueblo, CO

$ 1,806,000

YWCA Boulder County - Persimmon Early Learning Capital Improvements

YWCA Boulder County

This project will help complete the expansion of the childcare and preschool facilities of the Persimmon Early Learning program. These new facilities will increase capacity and improve services for children and families in Boulder County.

Boulder County

$ 190,000

YWCA Pueblo Childcare Center Development

YWCA Pueblo

This project will renovate a building into a large-scale community day care center.

Pueblo, CO

$ 1,500,000

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Chaffee County North-End Public Safety Complex

Chaffee County Government

This project will help Chaffee County construct a new Public Safety Complex to house local law enforcement and emergency operations staff. This will enable Chaffee County to better respond to local emergencies.

Buena Vista, CO

$ 1,000,000

Del Norte Fire Protection District Public Safety Complex

Del Norte Fire Protection District

This project will enable the construction of a public safety complex to house local emergency operations, first responders, and a law enforcement training center.

Del Norte, CO

$ 1,500,000

Hinsdale County Operations Center

Hinsdale County

This project will enable the construction of a Hinsdale County Operations Center that will house essential County operations in one modern, energy-efficient and sustainable building. A centralized location for all emergency services will allow the county to better respond to and address local emergencies and law enforcement operations.

Lake City, CO

$ 1,400,000

Huerfano County Emergency Operation & Dispatch Center

Huerfano County

This project will help Huerfano County construct a new, permanent Emergency Operation and Dispatch Center.

Walsenburg, CO

$ 5,594,000

Jefferson County Emergency Operations Center Relocation

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office

The project will enable the renovation of a larger Emergency Operations Center. This will allow the County to better address increasing hazards and complex needs in their communities.

Golden, CO

$ 480,000

Monte Vista Emergency Disaster Resources

City of Monte Vista

This project would enable the City of Monte Vista to create a fully equipped Emergency Operations Center. This center will likely serve six counties in the San Luis Valley offering disaster response support.

Monte Vista, CO

$ 828,000

Protecting the Jewish Community's Ritual Immersion Facility

Mikvah of East Denver

The project would expand the technical and security infrastructure at the Mikvah of East Denver. This will ensure the safety of the Jewish community's ritual immersion pool and those that use it.

Denver, CO

$ 88,000

Prowers County EMT Training and Recruitment

Prowers County

This project will allow Prowers County to develop and implement a scholarship and training program for first responders. This will help address the shortage of emergency medical staff for ambulance services throughout the county.

Lamar, CO

$ 250,000

Prowers County Rural Fire Station

Prowers County

This project will allow the Prowers County Rural Fire Department to build a new fire station. Prowers County has outgrown the current space and a new station will decrease response times and increase capacity to respond to incidents in the 1,100 square miles it covers.

Lamar, CO

$ 1,125,000

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9Health:365: Delivering Preventive Health Equity Events

9Health:365

This project would support health fairs with screening, vaccinations, and education opportunities to advance health equity. These health fairs will meet the immediate preventive health needs of marginalized communities, grow awareness of community resources, and create a culture of coordinated care.

Adams and Arapahoe Counties

$ 950,000

A Strategic Plan on Climate Change and Colorado’s Mental Health Care Workforce

Colorado Health Institute

This project will develop a strategic plan for the mental health care workforce needed to address the increased burden of climate change on a behavioral health system already stretched thin by the pandemic.

Denver, CO

$ 250,000

Acquisition and Installation of the da Vinci X Single Console Surgical System

Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center

This project will enable Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center to acquire and install a da Vinci X Single Console System, which provides a magnified, high-definition 3-D image for more precise surgical capabilities. This system will improve patient care, lower health care costs, and expand access to lifesaving procedures closer to home for residents across the region.

Walsenburg, CO

$ 1,000,000

ADA Accessible Van for the Haven Assisted Living and Community Center

Northwest Colorado Health

This project will purchase an ADA accessible van to transport older adults to community settings and events, medical appointments, and social gatherings for the Haven Assisted Living and Community Center. This project will support better quality of life, decreased isolation, affordable housing, and intergenerational community in rural Colorado.

Hayden, CO

$ 80,250

Adams State Student Success Guides and Coaches Program

Adams State University

This project will enhance mental health support services to address high rates of mental health crises in college students. Expanding access to mental health and advisory services will help improve retention and completion rates.

Alamosa, CO

$ 1,500,000

Addressing Equity in Early Childhood: a Systems Approach

Institute for Racial Equity and Excellence

This project will develop a program to train a diverse coalition of early childhood educators. This program will address the shortages in providers of color and ensure a network of technical assistance for licensing compliance, career guidance, mental health services, and business support.

Aurora, CO

$ 663,000

AuMHC Acute Care Center Construction

Aurora Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center

This project will support the design and construction of a new 50,000 square foot Acute Care Center. The new facility will co-locate walk-in crisis services, substance use programs, and in-patient stabilization units to provide one immediate access point for all mental and behavioral health care services.

Aurora, CO

$ 8,901,000

Auraria Learning & Employment Ecosystem

Community College of Denver

This project will pilot a workforce development program for students in business and information technology programs. This program will provide students with the data and support to navigate their career aspirations.

Denver, CO

$ 3,000,000

Best Buddies in Colorado Inclusion Project for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Best Buddies International, Inc.

This project will establish and deliver community-based inclusion services for students with and without disabilities at 22 elementary, middle, and high schools across the state. Programs provide opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, assisting the development of social skills which are essential to success in the community and the workplace following school.

Boulder, Douglas, El Paso, Grand, Jefferson, Summit & Weld Counties

$ 332,000

Building Apprenticeship Pathways in Education and Health Care

CareerWise Colorado

This project will further develop two existing youth apprenticeship programs for nursing and future educators. CareerWise will partner with four school districts to design in-school pre-apprenticeship classes for high school sophomores..

