Programmatic Appropriations
Programmatic Appropriations requests are general funding, bill language, or report language requests for national and regional programs under the jurisdiction of a federal agency (i.e. Department of Defense, Department of Energy, etc.).
The deadline to submit your Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) programmatic appropriations request will be Friday, March 27th, 2026, at 5:00 pm MT.
The submission form is linked HERE.
Congressionally Directed Spending
Senator Bennet is submitting Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests for Fiscal Year 2027.
CDS, previously known as earmarks, is part of the broader appropriations process conducted by the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations (the Committee). The CDS process is an opportunity for state and local government entities and nonprofits to request funding from members of Congress for specific projects in their home states.
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Previously Funded Projects
FY26 Funded Projects
FY24 Funded Projects (Part 1 and Part 2)
FY23 Funded Projects
FY22 Funded Projects
FY27 Submitted Projects
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
| Project Title | Recipient | Project Purpose | Funding Request | Location |
| School of Visual and Performing Arts Complex Improvement Project at Adams State University | Adams State University | This project renovates the aging infrastructure of a higher education institution’s visual and performing arts complex. It increases the utility of the facility and occupant safety. | $530,000 | Alamosa County |
| Beulah Fire Water Tender | Beulah Fire Protection and Ambulance District | This project replaces an aging fire water tender. It reduces wildfire risk and protects a response area with limited water sources. | $500,000 | Pueblo County |
| The Boys and Girls Club of the San Luis Valley’s Early Care and Learning Center | Boys and Girls Club of the San Luis Valley | This project constructs a public bus loop. It ensures safety outside an early care and learning center while increasing access for community members utilizing public transit. | $1,200,000 | Alamosa County |
| Wootten Public Safety Building Renovation | City of Lamar | This project renovates a building to house the Police Department and Fire Department command staff and engineers. It will promote citizen safety. | $5,000,000 | Prowers County |
| Emergency Generators | Clear Creek County | This project upgrades generator infrastructure at a courthouse and jail complex. It ensures reliable backup power for conducting emergency operations and sheltering vulnerable residents during future outages. | $120,000 | Clear Creek County |
| Sedgwick County Community Center | Community Economic Development of Sedgwick County | This project upgrades the Sedgwick County Community Center with ADA improvements and geothermal expansion. It creates an inclusive, multi-use space to support community engagement for all ages. | $1,000,000 | Sedgwick County |
| Interagency Wildfire Center | Durango Fire Protection District | This project constructs a centralized Wildfire Center for Durango Fire’s Wildfire Division and local partners. This project improves response time and coordination while protecting lives and infrastructure. | $2,000,000 | La Plata County |
| Nourishing Neighbors: A Farmer’s Truck Mobile Market Initiative | Eagle Valley Community Foundation | The project purchases a refrigerated truck to expand the mobile market program. It reduces food insecurity by delivering food to underserved communities. | $150,000 | Eagle County |
| Elizabeth Library Build-Out | Elbert County Library District dba Pines & Plains Libraries | This project completes construction of the Elizabeth Library. The project provides civic infrastructure to help citizens access technology and essential services. | $5,000,000 | Elbert County |
| Florissant Fire – Water Hydrants | Florissant Fire Protection District | This project constructs and installs new fire hydrants. It covers existing gaps in critical emergency water access to better serve and protect community residents. | $200,000 | Teller County |
| Parachute/Battlement Mesa Childcare Center | Garfield County School District No 16 | This project constructs a childcare center in Battlement Mesa. It provides the only childcare center in Parachute and Battlement Mesa to meet the needs of working families in the region. | $1,500,000 | Garfield County |
| HVAC System Upgrade | Grand County Sheriff’s Office | This project replaces severely outdated boilers and air handling systems at the Grand County Sheriff’s Office. It improves energy efficiency, reliability, and indoor comfort to ensure a safe and functional environment for staff at the facility. | $750,000 | Grand County |
| Jackson County Courthouse Structural Stabilization & ADA Compliance Project | Jackson County | This project renovates a rural county courthouse to stabilize the infrastructure and make it ADA-accessible. This project ensures a safe, functional, and inclusive civic resource for the community. | $1,500,000 | Jackson County |
| KATB Community Campus Acquisition | Kids At Their Best | This project purchases and upgrades a permanent community facility. This project strengthens rural infrastructure by delivering youth development, workforce, and food access services across the region. | $800,000 | Morgan County |
| Park County Coroner’s Office Facility Expansion | Park County | This project constructs an addition to the Park County Coroner’s Office. It allows the mountain counties to manage an increased caseload and serve community members during times of loss and disaster. | $5,936,000 | Park County |
| Auxiliary Generator | Rio Grande County | This project purchases and installs an auxiliary generator. It ensures the reliability of essential county services during power outages. | $140,000 | Rio Grande County |
| Saguache County Courthouse Elevator Project | Saguache County | This project constructs an elevator in a rural county courthouse. It increases the accessibility of the building for employees and the public. | $405,000 | Saguache County |
| Family Learning Center Early Education Center | The Foundation of Trustees for the Family Learning Center | This project constructs an early childhood education facility. It expands childcare access and supports workforce stability. | $1,400,000 | Eagle County |
| The Veterans Center Telehealth Renovation | The Veterans Center | This project renovates a space and purchases equipment to create a telehealth hub for veterans. It ensures veteran safety and increases their access to health services. | $45,000 | Routt County |
| Basalt Public Services Building | Town of Basalt | This project constructs a consolidated Public Service Building. It enhances public safety, supports modern operations, and increases Basalt’s long-term capacity and service retention. | $2,000,000 | Eagle County |
| Bristol Senior-Community Center Improvements | Town of Bristol Improvements Board | This project installs an ADA accessible parking lot in front of a new community center. It provides physically limited community members with access to the community center and its mail delivery services. | $90,000 | Prowers County |
| Community Building Renovation Project | Town of Naturita | This project renovates a rural community building. The project generates economic activity, enhances municipal operations, and improves community usage of the space. | $1,000,000 | Montrose County |
| Town Hall and Fire Station Heating System Replacement | Town of Yampa | This project replaces an existing coal heating system with an electric system and installs a backup generator. It strengthens the operating capacity of the Town’s emergency operations center and first responder services to enhance public safety. | $200,000 | Routt County |
| Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Watershed Plan | Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | This project develops a critical watershed plan to construct a water reservoir. It mitigates drought by providing water for farm irrigation and saves water that would otherwise be wasted. | $800,000 | Montezuma County |
| White River Conservation District Watershed Planning Project | White River Conservation District | This project develops a plan for the White River Ditch Rehabilitation project. The project benefits the local economy and agricultural productivity by improving water management, delivery reliability, and drought resilience. | $1,000,000 | Rio Blanco County |
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
| Project Title | Recipient | Project Purpose | Funding Request | Location |
| Aerospace Colorado STEM and Workforce Initiative | Aerospace Colorado | This project brings aerospace professionals into K-12 classrooms and creates a statewide aerospace industry networking program. The project builds pathways to aerospace careers to strengthen Colorado’s workforce. | $1,000,000 | Adams County |
| Reducing Strain on Colorado’s Urban Justice Systems Through Legal Capacity Building and Technology | ALIGHT – Alliance to Lead Impact in Global Human Trafficking | This project expands regional trafficking-related legal expertise and technology. It reduces strain on legal actors and assists survivors in Colorado’s urban communities. | $500,000 | Statewide |
| Drone Fleet Security and Safety Upgrades | Arapahoe County | This project replaces the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office fleet of unmanned aerial systems. The project allows the fleet to meet updated regulations and better protect the safety of the community. | $550,000 | Arapahoe County |
| Regional Real-Time Crime Center and Drone as First Responder Technology Initiative | City of Commerce City | This project upgrades the technology and equipment of two existing law enforcement platforms. This project improves officer safety and increases community transparency. | $3,500,000 | Adams County |
| Public Safety Intelligence Platform | City of Fort Collins | This project implements a data platform to unify fragmented public safety systems for officers and co-responder teams. It improves public safety by increasing coordination and reducing delays. | $814,000 | Larimer County |
| Rifle’s Mobile Barriers Deployment Project | City of Rifle | This project purchases mobile barrier kits for local law enforcement. It enhances public safety by allowing quick control of pedestrian and vehicle access to dangerous situations. | $369,000 | Garfield County |
| Thornton Police Department Mobile Command Post | City of Thornton | This project designs, constructs, and equips a Mobile Command Post vehicle for the Thornton Police Department. It improves response times, coordination, and public safety. | $1,000,000 | Adams County |