Denver, CO

$ 1,500,000

Building Expansion & Improvements

South Routt Medical Center

This project will enable the South Routt Medical Center to expand and update their facility. This will enable them to continue to meet the demand for medical, dental, and physical therapy services in the community.

Oak Creek, CO

$ 1,986,000

Career Pathways Program for Essential Frontline Healthcare Workers in Colorado

Banner Health

This project would expand access to career pathway services including career counseling, job shadowing, mentorship and navigation services. This will help to increase the workforce of frontline, essential health care workers.

Larimer, Logan, Morgan and Weld Counties

$ 717,150

Center for Preventative Health

Vuela for Health

This project will expand access to screenings for prediabetes and diabetes, overweight and obesity calculations, chronic kidney disease, and hypertension in the Latino community. This program will create access points through trusted local organizations to ensure patients feel safe accessing these preventative health services.

Denver, CO

$ 466,000

Child and Youth Behavioral Health Workforce Pathway Initiative

Children's Hospital of Colorado

This project will develop and expand two programs that together will enhance access to mental health care and improve linguistic responsiveness in mental health services for children and youth in Aurora and the broader Denver metro area.

Aurora, CO

$ 669,000

Commerce City Community Campus (C4): An Integrated Neighborhood Wellness Center

Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County (ECPAC)

This project will expand direct support to families through care navigation and provide basic needs such as emergency food items, diapers, and other items. The expansion of the Commerce City Community Campus (C4) Wellness Hub will provide easy access to high-quality, coordinated whole-person healthcare services and social support.

Commerce City, CO

$ 90,000

Community Hospital On-the-Job Training to Career Program

Colorado West Healthcare dba Community Hospital

This project would develop and implement an On-the-Job Training to Career Program to aid in the development of the health care workforce in Mesa County. This program will not only aid in the development of talent, it will also allow timely entry of critical knowledge, skills and abilities into the health care workforce.

Grand Junction, CO

$ 1,500,000

Community Learning Campus Capital Campaign

Silver SPRUCE Academy, Inc.

This project would help construct a new community learning campus for Silver SPRUCE Academy. This facility would offer programs including music lessons, sign language, hunters’ education, Lego Robotics, Summer Camps, and other classes and events.

Durango, CO

$ 500,000

Community Mental Health & Recovery Support Services for Marginalized Community Members

Out Boulder County

This project will expand bus capacity for the mental health and recovery support services program to reach more underserved, marginalized LGBTQ+ youth and adults. These buses will facilitate pro-social activities, access to mental health program activities for clientele and youth program participants, and make a mobile mental health unit possible.

Boulder, CO

$ 481,000

Comprehensive and Equitable Health & Wellness for Formerly Incarcerated People

Second Chance Center, Inc.

This project will expand services provided by the Second Chance Center to assist with reentry services for formerly incarcerated individuals. Services provided include health care, mental health care, peer mentoring and the practical support individuals need to maintain healthy lives.

Aurora, CO

$ 2,126,000

Convenient Access to Affordable Pharmacy Services in Longmont

Salud Family Health

This project would cover the remaining construction costs to expand the size of the existing pharmacy, provide drive-thru access to the pharmacy, and provide after-hours access for patients. This will enable Salud Family Health to provide convenient access to their patients and meet current demand.

Longmont, CO

$ 651,000

CrossPurpose Arvada Expansion - Workforce Training in Jefferson County

CrossPurpose

This project will renovate and update a facility to house a workforce training program. This facility will train 200 individuals per year into new jobs in at least 15 career tracks in industries such as medical, CDL drivers, aviation, and trades.

Arvada, CO

$ 250,000

CU Boulder Educational Life-Course Trajectory Programs

University of Colorado

This project will allow the University of Colorado to scale up four educational bridge programs serving rural, first generation, and underrepresented undergraduate and aspiring graduate students. These programs establish networks and support systems to enable students to thrive personally and academically, provide mentors, research and other academic experiences, high touch advising and more.

Boulder, CO

$ 1,382,000

CU Injury and Violence Prevention Center

University of Colorado

This project will leverage expertise in opioid overdose, suicide, firearm injury, and motor vehicle fatality prevention to develop research into practice and policy solutions. The Injury and Violence Prevention Center at CU Anschutz is poised to be a national leader in injury and violence prevention serving Colorado, the Mountain West, and the nation.

Aurora, CO

$ 461,000

Delta Health Clinic Space Remodel

Delta Health

This project will support remodeling a building to provide additional clinic space. This would allow for additional cardiology and orthopedic clinic space in Delta County.

Delta, CO

$ 128,000

Delta Health Sleep Space Remodel

Delta Health

This project will renovate staff housing for contract and traveling health care professionals. Due to the current shortage of health care professionals, Delta Health has increasingly utilized contract and traveling health care professionals to address community health needs.

Delta, CO

$ 190,000

Denver Parks Resiliency Youth Program

City and County of Denver

This project provides workforce development programs to young adults aged 16-24 in the field of natural resource management, restoration, trail building, park maintenance and climate adaptation.

Denver, CO

$ 350,000

Early Childhood Literacy - Books are Essential

Imagination Library of Colorado

This project will expand the Imagination Library of Colorado and increase access to age-appropriate books to over 5,000 children in 20 Colorado counties.This program promotes kindergarten readiness by providing one free book per month for enrolled children from birth to age 5.