| CBI Digital Forensic Unit | Colorado Bureau of Investigation | This project establishes a Digital Forensics Unit to analyze digital evidence in crimes. This project reduces investigative backlogs and strengthens public safety across Colorado. | $133,000 | Jefferson County |
| AI-Enabled Modeling for Energy Infrastructure Resilience | Colorado School of Mines | This project develops a computing platform for cross-sector modeling of energy, water, and wildfire systems. It advances tools for wildfire mitigation, grid and water resilience, and hazard planning. | $1,000,000 | Jefferson County |
| Artificial Intelligence Testbed for Grid | Colorado State University | This project builds an AI data center testbed to test AI interactions with the power grid. This project provides valuable research to lower energy costs and reduces emissions by improving grid reliability. | $3,700,000 | Larimer County |
| Emergency Services Community Upgrades | Custer County Sheriff’s Office | This project upgrades outdated systems and helps procure new emergency response equipment. This project increases emergency response and fire mitigation efforts. | $1,712,000 | Custer County |
| Lawrence Street Shelter and Community Center Program Access & Safety Upgrades/Renovations | Denver Rescue Mission | This project renovates the Lawrence Street Shelter and Community Center to be ADA-accessible and expands both facilities to be more secure. It protects guests and staff, while reducing homelessness. | $1,500,000 | Denver County |
| Douglas County Law Enforcement Support Structures and Equipment | Douglas County | This project will support the procurement of search and rescue vehicles and equipment. This project increases the responsiveness and effectiveness of local law enforcement. | $1,000,000 | Douglas County |
| Public Safety Radio Upgrade | Durango Police Department | This project purchases modern radios, batteries, and headsets for a rural policy department. It improves communication, coordination, and officer safety to best serve the community. | $150,000 | La Plata County |
| Satellite Fire Detection in Colorado | Earth Fire Alliance | This project develops a sensor, processing, and visualization ecosystem for fire mitigation and suppression. It improves the safety, efficiency, and accuracy of wildfire planning and operations. | $1,500,000 | Statewide |
| Public Safety Radio Infrastructure & Interoperability Improvements | El Paso County Sheriff’s Office | This project purchases interoperable, portable radios and their related equipment. It enhances the Sheriff’s department’s ability to respond effectively and efficiently during public safety emergencies. | $450,000 | El Paso County |
| Colorado Youth Program | Generation Schools Network | This project expands education and mental health programs for incarcerated Colorado youth. It reduces recidivism through increased educational engagement and preparation to reenter their communities. | $600,000 | Arapahoe County |
| Strengthening Rural Public Safety and Re-Entry Outcomes in the San Luis Valley | Hope in the Valley | This project expands jail-to-treatment re-entry services for previously incarcerated individuals. It reduces recidivism and increases public safety by providing substance abuse and behavioral health assistance. | $1,000,000 | Alamosa County |
| Integrated Public Safety Aerial Response and Facility Security Enhancement Initiative | Jefferson County | This project upgrades safety equipment and installs new body scanners in a detention facility. This project increases the safety of the community. | $458,000 | Jefferson County |
| Larimer County Sheriff’s Office 9-1-1 Dispatch Center | Larimer County Sheriff’s Office | This project expands a 9-1-1 dispatch center and upgrades interoperable communications technology. It improves response times, coordination, and information sharing to enhance public safety. | $750,000 | Larimer County |
| Community Cyber Safety Platform | National Cybersecurity Center | This project will develop an AI-enabled Community Cyber Safety Platform that delivers timely threat alerts and clear guidance for responding to cyber incidents. It will help individuals, families, and small businesses prevent financial loss and reduce the real-world impact of cyber attacks. | $800,000 | El Paso County |
| Updated technology/LE Safety for Pueblo County | Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office | This project purchases rifle rated vests and updated computers for the county’s investigations unit. It improves community safety by protecting deputies and enhancing the efficiency of casework. | $179,000 | Pueblo County |
| Remerg Statewide Reintegration and Referral Network | Remerg | This project establishes a statewide reintegration resource and referral network that connects previously incarcerated individuals to housing, employment, and support services. It reduces recidivism and improves public safety. | $350,000 | Denver County |
| Ecology and Hydrology Research | Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory | This project develops a center for researching ecosystem and hydrologic change. It strengthens Colorado partnerships, supports workforce development, and advances scientific understanding. | $1,250,000 | Gunnison County |
| Colorado Simply Report Statewide Launch for Human Trafficking Identification & Rapid Response | Safe House Project INC | This project deploys a statewide human trafficking reporting platform and trains individuals to use it. This project increases capabilities to disrupt trafficking networks, assist survivors, and improve public safety. | $600,000 | Statewide |
| Colorado Digital Exploitation Response: Law Enforcement Training, Technical Assistance, and Youth Safety | The Exodus Road | This project expands statewide law enforcement training, technical assistance, and prevention education to combat online child exploitation. It strengthens public safety in Colorado by equipping communities to identify, prevent, and respond to digital threats against youth. | $1,250,000 | El Paso County |
| The Phoenix – Expanding Recovery Resources for the Criminal Legal System in Colorado | The Phoenix | This project expands recovery and reentry services for previously and currently incarcerated individuals across Colorado. This project reduces recidivism and improves recovery outcomes. | $948,000 | Statewide |
| Establishment of Holly Police Department | Town of Holly | This project fulfills infrastructural needs for developing a new police department. The project increases public safety for a rural community. | $962,000 | Prowers County |
| Silverthorne Real-Time Information Center | Town of Silverthorne | This project deploys a designated traffic and crime-related data analysis center within the Town’s public safety facility. It will increase the speed and efficacy of the police department’s response times to increase public safety. | $550,000 | Summit County |
| Colorado SmallSat Center of Excellence | University of Colorado Boulder | This project purchases and installs infrastructure to launch a new center at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics. It increases the STEM workforce and creates new opportunities to launch innovative technologies in order to keep Colorado competitive in the aerospace ecosystem. | $1,370,000 | Boulder County |
Financial Services and General Government
| Project Title | Recipient | Project Purpose | Funding Request | Location |
| Colorado Small Business Catalyst | BEN Colorado Inc. | This project creates a business advisory network for Colorado small business entrepreneurs. It stimulates economic growth through business expansion and job creation. | $500,000 | Statewide |
| El Alba Incubator – Workforce Development Initiative | El Alba Cooperative | This project implements a workforce development and entrepreneurship program designed for under-resourced restaurant entrepreneurs. It increases local jobs and community prosperity. | $500,000 | Adams County |
| Archuleta Community Food Hub & Hall | Healthy Archuleta | This project constructs a multi-use community facility. It expands local food access, supports small businesses, strengthens economic opportunity, and increases community activity. | $400,000 | Archuleta County |
| Cumbre Labs for Growth-Stage Entrepreneurs | Latino Leadership Institute | This project equips Colorado’s small businesses with a business development training program. It strengthens local economies by enabling businesses to grow sustained revenue and create jobs. | $250,000 | Statewide |
| Advancing Rural Economic Opportunity Through Small Business Development and Access to Capital | Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute | This project trains and finances entrepreneurs across rural Colorado. It increases small business survival rates and creates local jobs to encourage long-term economic stability in rural regions. | $675,000 | Statewide |
| San Luis Valley GIS for Economic Development | San Luis Valley Council of Governments | This project builds shared Geographic Information System (GIS) and mapping infrastructure to support economic development in the San Luis Valley. This centralized platform will provide the community with a critical resource to increase economic investment in a rural, underserved region. | $374,000 | Alamosa County |
| Rural AI Readiness, Adoption, & Innovation Network | Startup Colorado | This project delivers artificial intelligence innovation programming to local industries and community leaders. It deepens entrepreneurial networks and creates jobs to strengthen regional economies. | $678,000 | Statewide |
| Young AmeriTowne On The Road Expansion | Young Americans Center for Financial Education | This project modernizes and expands a traveling financial education experience. It removes geographic financial education barriers and ensures rural students build lifelong financial skills. | $495,000 | Denver County |
Energy and Water Development
| Project Title | Recipient | Project Purpose | Funding Request | Location |
| Blue River Habitat Restoration Project, Task B-Construction | Blue River Watershed Group | This project restores ecological conditions in the Blue River to support high-quality fisheries. It improves ecosystem and water quality, supports economic development, and expands tourism by enhancing recreational opportunities. | $1,604,000 | Summit County |
| Juniata Ditch Phase 1 | City of Grand Junction | This project replaces portions of a ditch with a pipeline to reduce water loss from evaporation and seepage. It improves water reliability for 30,000 residents, supports agriculture, and helps offset future shortages driven by growth and drought on the Western Slope. | $1,493,000 | Mesa County |