Denver, CO

$ 251,000

Elevating Pathways and Opportunities for Denver’s Early Childhood Workforce

Denver's Early Childhood Council

This project will strengthen Denver’s early childhood education system, infrastructure, and workforce recruitment and retention. Through career navigation consultation, professional development programs, and systems-building work to strengthen partnerships, Denver’s Early Childhood Council will help create a thriving early childhood sector.

Denver, CO

$ 50,000

Enhancing the Equity and Inclusiveness of Age-Friendly Communities

National Civic League

This project will enable four pilot communities in Colorado to create and implement plans to improve opportunities and quality of life for older adults. Through regional workshops for service providers and continued technical assistance, this program will help these Colorado communities learn techniques to make sure their programs for older adults are inclusive and incorporate equity and inclusion.

El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Logan & Summit Counties

$ 300,000

Expanding and Enhancing Accessibility and Inclusion Through Outdoor Sports

Adaptive Adventures

This project would increase organizational capacity to serve more children, adults, and veterans with physical disabilities and their families. Adaptive Adventures works to alleviate health care costs by improving an individual’s overall physical health and wellness by removing barriers to their participation in outdoor sports.

Westminster, CO

$ 150,000

Expanding Behavioral Health and Substance Misuse Service Network Capacity

City and County of Denver

This project would establish a wellness network of private behavioral health providers to treat anxiety, depression, PTSD, suicidal ideation, and increasing substance use. The program seeks to increase use of these services by matching providers with participants according to gender identity, race/ethnicity, age, and sexual orientation so the participant can work with a providerthey identify with and increase their trust.

Denver, CO

$ 2,000,000

Expanding Mental Health Services for Low-Income Hispanic/Latinx Families

Aurora Community Connection

This project will expand mental health services by providing additional direct therapy sessions. This will allow Aurora Community Connection to reach more families and better serve the community with wellness and mental health programs.

Aurora, CO

$ 42,000

Expanding Work-based Learning Opportunities

Metropolitan State University of Denver

This project would double the number of students engaged in meaningful work-based learning at Metropolitan State University. Expanding access to earn-and-learn programs will allow students to overcome financial barriers and better prepare themselves for the workforce.

Denver, CO

$ 900,000

Financial Empowerment and Wellness

Colorado Nonprofit Development Center dba Benefits in Action

This project will support program costs for adding financial education programs to the curricula of Benefits in Action. Funds will support education and benefits navigation to increase financial literacy and quality of life.

Lakewood, CO

$ 250,000

Fremont Multidistrict Initiative

Fremont RE-2 School District

This project will expand workforce development programs with local school districts, Pueblo Community College, and local businesses. The program seeks to reinvent how schools in the region can use resources and provide an outstanding education for rural students by offering access to robust college and career pathways across the county.

Fremont County

$ 875,000

Greater Resilience Information Toolkit (GRIT): Community-based Disaster Resilience

University of Colorado (on behalf of University of Colorado Colorado Springs)

This project will expand the Greater Resilience Information Toolkit (GRIT), a free virtual mental health training program, to include substance use and suicide prevention training, Spanish translations, and incorporating a continuum of care model. GRIT programs create resilience networks within communities, especially rural and underserved, as they emerge from the pandemic and prepare them for future disasters.

Colorado Springs, CO

$ 925,000

Green Workforce Training

City and County of Denver

This project would create career pathways and expand employment opportunities for people from under-resourced communities, facilitating a just transition to a clean energy workforce. This program will support workforce training programs and wraparound services for students to build skills and competitiveness in the workforce.

Denver, CO

$ 2,000,000

Hire Heroes USA Veteran and Employer Training Program

Hire Heroes USA

This project will enable Hire Heroes USA to train more unemployed veterans for meaningful employment and hiring managers for veteran on-boarding and retention in the workforce.

Colorado Springs, CO

$ 850,000

HOW (High-tech Opportunity Workforce) – Workforce Development and Training to Support the Aerospace and Defense Sectors

Catalyst Campus

This project will establish a workforce training program for jobs in high-tech industries. Catalyst Campus will address the lack of a qualified workforce through a comprehensive, technical approach that will provide a faster on-ramp to jobs in the aerospace and defense sectors.

Colorado Springs, CO

$ 484,170

IMPACT (IMprove Perinatal Access, Coordination & Treatment) Behavioral Health

Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative

This project would expand IMPACT Behavioral Health into rural, western Colorado. IMPACT establishes an integrated perinatal behavioral health care network which spans prenatal, hospital, and postpartum care and improves screening, diagnosis, and treatment of perinatal behavioral health needs through community-derived strategies, including care navigation and increased social and peer support.

Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin, and Summit Counties

$ 287,000

Increased Access to Dental, Mammography/Radiology Services

Denver Health & Hospital System

This project will expand access to dental and radiology services at Denver Health. Specifically, the project will establish a mobile dental clinic, provide training for dental assistants, and renovate vacant space in the Lowry clinic to install 3-D mammography, X-ray, and ultrasound machines.

Denver, CO

$ 3,188,000

Inner City Health Center Expansion Phases 2 & 3

Inner City Health Center

This project will support clinic renovations for Inner City Health Center. Funding will concentrate on renovating existing medical exam rooms, dental operatories, a community outreach department, and the addition of a physical activity center, and auxiliary clinical space.

Denver, CO

$ 2,820,000

Inpatient Behavioral Health Facility in Rural Colorado Community

Vail Health

This project will help construct a 28-bed psychiatric facility for adolescents and adults. This new clinic will be the only inpatient facility between Denver and Grand Junction and it will provide care for patients from the surrounding rural communities and from across Colorado, addressing a gap in behavioral health beds across the state.

Edwards, CO

$ 5,800,000

Integrated and Supported Employment for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities in Rural Colorado

Developmental Opportunities Inc. DBA Starpoint

This project will help a non-profit open a small business that will double as a training opportunity for individuals with developmental disabilities to learn job duties and skills to build a resume.