| South Platte Diversion, Transmission, and Pumpstation | Dominion Water & Sanitation District | This project constructs a diversion, pump station, and pipeline on the South Platte River. This project drives economic growth and improves public health by providing water for the community. | $3,000,000 | Douglas County |
| Security Stormwater Outfall | El Paso County | This project repairs and replaces stormwater infrastructure to increase resiliency. The project improves public safety by mitigating flooding. | $3,750,000 | El Paso County |
| Windmill Gulch Stormwater Improvements | El Paso County | This project installs concrete and erosion protections along drainage ponds. It improves public safety by enlarging stormwater storage capacity and reducing flooding downstream. | $3,375,000 | El Paso County |
| Rollinsville Wildfire Resilience and Emergency Water Supply Project | Gilpin County | This project constructs a wildfire protection cistern system to support wildfire suppression and emergency response. It improves fire response capacity and reduces wildfire risk to protect the community. | $200,000 | Gilpin County |
| Headworks Rehabilitation Project | Grand Valley Water Users Association | This project replaces an aging headgate structure on a critical dam. It improves water reliability for the community. | $3,600,000 | Mesa County |
| Louviers Fire Suppression Waterline Replacement Project | Louviers Water and Sanitation District | This project replaces an aging water main line and expands the water distribution main system. This project increases wildfire-fighting capabilities for the town and improves system reliability. | $6,080,000 | Douglas County |
| Reed Chatfield Ditch and Diversion Rehabilitation Project | San Miguel Watershed Coalition | This project improves a low head dam diversion structure in the San Miguel River. It eliminates a drowning hazard and strengthens the reliability of agricultural and municipal water delivery to the community. | $2,600,000 | Montrose County |
| Sanchez Dam-Rehabilitation Design | The Sanchez Ditch & Reservoir Company | This project removes an existing embankment and constructs a new smaller dam. It provides a safer, more resilient structure to meet modern dam safety standards. | $1,000,000 | Costilla County |
| Sand Bag Removal Project | Town of La Veta | This project removes aging flood barriers that were installed for forest fire debris and flood mitigation. It improves the local ecosystem, recreation, and water quality. | $280,000 | Huerfano County |
| Milk Creek Instream Flow Infrastructure Project | Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. | This project improves water delivery infrastructure. It protects aquatic habitat, supports recreation, and improves water system reliability. | $500,000 | Moffat County |
Homeland Security
| Project Title | Recipient | Project Purpose | Funding Request | Location |
| City of Boulder Back-up Power Project | City of Boulder | This project installs backup generators for the City’s water pumping, storage, and distribution system. It improves public safety by maintaining potable water and fire-fighting flow in the case of power outages during extreme weather and emergencies. | $1,500,000 | Boulder County |
| Standby Generator for Emergency Operations and Shelter | City of Westminster | This project constructs a standby generator to ensure uninterrupted communications and temporary shelter during emergencies. This project improves public safety by enabling faster and more effective emergency response. | $1,200,000 | Jefferson County |
| Wray Civic Center Emergency Operations Center | City of Wray | This project establishes an emergency operations center in a city civic center. This project improves officer safety, strengthens emergency coordination, and enhances public safety. | $2,048,000 | Yuma County |
| Costilla-Huerfano Counties Electrical Infrastructure/Public Safety Mitigation Project | Costilla County | This project mitigates an electrical powerline and road easement severely damaged by flooding. It improves public safety by ensuring power for residents and communication capabilities for first responders and emergency personnel. | $3,352,000 | Costilla County |
| City of Greeley for Gold Hill Pipeline | Department of Water and Sewer, City of Greeley, Colorado | This project installs a water pipeline to connect the city’s two transmission systems. It provides protection from disaster-induced contamination of drinking water supplies and increases system resiliency. | $10,000,000 | Weld County |
| Mineral County Emergency Operations Center | Mineral County | This project constructs a multi-purpose facility to serve as an emergency operations, responder training, reunification, and wellness center. It improves public safety and enhances responder capabilities. | $1,700,000 | Mineral County |
| Montezuma County Emergency Operations Center-Fairgrounds | Montezuma County | This project supports the creation of an Emergency Operations Center by retrofitting/renovating 4000 square feet of meeting rooms at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds. This project will allow for county activities to continue in times of crisis, increasing public safety for the community. | $216,000 | Montezuma County |
| Strontia Springs Wildfire Mitigation and Water Protection Project | State of Colorado | This project funds fuels reduction and biomass removal using trained corps crews. It reduces disaster risk, protects critical infrastructure, and improves community safety. | $2,000,000 | Douglas County |
| Western Slope Communications Center | State of Colorado – Colorado State Patrol | This project constructs a consolidated communications center in Grand Junction. It provides higher quality public safety services and more consistent staffing for the State Patrol. | $1,750,000 | Mesa County |
| Teller County Emergency Operations Center | Teller County | This project upgrades a facility to include an emergency operations center. It strengthens community resiliency and safety by ensuring accessible shelter and coordinated response during wildfires and severe weather. | $2,250,000 | Teller County |
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
| Project Title | Recipient | Project Purpose | Funding Request | Location |
| Assessing and Informing: Health Impacts from Air Pollution in Vulnerable Colorado Communities | Black Parents United Foundation | This project purchases air quality monitoring equipment for use in heavily polluted areas across the Front Range. It improves communications about air quality alert days and teaches community members about the pollution that affects them. | $1,456,000 | Denver County |
| City of Arvada for North Trunk Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements | City of Arvada | This project rehabilitates and replaces sanitary sewer interceptor infrastructure. It protects public health while keeping utility rates and fees affordable for residents of the area. | $1,200,000 | Jefferson County |
| City of Burlington for Wastewater Treatment Plant | City of Burlington | This project constructs a new wastewater treatment facility. This project addresses public health and environmental concerns by creating capacity to meet future discharge limits. | $3,000,000 | Kit Carson County |
| City of Craig for Sewer Collection Improvements | City of Craig | This project replaces an aging sanitary sewer collection pipe. The project improves public health, protects environmental quality, and allows for further economic development. | $1,834,000 | Moffat County |
| City of Fruita for Sanitary Sewer Collection System Rehabilitation | City of Fruita | This project replaces aging sewer lines. It protects public health and increases system resilience. | $2,000,000 | Mesa County |
| City of Lakewood for Bear Creek Water Quality Restoration | City of Lakewood | This project treats legacy phosphorus in reservoir sediments to reduce harmful algal blooms. It improves water quality and advances removal from the federal impaired waters list. | $1,339,000 | Jefferson County |
| City of Monte Vista for Wastewater System Improvements | City of Monte Vista | This project constructs a consolidated wastewater treatment plant. The project improves water quality for regional recreation, agriculture, and drinking water. | $5,000,000 | Rio Grande County |
| City of Steamboat Springs for Pump Station Replacement | City of Steamboat Springs | This project replaces a managing pump station. The project improves the ability to meet current and future drinking water needs and prepares the community for emergency water access in case of wildfire. | $4,000,000 | Routt County |
| City of Walsenburg for Water Main Replacement | City of Walsenburg | This project replaces an aging watermain. It increases infrastructure reliability and the scope of water availability in the area. | $2,475,000 | Huerfano County |
| City of Yuma for Stormwater Drainage Improvement | City of Yuma | This project improves stormwater infrastructure to address drainage deficiencies and aging systems. This project improves public safety by reducing flooding risks and increasing infrastructure reliability. | $750,000 | Yuma County |
| Colorado Department of Natural Resources for Pikes Peak Sustainable Recreation & Conservation Planning | Colorado Department of Natural Resources | This project funds the critical planning and compliance phase for a new recreation management strategy on Pikes Peak. This project will help ensure the environmental preservation of the region as outdoor recreation continues to increase. | $1,500,000 | El Paso County |
| Colorado State University for Front Range Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak Resources | Colorado State University | This project improves the detection of and response to Mountain Pine Beetle outbreaks along the Front Range. This project supports effective mitigation strategies and protects forests at risk in underprepared communities. | $2,615,000 | Statewide |
| Fire Adapted Bailey for Mountain Pine Beetle Mitigation of Upper South Platte Watershed | Fire Adapted Bailey (FAB) | This project addresses the Mountain Pine Beetle infestation in Park County and removes dead trees in the area. It protects the Upper South Platte watershed and reduces wildfire risk. | $1,819,000 | Park County |
| Fire Adapted Colorado for Colorado Living With Wildfire Project | Fire Adapted Colorado | This project builds community-level wildfire mitigation programs to protect high-wildfire-risk neighborhoods. It reduces wildfire risk, protects natural and built resources, and encourages a robust economy. | $500,000 | Statewide |