Cañon City, CO

$ 300,000

LEAF Lyons: Human Services & Mental Health Care for the Greater Lyons Area

Lyons Emergency & Assistance Fund (LEAF)

This project will renovate a warehouse to house a co-located space for human service programs such as Meals on Wheels, a food pantry, and mental wellness and addiction services. This facility will also include a medical clinic and a civic meeting/community staging area in the event of an emergency such as wildfire or flood, as well as the ability to partner with local law enforcement to provide co-responder programming.

Lyons, CO

$ 575,000

LGBTQ Health Needs Assessment in Colorado

One Colorado Education Fund

This project will support a LGBTQ health needs assessment that will examine the health and social inequities faced by LGBTQ Coloradans, especially those who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), rural residents, or older adults. The purpose of the project is to deeply examine and understand the barriers these communities face and develop actionable recommendations to advance equality for the LGBTQ community.

Denver, CO

$ 350,000

MACM Works!

Make a Chess Move MACM

This project disrupts the school-to-prison pipeline by developing tenacious learners, compassionate leaders, and ethically-driven critical thinkers to build a just society through the game of chess.

Denver, CO

$ 322,000

Mitigating Medical Debt and Financial Toxicity

Colorado Consumer Health Initiative

This project will enhance the statewide services of the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative's (CCHI) successful Consumer Assistance Program which helps Colorado consumers navigate the complex health care system, and resolve medical billing, debt, and prescription drug affordability issues. CCHI will expand programming to meet growing demand for navigation services and to provide insurance enrollment services to help Coloradans enroll in the most appropriate coverage for their needs.

Denver, CO

$ 266,000

Montezuma County Outreach to the Aging and Disabled Vulnerable Populations

Montezuma County Senior Services

This project will enhance Montezuma County Senior Services by developing outreach programs for seniors. The specific activities will include in-home visitation to provide education on matters of aging, health, finances, social isolation, and more.

Montezuma County

$ 120,000

Mountain Access for Adaptive Athletes with Disabilities Project

Challenge Aspen

This project will provide transportation for individuals with disabilities participating in Challenge Aspen's Recreational, Educational and Cultural program and Challenge Aspen Military Opportunities program with a shared wheelchair accessible all-wheel drive van.

Snowmass Village, CO

$ 94,000

Mountain Family Health Centers Roaring Fork High School School-Based Health Center

Mountain Family Health Centers

This project will relocate and expand the Mountain Family Health Centers school-based health center to improve student access to and the provision of integrated medical, behavioral, and dental health care.

Carbondale, CO

$ 450,000

NASTAR Nationals Winter Race Camp: Disability Awareness and Inclusion

Challenge Aspen

This project provides inclusive opportunities for skiers and snowboarders with disabilities to access race training and participation through a nationally recognized recreational race competition.

Snowmass Village, CO

$ 50,000

New Doors to Health

MarillacHealth

This project will support the construction of a new care site and center of operations on the new Clifton Community Commons, a 27-acre landmark civic project that will include a library, gymnasium, community center, playgrounds and an early childhood training/care center. With the new, expanded facility, MarillacHealth will expand access to health care for the underserved areas of Clifton, Fruitvale and the surrounding unincorporated areas of Mesa County.

Clifton, CO

$ 2,500,000

Nursing Workforce Education Degree Program

Fort Lewis College

This project will allow Fort Lewis College, in partnership with the University of Colorado Anschutz College of Nursing, to create a four-year degree in nursing. This program will adopt inclusive teaching practices and provide solutions to nursing shortages in rural areas, health inequities in diverse communities, and the profession’s need for economic diversification.

Durango, CO

$ 1,300,000

Patrick A. Lucero Library Renovation and Expansion

Pueblo City-County Library District

This project will expand the Patrick A. Lucero Library to better accommodate its high-level of use. This expansion and renovation will increase the size of the library by one-third to allow for expanded services and more meeting room space for the community.

Pueblo, CO

$ 1,113,000

Personal Leadership Program for Hispanics

Fuerza Latina

This project would fund a personal leadership program aimed at members of the Hispanic community to grow and develop their potential to act, influence, and positively impact their family and community environment.

Fort Collins, CO

$ 10,000

Pioneers Medical Center Assisted Living Facility

Pioneers Medical Center

This project will assist with the construction of an assisted living facility in a rural community. Pioneers Medical Center has identified this assisted living facility as a top community need to allow people to age in their own community with access to the care and support they need.

Meeker, CO

$ 8,000,000

Post COVID and Viral Respiratory Illnesses Center

National Jewish Health

This project will develop a program in respiratory viral illnesses focused on patients with chronic respiratory, cardiac, and immunologic diseases to enhance the management of patients with COVID-19 and inform treatment and prevention of influenza and other respiratory infections in future pandemics. Funds will renovate and update an existing space to house the program and provide new equipment to enable treatment and research.

Denver, CO

$ 6,075,000

Prevention to Mental Health Treatment Initiative

Denver Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC)

This project will expand child abuse and neglect prevention education, advocacy, and mental health treatment services in Denver Public Schools. This program will provide dedicated staff to provide education around child abuse prevention and guidance and support to families, teachers, counselors, and schools to report and address child abuse cases.

Denver, CO

$ 232,000

Providers Advancing School Outcomes (PASO)

Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition (CSPC)

This project would support at least five cohorts in the Providers Advancing School Outcomes (PASO) program across the Denver Metro Area. PASO is a unique, long-term, comprehensive job training program which recruits, educates, equips, and mobilizes providers to become early childhood educators who are able to prepare children to be ready for school.