| Grand County Wildfire Council for Fire Adapted Grand County | Grand County Wildfire Council | This project implements capacity-building and fuel reduction projects to build a fire-adapted Grand County. This project increases public safety through wildfire risk reduction. | $1,700,000 | Grand County |
| Huerfano County for Water Infrastructure Improvement | Huerfano County Water Conservancy District | This project constructs a water reservoir on Thorne Ranch. It increases water availability and storage for local communities and enhances economic growth. | $3,250,000 | Huerfano County |
| Lake County Community Fund for Mountain View Villages Infrastructure Upgrades | Lake County Community Fund | This project makes infrastructure improvements for the Sanitation District. It provides reliable water service, improves public health and safety, and reduces environmental risks. | $3,000,000 | Lake County |
| Mesa County Lower Valley Public Improvement District for Sewer and Collection System Upgrade | Mesa County Lower Valley Public Improvement District | This project constructs a new multi-lagoon system at a wastewater treatment plant. It improves the health and safety of the community through improved water quality. | $4,150,000 | Mesa County |
| 16th Judicial DA’s Office – Historic Masonic Lodge ADA Upgrades and Building Rehabilitation | Otero County | This project updates and increases the ADA accessibility of the Masonic Lodge. It increases the capabilities of the public service programs housed in the building and improves public safety. | $450,000 | Otero County |
| Perry Park Water and Sanitation District for Water Treatment Plant Improvements | Perry Park Water and Sanitation District | This project installs a new radium-removal treatment system and upgrades plant infrastructure. It strengthens long-term system reliability to support a sustainable and safe drinking water supply for the community. | $3,000,000 | Douglas County |
| Pine Drive Water District for Water Treatment Plant Improvements | Pine Drive Water District | This project improves the drinking water plant for the Pine Drive Water District. It provides rural residents with clean and safe drinking water. | $1,535,000 | Pueblo County |
| Pueblo County for Wildfire Mitigation, Rural Community Resilience, and Emergency Response Initiative | Pueblo County Government | This project implements a targeted wildfire mitigation and emergency preparedness initiative. It reduces wildfire risks by lowering hazardous fuels, boosting coordinated response capacity, protecting critical assets, and supporting long-term resilience. | $1,785,000 | Pueblo County |
| Republican River Water Conservation District for Pipeline Expansion | Republican River Water Conservation District | This project constructs infrastructure for a pipeline expansion project. It increases system capacity and improves long-term water supply reliability. | $3,000,000 | Yuma County |
| Summit Fire & EMS District for Summit County Hazardous Fuels Reduction | Summit Fire & EMS | This project establishes a team to implement hazardous fuels reduction on priority, high wildfire-risk, non-federal lands in Summit County’s wildland-urban interface. The project reduces wildfire risk to communities, infrastructure, and watersheds. | $1,033,000 | Summit County |
| Town of Bayfield for Stormwater Main Design | Town of Bayfield | This project designs a new stormwater line and irrigation ditches. It protects the agricultural industry and improves flood prevention efforts. | $250,000 | La Plata County |
| Town of Crested Butte for Stormwater Management Upgrades | Town of Crested Butte | This project constructs new stormwater management infrastructure. It delivers flood mitigation, roadway protection, cost-savings, environmental benefits, and increases public health. | $1,372,000 | Gunnison County |
| Town of Eaton for Watermain Replacement | Town of Eaton | This project replaces aging watermains. It increases system resilience and reliability to enhance public health and improve fire response. | $2,482,000 | Weld County |
| Town of Hot Sulphur Springs for Water Treatment Improvements | Town of Hot Sulphur Springs | This project implements an improved filtration system using a sodium permanganate pretreatment. It enhances water quality, reduces mineral buildup within municipal infrastructure, and improves the longevity of the Town’s water treatment system. | $1,500,000 | Grand County |
| Town of Kit Carson for Wastewater Treatment Plant Conversion | Town of Kit Carson | This project helps convert an existing wastewater treatment plant to a non-discharging facility by constructing evaporative lagoons and related process improvements. It eliminates current compliance issues, increases system resiliency, and reduces environmental impacts. | $3,500,000 | Cheyenne County |
| Town of Lyons for Wastewater Treatment Equipment Upgrade | Town of Lyons | This project replaces aging solids dewatering equipment at a wastewater treatment plant. This project reduces odors and protects water quality to improve community livability and the tourism experience in the region. | $1,760,000 | Boulder County |
| Town of Oak Creek for Water Distribution Line Replacement | Town of Oak Creek | This project replaces aging water mains. It ensures a reliable and safe drinking water supply while reducing the water loss and costs associated with emergency repairs of aging pipes. | $1,500,000 | Routt County |
| Town of Ophir for Water Line Replacement | Town of Ophir | This project replaces aging piping. The project increases reliability, reduces water loss, and improves drinking water quality. | $600,000 | San Miguel County |
| Town of Peetz for Water System Improvement | Town of Peetz | This project improves the Town’s water system. This project provides safe and reliable drinking water for the community. | $3,000,000 | Logan County |
| Town of Rico for Silver Creek Water System Reactivation | Town of Rico | This project constructs a new water treatment plant. The project ensures system resilience and provides the capacity to support future housing within the community. | $2,000,000 | Dolores County |
| Town of Ridgway for Wastewater Treatment Plant Renovation | Town of Ridgway | This project renovates an aging wastewater treatment facility. It improves water quality and environmental health. | $2,250,000 | Ouray County |
| Town of Silt for Water Storage Construction | Town of Silt | This project constructs a new water storage tank. It improves resiliency and water storage capacity quality while protecting from wildfire risk. | $2,120,000 | Garfield County |
| Town of Simla for Water System Improvement | Town of Simla | This project replaces aging watermains. It improves system reliability and water quality while creating more fire protection. | $3,000,000 | Elbert County |
| Town of Wiggins for Reverse Osmosis Waste Improvement | Town of Wiggins | This project installs evaporation matrix equipment to develop an enhanced evaporation pond. The project allows the town to meet compliance with its discharge permit. | $3,500,000 | Morgan County |
| Ute Mountain Ute Tribe for Pipeline Extension Design | Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | This project designs an expanded water transmission pipeline. It promotes economic and commercial development while expanding tribal enterprises. | $2,000,000 | Towaoc County |
| Wildfire Collaborative Roaring Fork Valley for Roaring Fork Valley Wildfire Risk Reduction | Wildfire Collaborative Roaring Fork Valley | This project implements hazardous fuel reduction across the wildland-urban interface. It improves public safety by reducing wildfire risks, improving evacuation safety, and protecting infrastructure and watersheds. | $1,250,000 | Garfield County |
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
| Project Title | Recipient | Project Purpose | Funding Request | Location |
| Childcare Training Program | Adelante Community Development | This project supports a bilingual workforce and business training program for informal child care providers. It allows entrepreneurs to become licensed child care business owners, expanding capacity and addressing Colorado’s critical workforce shortage. | $232,000 | Adams County |
| Emerge Workforce Apprenticeship Program | African Chamber of Commerce | This project hires an outreach specialist to connect underserved youth to paid apprenticeship pathways through targeted outreach and partnerships. It increases access to skilled careers, boosts economic mobility and reduces underemployment in underserved communities. | $1,500,000 | Arapahoe County |
| Essential STEM Education Equipment Supporting Simulation-Based and Firsthand Training and Learning | Aims Community College | This project procures simulation and advanced technical training equipment for STEM programs. This project improves student skills, credentials, and job placement by expanding capacity and standardizing instruction. | $1,393,000 | Weld County |
| Almost Home Housing Stability Program | Almost Home, Inc. | This project provides mortgage, rental, and utility assistance to households at imminent risk of eviction, foreclosure, or utility shut-off. This project prevents homelessness and supports housing stability. | $905,000 | Adams County |
| Firefly Autism HVAC Infrastructure Modernization | Alta Vista Center for Autism DBA Firefly Autism | This project replaces aging HVAC systems at a care facility for neurodivergent community members. It protects uninterrupted therapeutic care for autistic individuals and sustains community access to essential behavioral health services. | $850,000 | Jefferson County |
| Arapahoe Community College Healthcare Simulation Center Expansion | Arapahoe Community College | This project develops an interdisciplinary health simulation center. It increases knowledge and skill retention to create a well-prepared workforce. | $5,500,000 | Arapahoe County |
| Outreach and Benefits Navigation with the Village Exchange Center | Arapahoe County | This project expands access to social services and employment workshops. It promotes community wellbeing and increases economic stability. | $1,354,000 | Arapahoe County |
| A New Vision for Rural Healthcare: Radiology Suite Modernization | Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center | This project replaces obsolete technology at a medical center to prevent a total loss of regional imaging services. It improves public health and safety by ensuring quality diagnostic and surgical services for the rural region. | $1,434,000 | Otero County |