Denver, Jefferson, Adams, and Arapahoe Counties

$ 400,000

Regional Career & College Pathways for Future Workforce Success

Southwest Colorado Education Collaborative

This project will support a workforce development program in the health services, education, and building trades sectors. This program will build a regional health sciences mobile learning lab, acquire technology for the education pathway, and increase internships and certifications for building trades.

Durango, CO

$ 790,000

Reimagining Metrics of School Quality through a Multi-State Pilot

National Association of Charter School Authorizers

The project will develop and disseminate national tools for incorporating adaptable, accessible, equitable, and community responsive metrics to gauge school quality, helping to guide and accelerate student learning.

Boulder, CO

$ 980,000

Replacement of HVAC Units for Volunteers of America Colorado Administrative Services Center

Volunteers of America Colorado

This project will support vital infrastructure improvements for the Volunteers of America (VOA) Administrative Services Center. This will allow VOA to assist Coloradans with needed services. t.

Denver, CO

$ 470,000

Rural Public Health Certificate

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

This project will develop and implement certification in rural public health for medical students at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to better prepare students to practice in rural communities.

Aurora, CO

$ 784,000

Rural Transportation for Developmentally Disabled Citizens at Starpoint

Developmental Opportunities Inc DBA Starpoint

This project will expand the fleet of accessible vehicles for Starpoint to provide transportation to over 200 individuals with developmental and physical disabilities in a rural community.

Cañon City, CO

$ 1,200,000

San Luis Valley Health Inpatient Room Renovation Project

Lutheran Hospital Association of the San Luis Valley dba San Luis Valley Health

This project would construct additional facilities to allow for the transition of current double-occupancy rooms to private rooms. This will increase the number of private rooms, improve patient safety, update bathrooms for ADA compliance, and improve functionality.

Alamosa, CO

$ 2,000,000

School Security and Public Safety

South Routt School District

This project will enable technology and security upgrades to prevent the entry of unauthorized individuals into schools. It will also enable school officials to monitor school buildings and grounds in the event of a school shooting or other safety emergency.

Routt County

$ 210,000

Sixth Sun Cultural Education Programs and Center

Womxn from the Mountain

This project would support transformative educational programming and allow for safe cultural spaces where teaching and learning is oriented to Indigenous cultural contexts and cultural narratives. Funding would go toward program and curricula development and securing a location to house these programs.

Denver, CO

$ 1,355,000

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility

La Plata County

This project will convert an unused building into a facility for the treatment of substance abuse. This facility will serve the five counties in the Southwest Region of Colorado.

La Plata County

$ 2,000,000

Summer Riding Program

Blue Skies Therapeutic Riding

This project will support a local program that provides equine therapy for all ages in rural northeast Colorado.

Sedgwick, CO

$ 10,000

Targeted Control of West Nile Virus Infections

Colorado State University

This project will develop a framework to identify novel, efficient strategies for controlling diseases spread by mosquitoes, with an emphasis on West Nile Virus. Colorado State University and local partners will develop strategies to predict local outbreaks and control disease spread with the goal of implementing strategies nationwide.

Fort Collins, CO

$ 1,000,000

University of Colorado Denver Student Innovation Agent Project

University of Colorado (on behalf of University of Colorado Denver)

This project will engage students in helping shape curriculum and improve student support services through equitable practices to promote access and retention.

Denver, CO

$ 995,000

Using Simulation in a Rural Community College Nursing Program

Morgan Community College

This project will enable the Morgan Community College Nursing Program to provide necessary simulation equipment. High fidelity simulation provides students with learning opportunities, technical skills development, and fosters critical reasoning skills without needing real human patients.

Fort Morgan, CO

$ 274,000

What Happens Next: A New Era of Health

Im'Unique

This project would allow Im’Unique to expand health and wellness programs as communities continue to experience the ebbs and flows of the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding will allow the organization to amplify outreach on youth empowerment programs, outdoor recreation and physical health programs, and other programs and events to cultivate and inspire healthy lifestyles mentally, physically, emotionally, and socially in the Metro Denver community.

Denver, CO

$ 1,212,000

Worker Supports Initiative

WorkLife Partnership

This project will expand statewide supportive services to approximately 450 incumbent workers. The Worker Supports Initiative will help workers meet their basic needs to achieve improved job retention and economic mobility for frontline and lower-wage workers in Colorado through direct support to workers, individualized coaching, and Resource Navigators.

Denver, CO

$ 475,000

Y Incubator

Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism (YAASPA)

This project will enable the establishment of a Y Incubator, a center that addresses academic and workforce development opportunity gaps for youth in Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities. The Y Incubator will offer a workforce center space for youth to increase dignified work experiences, skill building, and pathways for future economic opportunity in the public administration, education, and health sectors.

Arapahoe County

$ 2,000,000

Youth and Family Center of Excellence Project

Health Solutions

This project would renovate and remodel a building to support the augmentation and enhancement of integrated primary care and behavioral health care services to treat the whole person. This new facility will be a one-stop shop for primary care, care coordinator access, outpatient behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, mental health services, and early childhood services.

Pueblo, CO

$ 5,707,000

Project Title

Recipient Organization

Project Description

Location 

Amount Requested

Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Authority Redundancy Potable Water Pipeline

Arapahoe County Water and Wastewater Authority

This project would support the construction of a redundant water pipeline to convey water east to west across Arapahoe County. A failure of the current pipeline would restrict access to clean drinking water on the western side of the county.

Centennial, CO

$ 375,000

Beulah Water Works District Raw Water Storage

Beulah Water Works District

The project will help install a 500,000 gallon raw water storage tank near Beulah’s water treatment plant. This new storage system will create resilience and ensure year round access to water for this small, rural community experiencing long-term drought conditions.