| Bridging Clubs to Careers: A Statewide Workforce Readiness Initiative for Colorado Youth in Boys & Girls Clubs | Boys & Girls Clubs in Colorado | This project purchases virtual reality equipment to develop career exploration tools. It allows under-resourced communities to gain equitable access to hands-on workforce training and postsecondary career pathways. | $692,000 | Denver County |
| Byers School District and Community Greenhouse | Byers School District | This project expands a student-led greenhouse into an enhanced regional agriculture hub. This project fosters agricultural education and community wellness in a food desert. | $400,000 | Arapahoe County |
| Colorado Construction Workforce Pathways Expansion Initiative | Careers in Construction Colorado | This project develops a construction workforce professional development program for Colorado high schools. It builds a skilled workforce and promotes economic growth by providing training for high-wage, in-demand careers. | $1,922,000 | Statewide |
| Mercy Hospital Cancer Center Expansion | Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado | This project purchases equipment to provide specialized radiation treatments for expanded local cancer care. This project improves patient outcomes and significantly reduces barriers to accessing critical treatment for community members. | $2,459,000 | La Plata County |
| Transitional Housing Expansion to Prevent Homelessness | City of Arvada | This project expands homelessness prevention services to keep vulnerable populations housed and offer transitional housing to unhoused individuals struggling with substance abuse and behavioral health issues. This project improves public safety and reduces homelessness within the community. | $2,451,000 | Jefferson County |
| Clayton / Denver Health Campus Health Clinic | Clayton Early Learning | This project supports the construction of a health clinic that will provide pediatric and adult health care services. This project increases the community’s access to quality health care. | $5,000,000 | Denver County |
| Health Clinic Rehabilitation and Modernization | Clinica Family Health and Wellness | This project modernizes a primary health care facility. It ensures that essential health services can be delivered consistently and safely for the foreseeable future, while also increasing capacity for preventive health services. | $2,836,000 | Adams County |
| Colorado Statewide Teacher Externship Program: Strengthening the Talent Pipeline in High-Demand Industries | Colorado Department of Labor and Employment | This project funds teacher externships to bridge the gap between K-12 education and industries in aerospace, construction, skilled trades, and quantum computing. It gives teachers the “real-world” context necessary to provide students with a roadmap to high-wage, high-demand careers. | $350,000 | Statewide |
| Colorado Mesa University Health Sciences Major Equipment | Colorado Mesa University | This project funds critical equipment updates to expand opportunities for simulation utilization for nursing and health sciences students. It creates healthcare providers that are well equipped to confidently serve rural communities. | $916,000 | Mesa County |
| Dreamscape Virtual Reality Learning Lab | Community College of Denver | This project develops a virtual reality learning lab to deliver immersive STEM and arts education. The project boosts student engagement and workforce readiness while strengthening community access to innovative, career-aligned learning. | $1,552,000 | Denver County |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital District Chiller Replacement | Delta County Memorial Hospital District | This project replaces an effectively non-operational chiller system to ensure hospital-wide temperature control. It improves patient safety and continuity of critical public health infrastructure services. | $701,000 | Delta County |
| Sandos Westside Family Health Center | Denver Health & Hospital Authority | This project purchases critical imaging equipment for a family health center. It increases capacity to serve a medically underserved population with a range of critical health and wellness services. | $2,125,000 | Denver County |
| Denver Youth Employment Program (DYEP) | Denver Youth Employment Program (DYEP) | This project provides workforce development support to low-income Denver youth with a paid summer work experience. This project promotes economic mobility while supporting local businesses and nonprofit organizations. | $1,000,000 | Denver County |
| ICON (Inter-district Career Opportunities Network) Workforce Development Center | Durango School District | This project procures equipment and technology for a regional career and technical education hub. It strengthens the rural workforce pipeline by equipping students with hands-on career and technical education and preparing them for high-demand careers. | $2,500,000 | La Plata County |
| Accessible Early Learning in Affordable Housing | Early Connections Learning Centers | This project supports the furniture, fixtures, equipment, and staffing for an on-site early learning program within an affordable housing community. This project encourages economic growth by promoting employment and financial stability for families. | $525,000 | El Paso County |
| Emergent Campus Pueblo | Emergent Campus | This project expands the capacity of the Emergent Campus Pueblo facility. It increases access to jobs and drives economic growth in Southern Colorado’s technology sector. | $992,000 | Pueblo County |
| Southwest Colorado Rural Workforce & Opportunity | Fort Lewis College | This project implements a workforce development initiative that expands agricultural training, clean energy programs, early childhood education pathways and industry-aligned credentialing. This project increases workforce participation and strengthens economic mobility. | $1,560,000 | La Plata County |
| Project VITAL (Virtual Imaging, Training, and Applied Learning): Building Northern Colorado’s Healthcare Workforce Through Advanced Simulation and Imaging Training | Front Range Community College | This project equips a radiology and healthcare simulation center at a community college campus. It addresses critical regional and statewide healthcare workforce shortages while expanding equitable access to high-wage career pathways. | $1,400,000 | Boulder County |
| Eviction Prevention Stabilization Program | Grand Valley Catholic Outreach | This project provides targeted, accessible, one-time eviction prevention assistance to at-risk households in the county. It prevents homelessness and strain on other community systems by keeping families housed. | $100,000 | Mesa County |
| Echoes Across Colorado: Statewide Honor Bell Outreach & Access Initiative | Honor Bell Foundation | This project places a third Honor Bell into operation and supports the acquisition of a new van. It expands the capacity and accessibility of the foundation to support more veterans and their families in times of loss and hardship. | $320,000 | Statewide |
| KCHD dba Weisbrod Hospital Renovation Project- Phase III | Kiowa County Hospital District (KCHD) dba Weisbrod Health | This project funds the renovation of a hospital to modernize critical clinical areas. It improves community health and service accessibility by updating the spaces to meet current life-safety and building codes. | $5,000,000 | Kiowa County |
| Empowering Rural Colorado: Advanced Water & Wastewater Operator Credentialing | Lamar Community College | This project funds training systems, water quality analysis equipment, and VR simulation curriculum to credential rural Colorado water and wastewater operators. It closes a critical workforce gap and promotes professional development. | $770,000 | Prowers County |
| Walsenburg Health Center Pre-construction | Las Animas Huerfano Counties District Health Department | This project conducts pre-construction efforts for a new and accessible health campus to centralize essential services. It will improve public health by significantly reducing barriers to care in a federally designated Health Care Provider Shortage Area. | $1,400,000 | Huerfano County |
| Stuart Avenue Clinic Radiology and Laboratory Access Expansion Project | Lutheran Hospital Association of the San Luis Valley dba San Luis Valley Health | This project renovates laboratory, imaging, and orthopedic spaces at a clinic. It enhances patient safety and accessibility by increasing on-site diagnostic capacity for patients across a rural region. | $1,000,000 | Alamosa County |
| Mapleton Public Schools School-Based Health Center | Mapleton Public Schools | This project renovates a facility to establish a school-based health center. The project expands access to care for students and families to improve health, attendance, and learning outcomes. | $2,725,000 | Adams County |
| Hospital Pharmacy Expansion and Relocation | Melissa Memorial Hospital | This project relocates Melissa Memorial Hospital’s pharmacy to a larger, modernized space. The project ensures safe and timely access to medications for residents. | $500,000 | Phillips County |
| Gina and Frank Day Health Institute Tower | Metropolitan State University of Denver | This project procures clinical simulation equipment. It encourages students to join the healthcare workforce and stimulates economic growth by reducing healthcare worker shortages. | $390,000 | Denver County |
| Bringing the Mindfulness and Positivity Project’s Digital Lessons to 10 DHS Youth Facilities | Mindfulness and Positivity Project | This project launches a mental health program at Colorado Department of Human Services youth facilities. It supports safer, more stable facility environments by strengthening emotional regulation and coping skills for residents while reducing staff burnout. | $460,000 | El Paso County |
| Center for Modeling of Human Lung Disease | National Jewish Health | This project renovates and upgrades a center within the hospital. It increases the speed of research and clinical trials to advance understanding of respiratory diseases, improve outcome prediction, and accelerate therapies. | $2,998,000 | Denver County |
| Advancing STEM Teaching and Learning at New America Schools | New America School | This project purchases technology and develops curricula for STEM learning aligned with industry pathways. This project expands access to career-connected learning and improves college and workforce readiness for under-resourced students. | $875,000 | Adams County |
| Five-County CDL Training Expansion Initiative | Northeast Colorado Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) | This project expands high school commercial driver’s license training by funding instruction, fuel maintenance, and program oversight. It addresses critical driver shortages, strengthens regional talent pipelines, and supports economic growth in rural counties. | $229,000 | Phillips County |
| Expanding Primary Care Capacity for Medically Underserved Communities in Southeast Colorado Springs | Peak Vista Community Health Centers, Inc. | This project expands a health center by adding new examination rooms. It supports thousands of additional visits to the clinic annually and expands access to the most medically underserved community in the region. | $1,500,000 | El Paso County |
| Ralston House Child Advocacy Center Victim Services | Ralston House | This project funds operations for forensic interviewers, victim advocates, and administrative staff at a child advocacy center. It strengthens public safety, supports coordinated investigations, and promotes healthier long-term outcomes for children. | $1,000,000 | Jefferson County |
| Reaching HOPE Community Support Program | Reaching HOPE | This project expands community-based mental health services for survivors of crime such as domestic violence and sexual assault. This project increases the accessibility of mental health services for survivors of violence. | $810,000 | Adams County |
| Expand Substance Use Prevention Services for Post-9/11 Veterans and Military Families | Red Rock Behavioral Health Services | This project expands substance abuse prevention services for post-9/11 veterans and military families. This project fills critical gaps in prevention services for veterans and their families. | $1,204,000 | El Paso County |
| Regis University Healthcare Simulation & Clinical Training Lab | Regis University | This project expands and equips a healthcare simulation and clinical training lab. It strengthens the healthcare workforce pipeline by providing high-quality training for future healthcare professionals. | $2,000,000 | Denver County |
| HRRMC Surgery and Radiology Expansion | Salida Hospital District DBA Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center | This project expands the surgery and radiology wing of the hospital to include new surgical rooms and store equipment and medical supplies. It improves public health by increasing the hospital’s capacity to deliver accessible healthcare to the community. | $2,000,000 | Chaffee County |
| SHS Ambulance & Equipment Resuscitation Project | Southwest Health System, Inc. | This project purchases new ambulances, a transport SUV, and their necessary equipment. This project improves public health by ensuring continued effective response of emergency responders in the primary community and in partnership with surrounding communities. | $1,500,000 | Montezuma County |
| Colorado Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Continuum Initiative | Special Forces Foundation | This project expands a suicide and mental health prevention continuum of care for Green Berets and their families. It improves public health by delivering rapid care, prevention, and family support to address critical gaps in care accessibility and save lives. | $1,200,000 | El Paso County |
| Ambulance Station and Enclosed ER Entrance | St. Vincent Health | This project constructs a modern ambulance station at a hospital with on-site housing for EMS staff. This project increases public safety by improving response reliability, patient transfer safety, and working conditions for healthcare professionals. | $1,200,000 | Lake County |
| STRIDE FQHC Healthcare Equipment Upgrade | STRIDE Community Health Center (STRIDE) | This project expands and upgrades in-house pharmaceutical and dental services capacity at the STRIDE Peoria Clinic. This project improves community health by increasing the speed of prescription delivery and the capacity to deliver comprehensive oral healthcare. | $365,000 | Adams County |
| STRIDE FQHC Healthcare Equipment Upgrade | STRIDE Community Health Center (STRIDE) | This project expands and upgrades in-house pharmaceutical and dental services capacity at the STRIDE Oneida Health Center. This project improves community health by increasing the speed of prescription delivery and the capacity to deliver comprehensive oral healthcare. | $814,000 | Denver County |
| Increased Pediatric Health Services for Children in Rural Colorado | Summit Community Care Clinic Inc DBA Elevated Community Health | This project supports the initial operationalization of an integrated pediatric clinic that provides primary care, dental, and behavioral health services. It expands access to coordinated, comprehensive, affordable care for children and families regardless of their ability to pay. | $700,000 | Summit County |
| Increasing Access to Dental Care at Monfort Family Clinic | Sunrise Community Health | This project renovates an existing space into dental exam rooms at the organization’s largest primary care site. This project expands comprehensive dental services to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured community members. | $1,178,000 | Weld County |
| Bridging the Coverage Gap: Connecting Uninsured Patients to a Medical Home to Reduce Non-Emergency Hospital Visits | Tepeyac Community Health Center | This project funds the operationalization of a medical pod within a new community health center. This project strengthens the healthcare safety net across the state by expanding patient access and reducing uncompensated care burdens. | $622,000 | Denver County |
| TESSA Douglas County Safehouse Operations and Support Services | TESSA | This project funds the operations of a newly established domestic violence shelter. This project increases public safety by ensuring access to a stable and reliable resource for community members in crisis. | $384,000 | Douglas County |
| Two-Generation (2Gen) Education and Career Readiness Program | The | This project supports an academic and professional development program for students and their families. It promotes economic stability and educational development among youth while closing the achievement gap and addressing poverty in the region. | $1,000,000 | Boulder County |
| Denver Table Market: Community Nonprofit Grocery and Food Access Ecosystem in Denver | The Denver Fresh Food Consortium, (dba FreshLo Markets) | This project establishes nonprofit community grocery stores in food-insecure neighborhoods. This project improves health outcomes, creates living-wage jobs, and builds food security for low-income residents in the region. | $1,500,000 | Denver County |
| Northern Colorado First-Generation College and Career Success Initiative | The Greeley Dream Team Inc. | This project expands a mentorship and professional development program for first-generation college students. It strengthens pathways to college, technical certificates, and careers that support the local workforce. | $750,000 | Weld County |
| MRH EMS Station and Regional Training Center | The Memorial Hospital (dba Memorial Regional Health) | This project constructs a geothermal energy powered emergency medical services station and regional training center for EMS, fire, law enforcement, and other first responder agencies in the area. This project creates more efficient, capable, and well-resourced public safety operations. | $4,247,000 | Moffat County |
| The STEAD School Transforming the Agricultural Workforce Pipeline in Colorado Technological Investments | The STEAD School | This project funds technology, transportation, and equipment to expand the school’s career and technical education pathways. This project ensures students graduate with industry-recognized skills and are prepared for careers across many industries. | $1,000,000 | Adams County |
| Neuromodulation Equipment for Precision Mental Health Research and Care | University of Colorado Anschutz | This project supports the purchase of equipment to enhance neuromodulation research. This project enhances innovative medical research efforts to provide the community effective treatment options. | $685,000 | Adams County |
| PSMC Backup Generator Project | Upper San Juan Health Service District, d/b/a Pagosa Springs Medical Center | This project purchases additional backup power generators for a rural medical center. It protects the health and safety of the community by ensuring power system reliability during outages. | $965,000 | Archuleta County |
| Ordway Integrated Health Clinic | Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. | This project renovates a clinic to support a modernized and team-based layout. This project reduces wait times and increases patient access to deliver better healthcare to the community. | $828,000 | Crowley County |
| Denver to the World | Wings Over the Rockies | This project expands a kids’ learning zone for neurodivergent and differently abled children. This project will enrich students and expand learning opportunities for youth. | $717,000 | Denver County |
| Wray Regional Orthopedic and Advanced Diagnostic Services Expansion | Wray Community Hospital District dba Wray Hospital and Clinic | This project purchases new equipment and renovates clinical space to expand a rural hospital’s orthopedic and diagnostic services. It improves public health by allowing rural patients to receive care closer to home, and stimulates economic growth by creating local healthcare jobs. | $2,000,000 | Yuma County |
| Yampa Valley Career Connections | Yampa Valley Partnership for Students, Stewardship & Sustainability (YVPS3) | This project expands paid internships, youth apprenticeships, and career-related learning for students across rural school districts. It strengthens workforce readiness and economic mobility in coal-impacted Moffat and Routt county communities. | $550,000 | Moffat County |
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
| Project Title | Recipient | Project Purpose | Funding Request | Location |
| Goat Hill Drainage and Roadway Improvements Project | Adams County | This project widens streets and constructs drainage capabilities to address aging infrastructure within a neighborhood. This project reduces flooding, increases transportation safety, and improves community mobility. | $4,800,000 | Adams County |
| Montrose Regional Transit Center | All Points Transit, INC. | This project constructs a multi-modal transit facility to connect Delta, Montrose and surrounding counties. This project provides reliable transportation for regional workers, aging and disabled residents, and establishes long-term regional mobility infrastructure. | $2,435,000 | Montrose County |
| Starlight Affordable Housing Development | Arapahoe County | This project constructs affordable housing units that includes units dedicated to youth transitioning out of foster care. This project increases housing availability for the community and supports vulnerable youth with housing stability. | $2,000,000 | Arapahoe County |