Beulah, CO

$ 1,056,000

Buena Vista Water Treatment Expansion Phase 2

Town of Buena Vista

This project would complete Phase 2 of improvements to the community’s water treatment facility. This will allow Buena Vista to continue to provide clean drinking water as the community continues to grow.

Buena Vista, CO

$ 1,000,000

Chatfield Basin Water Reclamation Facility Project

Dominion Water & Sanitation District

This project will help design a new wastewater treatment facility and enable future construction. This new facility will connect the community currently on septic systems to a reliable facility and prevent contamination of Chatfield Reservoir.

Littleton, CO

$ 3,100,000

City of Alamosa Wastewater Infrastructure Improvement Project

City of Alamosa

This project will enable Alamosa to improve critical components of their wastewater system infrastructure. Alamosa, like many communities in Colorado, is in need of additional housing stock, and the community cannot build new housing without improving their wastewater infrastructure.

Alamosa, CO

$ 635,000

Colorado Black Heritage Trail

History Colorado

This project would help create the Black Heritage Trail, a statewide initiative that will connect sites and stories across Colorado to deliver rich historical and educational content. History Colorado seeks to connect participants with the African American experience in Colorado from pioneer days to the Jazz Age to the Civil Rights era to modern times.

Denver, CO

$ 150,000

Craig South Distribution Line Improvement Project

City of Craig

This project will enable the construction of a new water main from the Yampa River to multiple locations within the City of Craig. This project will have multiple benefits for the community, including increasing municipal and wildland firefighting and allowing for future growth in the community.

Craig, CO

$ 3,856,000

Creating Resilient Forests in Colorado

Colorado State Forest Service

This project will help treat 5,354 acres of non-federal public lands across 14 counties. This will increase the pace and scale of these projects, reduce wildfire risk to communities, watersheds, and critical infrastructure, improve forest health and resiliency, and decrease recovery costs.

Fort Collins, CO

$ 9,267,000

DeBeque Wastewater Treatment Plant

Town of DeBeque

This project would replace or repair the aging/failing infrastructure of the wastewater treatment plant. These improvements are necessary for the health and safety of the community, to maintain compliance, and to avoid contamination of the Colorado River should the plant fail.

De Beque, CO

$ 1,246,000

Eagles Nest Wilderness Area Fire Mitigation

Willow Brook Metropolitan District

This project would support a 33-acre wildfire hazardous fuels reduction project on federal lands within the Eagles Nest Wilderness Area. This will provide a vital wildfire buffer zone around a neighborhood inSummit County.

Summit County

$ 70,000

Englewood Lead Service Line Replacement

City of Englewood

The project would replace lead water service lines from the main municipal water line to customers’ home plumbing. This will improve public health and safety in the community.

Arapahoe County

$ 5,000,000

Expeditious Separation of Water and Sewer Lines in the Historic Reclamation Neighborhood

Town of Estes Park

This project will build new drinking water infrastructure and separate it from sewer lines where they are currently co-located. This will provide safe, reliable drinking water service and allow future sanitation service improvements in a historic neighborhood that provides housing to low and moderately low-income families.

Estes Park, CO

$ 1,000,000

Fort Lewis College Forest Restoration Workforce Development

Fort Lewis College

This project will create new natural resource-focused workforce development certificate programs to support healthy watersheds and forests. The new certificate programs will build a workforce pipeline to meet regional needs and help address forest restoration, watershed health, and wildfire mitigation.

Durango, CO

$ 733,000

Fruita Sewer Infrastructure Replacement & Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Mitigation

City of Fruita

This project would replace several miles of deteriorating sewer lines and upgrade the wastewater treatment facility. These upgrades will help the treatment facility better manage dangerous levels of hydrogen sulfide, which cause damage across the wastewater system.

Fruita, CO

$ 2,000,000

Higher Ground Headwaters Conservation Easement

The Trust for Public Land

This project will help conserve approximately 3,327 acres of forestland in the Gunnison River Basin. This will help protect these lands from future development in critical wildlife habitat, conserve the health of a critical watershed, and support active timber management.

Crawford, CO

$ 3,000,000

Inverness Local Water Connections

Inverness Water and Sanitation District

This project would support the design and construction of water lines to connect three water providers in Arapahoe County. These inter-connections will improve the supply and reliability of water providers and build resilience for future climate impacts.

Englewood, CO

$ 200,000

Inverness Reuse Water Pipeline

Inverness Water and Sanitation District

This project will replace an old iron pipeline with a new PVC pipeline. This will allow Inverness Water to continue to reuse treated water from the wastewater treatment for irrigation for public parks and commercial properties.

Englewood, CO

$ 950,000

Joint Water Purification Plant - 3.3 MGD Iron & Manganese Filtration System

Cottonwood Water and Sanitation District

This project will support engineering and construction of infrastructure to remove iron and manganese from water delivered to its 41,000 customers. This will enable the Joint Water Purification Plant to better process intake water from Cherry Creek and provide purer clean drinking water.

Englewood, CO

$ 1,100,000

Kemp Breeze Project Segment 2

Colorado Parks and Wildlife

This project will design and implement a stream restoration program to improve the aquatic environment along a 17 mile stretch of the upper Colorado River. This will benefit fish habitat throughout this section of the river.

Grand County

$ 1,100,000

La Jara Wastewater Sewer Lagoon Rehab Project

Town of La Jara

This project would make improvements to the existing wastewater treatment facilities for the Town of La Jara. This will enable the town to meet current demands and maintain compliance to health standards.