| Community Food Share Flooring and Parking Lot Surfacing Project | Boulder County | This project repaves the Community Food Share parking lot and resurfaces their warehouse flooring. This project increases the safe storage and distribution of food to partner agencies and the thousands of individuals who access food directly. | $1,100,000 | Boulder County |
| Manufactured Home Park Replacement Units | Chaffee County Government (in partnership with Chaffee Housing Trust) |
“The project replaces dilapidated housing in River Village Manufactured Home Park with new, affordable modular homes. This project allows low-income residents to have access to safe and affordable housing without causing displacement. “ |
$1,000,000 | Chaffee County |
| Denver Child Abuse Prevention and Community Training Center | City and County of Denver on Behalf of Denver Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC) | This project supports the acquisition of a building to become a Child Abuse Prevention & Community Training Center. This project expands efforts to prevent crimes against kids through education cooperation among professionals. | $4,500,000 | Denver County |
| Aurora Regional Navigation Campus | City of Aurora | This project repairs and replaces the roof of a regional navigation campus. This project ensures safe conditions at a critical community facility that helps people experiencing homelessness to achieve self-sufficiency. | $3,280,000 | Adams County |
| Fire Apparatus – Type III Brush Engine and Related Equipment | City of Aurora | This project purchases and equips a Type III Brush Engine to strengthen wildland fire response. This project protects homes, critical infrastructure, and the regional watershed that supplies Denver’s drinking water. | $1,000,000 | Arapahoe County |
| I-25/Happy Canyon Interchange Improvement Project | City of Castle Pines | This project rebuilds the I-25/Happy Canyon interchange. This project addresses safety concerns, structural issues, operational challenges, and the existing bridge’s capacity limits, all of which lead to traffic congestion. | $3,000,000 | Douglas County |
| Colorado Boulevard and Euclid Avenue Roundabout Safety Improvement Project | City of Centennial | This project constructs a roundabout near a middle school and a fire station. This project enhances pedestrian mobility, improves road conditions, reduces traffic, and increases safety for the community. | $2,300,000 | Arapahoe County |
| Park Village Housing | City of Cortez | This project constructs affordable homes in Cortez, Colorado for local workers and families earning 30–80% of Area Median Income. This project addresses critical workforce housing shortfalls and hosts essential workers. | $2,000,000 | Montezuma County |
| Idaho Springs Pedestrian Bridge | City of Idaho Springs, CO | This project designs and constructs a pedestrian bridge over Interstate 70 at Exit 240 in Idaho Springs. The project improves safety and provides a direct connection between downtown, residential areas, schools, recreation, and a future regional mobility hub. | $2,000,000 | Clear Creek County |
| Lafayette Fire Station 1 Upgrades | City of Lafayette | This project procures a training site that includes a training pad and a modular, non-live fire, training structure. The project enhances the operational readiness of fire agencies serving the county. | $1,300,000 | Boulder County |
| Safety & Mobility Upgrades | City of Littleton | This project constructs safety and multimodal improvements at two major traffic intersections. This project reduces crashes and improves community access along a major regional corridor. | $2,560,000 | Arapahoe County |
| NW Denver Family Housing & Childcare | Colorado Coalition for the Homeless | This project constructs new affordable and supportive housing for families, including on-site childcare and a food bank. This project increases housing security for the community. | $5,000,000 | Denver County |
| Traffic Roundabout for Poncha Springs | Colorado Department of Transportation | This project completes critical intersection improvements, including a roundabout, in the town. The project modernizes infrastructure, improves safety, enhances connectivity, and supports economic development in the region. | $2,000,000 | Chaffee County |
| Cement Creek Bridge Replacement | Colorado Department of Transportation | This project supports design and construction activities to replace the Cement Creek Bridge in Silverton, Colorado. This project ensures long-term operations of this vital thoroughfare and provides critical access to the US EPA-designated Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site. | $2,468,000 | San Juan County |
| CFM Visitor and Education Center | Colorado Freedom Memorial Foundation | This project supports the construction of a visitor and education center at the Colorado Freedom Memorial. This project provides new educational experiences for visitors and gathering spaces to the community. | $3,000,000 | Arapahoe County |
| ARDEC Groundwater and Well Infrastructure | Colorado State University | This project rebuilds a collapsed groundwater well and irrigation infrastructure. This project significantly reduces demand on an already overextended neighboring water system. | $2,900,000 | Larimer County |
| Colorado Construction and Structural Trades Workforce Hub | Community College of Aurora | This project procures equipment to launch a construction and structural trades workforce hub at a community college. This project addresses critical workforce needs in high-demand trades. | $971,000 | Arapahoe County |
| Universal Access and ADA Improvements to DCPA’s Randy Weeks Conservatory Theatre | Denver Center for the Performing Arts | This project constructs a fully accessible student entrance to a popular children’s theatre. This project increases the accessibility of the theatre to all children regardless of their physical abilities. | $2,500,000 | Denver County |
| US 85 (Sedalia to Meadows Pkwy) | Douglas County Government, Public Works Engineering | This project will advance right-of-way acquisition needed to widen and reconstruct US 85 from Sedalia to Castle Rock, the only remaining segment of the highway that needs to be improved. This project improves road conditions while increasing safety and traffic capacity. | $2,400,000 | Douglas County |
| Community Housing Redevelopment | East Colfax Community Collective | This project redevelops an affordable housing complex. The project reduces homelessness by creating a quality affordable housing option for the community and helps to revitalize the neighborhood. | $2,000,000 | Arapahoe County |
| Commerce Bridge | El Paso County | This project replaces an aging bridge with damaged to rotting and cracking timber beams. This project ensures continued safety and regional connectivity. | $3,643,000 | El Paso County |
| Community Greenspace & Affordable Housing in Evergreen | Evergreen Park & Recreation District | This project constructs affordable senior housing and a revitalized community park on the site of a closed elementary school. This project expands affordable housing, promotes economic development, and increases community wellbeing. | $880,000 | Jefferson County |
| Renovation of Family Tree Wheat Ridge Building | Family Tree | This project renovates an aging building that houses critical community services, including resources to address homelessness, domestic violence, and child abuse. This project ensures the safety and longevity of the facility to continue providing urgent services to the community. | $1,500,000 | Jefferson County |
| Front Range Corridor Environmental Readiness Project | Front Range Passenger Rail District | This project supports the environmental review work needed to advance intercity passenger rail planning across the Front Range. This project positions the region for modern, reliable rail service that meets growing regional demand. | $5,000,000 | Statewide |
| Airfield Lighting Electrical Vault | Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority | This project builds a new airfield electrical vault to support reliable runway lighting and replace failing infrastructure. The project enhances airfield safety, reduces service disruptions, and strengthens regional mobility, economic growth, and dependable air access. | $2,195,000 | Mesa County |
| Phoenix Rising Apartments | High Plains Housing Development | This project constructs affordable housing units in Greeley, Colorado. This project provides housing to Veterans through partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as other very low income populations. | $1,000,000 | Weld County |
| Workforce Training Capacity | Housed, Working and Healthy | This project supports the acquisition and expansion of a workforce training facility. This project increases job training and certification programs, reduces homelessness, and strengthens economic mobility. | $2,000,000 | Denver County |
| Highway 34 & Canyon Edge Open Space Safety & Access Improvement Project | Larimer County Department of Natural Resources | This project constructs important safety and mobility improvements on US Highway 34, west of Loveland. This project reduces conflict points, improves sightlines, and provides safe access to a new public open space along an important state highway corridor. | $610,000 | Larimer County |
| Perry Stokes Airport Transient Apron/Helicopter Parking Pad Project | Las Animas County | This project constructs a new concrete transient apron with connecting taxiways to double available parking for large aircraft. The project is beneficial to civilian aviation access, operational safety, regional emergency response, and economic development. | $1,085,000 | Las Animas County |
| Southern Colorado Planetarium and STEAM Discovery Center | Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America | This project constructs a planetarium and interactive STEAM facility using existing equipment at the museum. The project boosts tourism and strengthens the STEAM workforce by introducing the only planetarium in the region. | $1,550,000 | Pueblo County |
| Mesa County Vega Road | Mesa County | This project mitigates slope instability and rehabilitates a roadway. This project prevents further deterioration and potential road closures, which would severely impact tourism and local businesses. | $3,600,000 | Mesa County |
| OWL Lodge- Phase 2- Kitchen & Eating Area | Mesa County Valley School District 51- Outdoor Wilderness Lab | This project completes a kitchen and eating area at Outdoor Wilderness Lab, where meals are currently prepared offsite and delivered three times per day. This project will provide healthier, more sustainable food for students and staff, while streamlining costs and logistics. | $1,200,000 | Mesa County |