La Jara, CO

$ 600,000

Lake Irwin Valve and Piping Project

Town of Crested Butte

This project will replace aging and debilitated raw water conveyance infrastructure located in the historic mining town of Irwin. These upgrades will improve access, operations, and safety at the site while also improving aquatic habitats and recreation downstream.

Irwin, CO

$ 1,976,000

Lake Mary Learning Center

Friends of the Front Range Wildlife Refuges

This project would renovate the Contact Station at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge into the Lake Mary Learning Center. The Center would provide a facility that can host visitors, connect people to nature, provide engaging educational experiences, and improve outreach and partnerships.

Commerce City, CO

$ 5,000,000

Louviers Renewable Water Connection Project

Louviers Water and Sanitation District

This project will help connect the Louviers Water and Sanitation District to a new water source and replace water infrastructure. This will allow Louviers to reduce radium levels in its water supply and maintain access to a reliable water source.

Louviers, CO

$ 3,200,000

Lowell Boulevard Water Main

City of Westminster

This project would replace the aging water main infrastructure that provides clean drinking water to the historic Westminster area. The city actively invested in this area to support local neighborhoods and businesses, which will benefit from reliable access to drinking water.

Westminster, CO

$ 5,001,000

Lutz Reservoir Non-Potable Project

City of Brighton

This project will enhance Brighton’s non-potable water system by constructing a pump station and irrigation mainlines at one of the city's reservoirs. This construction would allow untreated water to be used for commercial landscaping, parks and open space, and irrigation while reducing unnecessary treatment costs.

Brighton, CO

$ 3,200,000

Mid Valley Development Water Main Loop Connection

Yampa Valley Housing Authority

This project would enable public water system infrastructure upgrades with the construction of a new water distribution main. This new water main will allow for north/south transmission and is necessary to develop an 11-acre site for 200 workforce housing units.

Steamboat Springs, CO

$ 633,000

Minturn Water Treatment Plant

Town of Minturn

This project would begin the construction of a new water treatment plant to replace the town’s 60 year old existing plant. Upgrading the water treatment plant will allow the community to better manage fluctuating water levels and provide reliable access to clean drinking water.

Minturn, CO

$ 2,000,000

Montezuma County Non-Native Phreatophyte Removal

Montezuma County

This project will enhance the efforts to eradicate tamarisk Russian Olive and Saltcedar Trees, and replace them with local native species and agricultural crops. Funding will support the County Noxious Weeds Department to expand their crew and access heavy equipment to restore the land.

Montezuma County

$ 210,000

Mowing Down Air Pollution: Electrifying Lawn and Garden Equipment for Residents, Municipalities, and Commercial Landscapers

Regional Air Quality Council

This project would assist Colorado landscaping businesses and municipal governments to replace gas-powered landscaping equipment with electric-powered equipment. This would help improve air quality and reduce emissions with environmentally friendly landscaping practices.

Denver, CO

$ 5,000,000

North Delta Waterline Replacement

City of Delta

This project will help replace an aged waterline to serve 40% of water customers in north Delta, CO. Replacing the old water line will make access to water more reliable for the community.

Delta County

$ 980,000

Odell Barry Park Construction

City of Northglenn

This project would support the construction of a new public park. The vacant land, recently named "Odell Barry Park," will include a nature-themed playground, an adventure course, shaded seating areas, and native grasses and low-water perennials for climate-conscious landscaping.

Northglenn, CO

$ 4,100,000

Original Aurora Waterline Replacement Project

City of Aurora

This project replaces and upgrades aging drinking water transmission pipelines to prevent contamination, leaks, and breaks in the pipes. Approximately 13,260 feet of piping would be replaced to improve access to clean drinking water.

Aurora, CO

$ 4,000,000

Paonia Spring Collection Box Rehabilitation

Town of Paonia

The project will repair four of the seven collection boxes that gather water from 16 natural springs and transmit it to the town’s water treatment facilities. This would secure reliable access to water for the small, rural community.

Paonia, CO

$ 772,000

Phase 2 Dolores Water Line Replacement

Town of Dolores

This project will help complete Phase 2 of the town’s water distribution system replacement project. In all, this project will help replace aging infrastructure and ensure the ability of the town to meet current and future needs.

Dolores, CO

$ 2,616,000

Pine River Indian Irrigation Project Rehabilitation

Southern Ute Indian Tribe

This project would support a rehabilitation project on the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project (PRIIP) in southwest Colorado. Improvements to infrastructure along the PRIIP will allow this system to finally deliver irrigation water to approximately 12,000 acres of land and hundreds of Tribal and non-tribal community members.

Ignacio, CO

$ 2,850,000

Project 7 Emergency Drinking Water: Regional Supply Program

Project 7 Water Authority

This project will secure safe drinking water for nearly 60,000 people in Delta, Montrose, and Ouray counties in rural southwestern Colorado. This project creates a secondary potable water source to prevent an emergency water shortage by mitigating risks associated with aging infrastructure, wildfire, prolonged drought and contamination.

Montrose, CO

$ 12,025,000

Pueblo Bessemer Ditch Line Crossings

City of Pueblo

This project will replace aging sewer line infrastructure. This will protect the health and wellness of the public from the introduction of raw, untreated sewage into the environment.

Pueblo, CO

$ 345,000

Pueblo Lake Minnequa Rehabilitation

City of Pueblo

This project will enable proactive lake management strategies that will restore the ecosystem of Lake Minnequa. By removing debris, deep-rooted plants, and sediment, this project will help improve water quality and create a balanced ecosystem for aquatic plants and wildlife.

Pueblo, CO

$ 1,230,000

Round Mountain Wastewater Treatment Facility

Round Mountain Water and Sanitation District

This project will help to install a new technology pilot project at the Round Mountain Wastewater Treatment facility to improve capacity and compliance. This will allow the facility to better meet the needs of the community.