| Metro Caring Fresh Foods Market | Metro Caring | This project constructs a Fresh Food Market that provides those experiencing hunger with direct access to food. This project addresses food insecurity, and is part of a broader affordable housing development that offers social services programs. | $2,095,000 | Denver County |
| Mobile Assistance Center | Mile High United Way | This project purchases an electric van and retrofits existing vans to deliver health and human services resources to those with limited access to critical services. This project provides wrap-around services for the community and reduces the burden on state and local government. | $805,000 | Statewide |
| Thistle Whistle Community Solar | Mirasol Agrivoltaic | This project creates a community solar agrivoltaic array, dispersing the energy cost benefits to low- and moderate income farms and farmworkers. The project produces a replicable research site that demonstrates the advantages of growing produce in a hot, arid environment under partial shade. | $1,000,000 | Delta County |
| Fort Morgan Municipal Airport Hangar, Maintenance & Office Facility Construction | Morgan County Diversification Foundation | This project builds a multi-use hanger, maintenance facility, and operations office at a municipal airport to support aerial firefighting and aviation services. This project improves wildfire response, creates skilled jobs, expands business capacity, and strengthens the regional economy. | $2,000,000 | Morgan County |
| Restoration of the Historic Shorter AME Sanctuary in Five Points as an Affordable Community Hub for Low- and Moderate-Income Residents and Nonprofits | New Dance Theater, Inc DBA Cleo Parker Robinson Dance | This project restores and modernizes the Shorter AME Church sanctuary into a multi-use community space. It creates workforce development opportunities and increases community wellbeing. | $1,000,000 | Denver County |
| Permanent Air Traffic Control Tower | Northern Colorado Regional Airport | This project builds a traditional air traffic control tower at a rural airport. This project enhances air safety by proactively managing the airport’s complex aircraft types, which also supports regional growth. | $2,350,000 | Larimer County |
| The Haven Expansion Project: Increasing Access to Assisted Living for Medicaid Recipients | Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association dba Northwest Colorado Health | This project adds a new residential wing and makes key infrastructure and safety improvements to an assisted living facility. This project expands access to affordable care for older adults in the region, including those who are low-income or rely on Medicaid. | $2,000,000 | Routt County |
| Aspen Center at Hover Crossing | OUR Center | This project supports the final furnishing needed to open a new affordable early childhood education center in the Longmont area. This project meets an essential need for the community by expanding childcare options and prioritizing families living in affordable housing units. | $325,000 | Boulder County |
| Peak Education’s Downtown College and Career Readiness Center | Peak Education | This project supports the completion of a facility to serve as an expanded student success center. This project expands educational access and workforce development opportunities for students and families throughout the region. | $1,730,000 | El Paso County |
| Aspen-Pitkin County Airport Terminal Modernization | Pitkin County | This project constructs a new commercial passenger terminal with updated building systems, life-safety infrastructure, and family-support facilities. This project replaces an outdated and undersized facility while improving airport capacity, safety, security, and ADA compliance. | $5,000,000 | Pitkin County |
| PFA Station 5 Updates | Poudre Fire Authority | This project rebuilds a fire station to meet the modern demands for emergency response and firefighter safety. This project improves response times and enhances service in a high-call area. | $5,000,000 | Larimer County |
| Townview Apartments | Rocky Mountain Communities | This project supports the construction of affordable housing units. This project increases the availability of affordable housing, and helps address a critical shortage for low to middle income community members. | $5,000,000 | Denver County |
| Silver Key Senior Housing Project | Silver Key Senior Services | This project develops an affordable senior housing community. This project increases stable and safe opportunities for low-income seniors in the region. | $1,000,000 | El Paso County |
| Seed House Community Hub Renovation Project | Small Town Project | This project renovates a former seed processing facility into the Seed House, a multi-use hub with a food pantry, youth center, and workforce incubator. This project reduces food insecurity, expands youth opportunities, and drives economic growth in a rural region. | $600,000 | Otero County |
| South Metro Regional Firefighter Air & Emergency Scene Lighting Support Unit | South Metro Fire Rescue | This project purchases and equips a specialized fire apparatus for breathing-air refilling and large-scale emergency scene lighting during extended incidents. This project will enhance disaster preparedness and emergency response of the fire protection district. | $1,560,000 | Arapahoe County |
| Southeast Colorado Regional Transit Hub and Fleet Modernization Project | Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development, Inc. (SECED) | The project renovates a vacant industrial building into a regional transit hub and replaces aging ADA-accessible vehicles. This project improves safe, reliable transportation linking rural residents to jobs, healthcare, and essential services. | $716,000 | Bent County |
| Westside Community Campus Expansion | Su Teatro | This project supports the acquisition of a facility to expand a community-owned workforce training and small-business campus. This project increases paid youth training opportunities, assists entrepreneurial enterprises, and eliminates blight. | $1,800,000 | Denver County |
| Swan Mountain Road Reconstruction – Final Phase | Summit County Government | This project funds the final phase of reconstruction for a critical transportation corridor. This project ensures a safe, accessible route for rural residents, visitors, and is critical to the continued economic well-being of the community. | $2,700,000 | Summit County |
| YMCA Child Care Expansion & Workforce Support Initiative | The YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region | This project renovates and furnishes two early learning centers in Colorado Springs and Fountain. This project increases access to affordable care, supports working families, and strengthens workforce participation in the region. | $2,300,000 | El Paso County |
| I-70 304 Exit Bridge Reconstruction | Town of Bennett | This project replaces an undersized and aging bridge that directly connects to a major interstate highway. This project addresses the risk of a bridge failure and accommodates continued freight traffic. | $5,000,000 | Adams County |
| Hayden Airport Road Extension | Town of Hayden | This project completes the second phase of the roadway that connects the new Hayden Business Park (HBP) and Yampa Valley Regional Airport (YVRA) to US Hwy 40. This project addresses mobility needs as the area experiences significant economic development. | $2,192,000 | Routt County |
| Bellm Bridge Replacement | Town of Minturn | This project replaces an unstable downtown bridge. This project ensures continual safe passage across the Eagle River for community members. | $1,500,000 | Eagle County |
| Red Cliff Downtown Streetscape and Drainage Improvements | Town of Red Cliff | This project replaces failing roadway infrastructure and installs storm drainage on two prominent roads in the town’s downtown. It improves safety, reduces flooding and icing, and supports access for residents, businesses, and visitors. | $1,852,000 | Eagle County |
| Sangre de Cristo Cultural Heritage Center | Town of San Luis | This project supports the continued rehabilitation of the Sangre de Cristo Heritage Center, a cultural touchstone and community gathering space in the town. This project revitalizes the community’s small economy, addresses blight, and protects an important cultural site. | $588,000 | Costilla County |
| Superior Community Center Microgrid-enabled Resilience Hub Project | Town of Superior | This project installs electricity and on-site energy resources at a community facility. It provides the town with a reliable location for access to power, information, and essential services during emergencies while enhancing emergency response capacity. | $1,071,000 | Boulder County |
| Southern Colorado Nonprofit Capacity & Coordinated Community Access Initiative | United Way Pueblo County | This project funds facility improvements, technological expansion, and a mobile outreach vehicle to strengthen nonprofit capacity and service delivery across the region. This project increases economic stability by building a more resilient nonprofit ecosystem. | $1,300,000 | Pueblo County |
| Colorado Ute Mountain Helping Hands Housing Rehabilitation Program | Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | This project rehabilitates an estimated 30-40 homes on the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe reservation. This project addresses critical housing shortages for low-income families on the reservation. | $2,000,000 | Towaoc County |
| Haven at Salt Flats Older Adult Community | Volunteers of America National Services | This project constructs affordable homes for low to moderate income older adults and permanent housing units for homeless veterans. This project addresses a critical need for affordable senior housing in the region and provides access to health care, transit, and other key services. | $2,650,000 | Mesa County |
| WCR 59 and SH52 Roundabout | Weld County Colorado | This project constructs a roundabout at a high-risk rural intersections that is adjacent to Weld Central Middle School and High School. This project replaces the existing intersection, which has experienced persistent injury and fatality crashes for more than a decade. | $3,000,000 | Weld County |
| YMCA Community Wellness & Healthy Aging Innovation Hub | YMCA of Metropolitan Denver | This project supports the acquisition and renovation of a vacant property to serve as a community resource hub. This project delivers preventative health programs, caregiver support, and resource navigation for older adults and low-income families, while addressing blight. | $2,500,000 | Denver County |