Westcliffe, CO

$ 2,891,000

Sedalia Water and Sanitation DistrictWater Distribution Improvements

Sedalia Water and Sanitation District

This project would help replace aging water infrastructure and increase the resiliency of the new system.This project includes improvements necessary to support the health and safety of local residents.

Douglas County

$ 1,500,000

Septic-to-Sewer Conversion Program

Three Lakes Water and Sanitation District

This project would begin construction to convert over 660 properties from septic to the central sewage collection and treatment system. This septic conversion program aims to mitigate contamination risk to 9,100 acres of lakes and reservoirs at the headwaters to the Colorado River.

Grand Lake, CO

$ 1,765,000

Sheriff Reservoir Outlet Works Gate Replacement Project

Town of Oak Creek

This project will enable infrastructure improvements at the dam at Sheriff Reservoir. This reservoir is the main source of water for Oak Creek and improvements to this high-hazard dam will increase the security and integrity of the dam.

Oak Creek, CO

$ 300,000

Silverthorne/Dillon Joint Sewer Authority Sanitary Sewer Plan Update

Town of Silverthorne

This project would complete a Sanitary Sewer Plan Update to ensure that the water distribution and treatment system continues to meet community needs and exceed local standards. The population of this community has more than doubled since the last plan was completed and ongoing development requires new assessment to prioritize future construction projects and sewer needs.

Silverthorne, CO

$ 200,000

Silverton Wastewater System Rehabilitation

Town of Silverton

This project supports treatment plant and collections system repairs and upgrades. These infrastructure improvements are necessary to eliminate current inflow and infiltration problems which cause treatment, heavy metals, and flow compliance issues.

Silverton, CO

$ 2,111,000

South Adams County Water and Sanitation District Water Treatment Plant Upgrades

South Adams County Water and Sanitation District

This project would upgrade the water treatment plant to remove elevated perfluorinated compound (PFAS) levels from groundwater used to supply drinking water. This will help deliver safe drinking water free of these forever chemicals to Commerce City residents.

Adams County

$ 2,000,000

South Fork of the Republican River Channel Restoration at Former Bonny Reservoir Site

Republican River Water Conservation District

This project would support restoration of the South Fork of the Republican River Channel at the former Bonny Reservoir site. This restoration will manage sediment and water-consuming plants in the reservoir bottom to preserve river health.

Burlington, CO

$ 8,000,000

Summitville Mine Historical Town and Tourism Public Open Spaces Project

Rio Grande County

This project would provide safety, information, and preservation of the natural beauty and history of the Summitville mine. This will ensure safe and informed access to public areas of the Superfund site through signage , protective barriers, and recreation and open space renovation, highlighting the rich history of the area.

Del Norte, CO

$ 210,000

The Penwell Transmission Line Replacement Project

City of Rifle

This project will enable the City of Rifle to replace the Penwell transmission line - a critical water transmission line running from the water treatment plant to the storage tanks. The current line is aging and frequently experiences leaks which lead to water outages for significant portions of the community; a new line will secure reliable access to water.

Rifle, CO

$ 2,500,000

Thornton Shortgrass Prairie Restoration

City of Thornton

This project will help convert city landscaping to native multi-species shortgrass. This conservation approach will provide educational and experiential opportunities for citizens to engage in the natural environment and reduce water use for the city.

Thornton, CO

$ 1,500,000

Town of Fairplay Water Treatment System Infrastructure Improvements

Town of Fairplay

This project will upgrade the water filtration plant and construct a new treatment facility and storage tank for municipal water. This will allow the Town of Fairplay to sustainably deliver clean drinking water to the residents, businesses, and visitors with capacity for future growth.

Fairplay, CO

$ 2,400,000

Town of Naturita Wastewater Treatment Plant Lagoon Rehabilitation and Collection System

Town of Naturita

This project will enable Naturita to upgrade their wastewater treatment system. Upgrading this sewer system will allow for growth in this small, rural community.

Naturita, CO

$ 1,500,000

Upper Thompson Sanitation District Water Reclamation Facility & Lift Station Improvements

Upper Thompson Sanitation District

This project will support the construction of a new wastewater treatment facility and associated conveyance infrastructure. Updated infrastructure is required to replace the aging system, which is no longer able to meet current treatment needs.

Estes Park, CO

$ 2,000,000

Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Project

Town of Crested Butte

This project will support infrastructure improvements at the wastewater treatment facility. These improvements will help the facility meet current and future needs, improve air quality, and reduce energy use.

Crested Butte, CO

$ 2,500,000

Water and Wastewater Infrastructure to Support Genoa and the World’s Wonder View Tower

Friends of the Genoa Tower, Inc.

This project will support the construction of water and wastewater infrastructure to the historic World’s Wonder View Tower. These infrastructure improvements will help support the community’s plans to renovate the Tower into a community and cultural space.

Genoa, CO

$ 500,000

Wetland/Riparian Resiliency-Climate Action

Friends of the Lower Blue River

This project would support an assessment of over 3,000 acres of wetland and riparian landscapes in the lower Blue River valley to determine regional climate resilience. The assessment will guide prescribed stewardship practices enacted on public and private land to improve climate resilience and enhance an ecosystem that proactively captures carbon, provides water to the western United States, and reduces risk of severe wildfire.

Silverthorne, CO

$ 300,000

Winterization and Renovations of Central City Opera House Association’s Historic Properties

Central City Opera House Association

This project would support necessary renovations to Central City Opera House Association’s historic properties. This will allow Central City to expand use of these historic properties, including the Historic Central City Opera House, the Opera House Workshop and Cast House and the Teller House.

Central City, CO

$ 500,000