Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that he secured nearly $91.5 million for 78 Colorado projects through the congressionally directed spending (CDS) in the first round of Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Senate appropriations bills. In total, the six bills included nearly $130 million in funding for projects across Colorado. The Senate is currently working to pass another six FY24 appropriations bills which could include additional funding for Colorado projects.
“Throughout this process, I’ve sat down with municipalities, nonprofits, and leaders across the state to hear directly about the challenges their communities face and how Washington can be a better partner,” said Bennet. “I’m glad we were able to support nearly eighty projects across thirty Colorado counties in this round of funding. From funding water infrastructure in Lamar to a business park in Craig and a housing affordability project in Fort Collins, these investments will help Coloradans meet the changing needs of their communities.”
Colorado projects secured by Bennet in FY24 Senate appropriations bills:
|
PROJECT TITLE |
RECIPIENT |
FUNDING AMOUNT |
LOCATION |
ALSO REQUESTED BY |
|
211 Colorado Upgrade |
Mile High United Way |
$500,000 |
Denver |
Hickenlooper, Crow |
|
3rd and Knox Affordable Housing Project |
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, Inc. |
$750,000 |
Denver |
Hickenlooper, DeGette |
|
Auraria Early Learning Center and Mixed-Use Development |
Auraria Higher Education Center |
$2,000,000 |
Denver |
Hickenlooper |
|
Breakthrough Program Expansion |
Breakthrough |
$353,000 |
Denver |
Hickenlooper |
|
Central Corridor |
RTD |
$850,000 |
Denver |
Hickenlooper, DeGette |
|
Central Public Library—Renovation |
City of Aurora, CO |
$3,000,000 |
Aurora |
Hickenlooper, Crow |
|
Chambers Avenue Widening |
Colorado Department of Transportation |
$4,116,279 |
Commerce City |
Hickenlooper, Caraveo |
|
City of Aurora for Pressure Regulating Valve Relocation |
City of Aurora |
$900,000 |
Aurora |
Hickenlooper, Crow |
|
City of Aurora for Water System Improvements |
City of Aurora |
$2,000,000 |
Aurora |
Hickenlooper |
|
City of Evans for Waterline Replacement Project |
City of Evans |
$677,000 |
Evans |
Hickenlooper, Caraveo |
|
City of Gunnison for Water Treatment Plant Project |
City of Gunnison |
$1,750,000 |
Gunnison |
Hickenlooper, Boebert |
|
City of Lamar for Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements |
City of Lamar |
$1,800,000 |
Lamar |
Hickenlooper |
|
City of Longmont Micro Transit System |
City of Longmont |
$1,000,000 |
Longmont |
Hickenlooper, Neguse |
|
City of Westminster for New Water Treatment Facility |
City of Westminster |
$959,752 |
Westminster |
Hickenlooper, Pettersen |
|
Clear Creek Schools Foundation Childcare Center |
Clear Creek Schools Foundation |
$1,616,279 |
Idaho Springs |
Neguse |
|
Colorado Rural Impact Programs |
County Sheriffs of Colorado |
$917,000 |
Statewide |
|
|
Colorado State University Multiuse UAS Airfield Project |
Colorado State University |
$500,000 |
Fort Collins |
Hickenlooper, Neguse |
|
Compactor/Roller Attachments for Road Safety |
Colorado Department of Transportation |
$396,000 |
Golden |
Hickenlooper |
|
Cottonwood Pass Blue Hill Project |
Colorado Department of Transportation |
$1,500,000 |
Eagle County |
Hickenlooper, Boebert |
|
Deer Creek Water District for Water Meter Upgrades |
Deer Creek Water District |
$80,000 |
Parker |
Hickenlooper |
|
Denver Fire Station 40 |
City and County of Denver |
$850,000 |
Denver |
Hickenlooper, DeGette |
|
Denver International Airport Electrification Plan |
City and County of Denver – Mayor’s office |
$300,000 |
Denver |
Hickenlooper, DeGette |
|
DigitalBridge Colorado – Phase 2 |
WRC – Connected Communities |
$270,000 |
Grand County |
|
|
Douglas County for Wildfire Mitigation |
Douglas County |
$800,000 |
Douglas County |
|
|
Eagle County Regional Airport Federal Inspection Station |
Eagle County Regional Airport |
$500,000 |
Gypsum |
Hickenlooper, Neguse |
|
Ecological Prediction Lab: Airborne Coverage to Inform Water and Forest Health Management |
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) |
$975,000 |
Crested Butte |
Hickenlooper |
|
Food Bank Distribution Center Renovations |
Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado |
$800,000 |
Colorado Springs |
Hickenlooper |
|
Former DPS Bus Barn Remediation |
City and County of Denver |
$500,000 |
Denver |
Hickenlooper, DeGette |
|
Fort Collins Affordable Housing Preservation |
Neighbor to Neighbor |
$1,000,000 |
Fort Collins |
Hickenlooper |
|
Gateway Domestic Violence Services |
Aurora Arapahoe Battered Women’s Shelter, DBA Gateway Domestic Violence Services |
$1,616,279 |
Aurora |
Crow |
|
Greeley Neighborhood Safety Program |
Colorado Department of Transportation |
$500,000 |
Greeley |
Hickenlooper |
|
Greeley Teen Center |
Boys & Girls Clubs of Weld County |
$850,000 |
Greeley |
Hickenlooper, Caraveo |
|
High Plains Boulevard I–25 Arterial Road |
Colorado Department of Transportation |
$1,000,000 |
Weld County |
Hickenlooper, Caraveo |
|
High-Temperature Fuel Cells |
Colorado School of Mines |
$3,000,000 |
Golden |
Hickenlooper |
|
History Colorado for Fort Garland Geothermal & Weatherization Project |
History Colorado |
$164,000 |
Fort Garland |
Hickenlooper |
|
Holyoke Community Childcare Initiative |
Holyoke Community Childcare Inititative |
$1,000,000 |
Holyoke |
Hickenlooper |
|
Hope Center Facility Rehabilitation |
Hope Center, Inc. |
$2,000,000 |
Denver |
|
|
Huerfano County for Wastewater System Improvements |
Huerfano County |
$500,000 |
Gardner |
Hickenlooper |
|
I-70 Interchange at 29 Road |
Colorado Department of Transportation |
$2,000,000 |
Grand Junction |
Hickenlooper, Boebert |
|
Idledale Water and Sanitation District for Water Infrastructure Upgrades |
Idledale Water and Sanitation District |
$959,752 |
Idledale |
Hickenlooper, Pettersen |
|
Jane’s Place Multi-family Affordable Housing Solar Arrays |
Chaffee County Government |
$300,000 |
Salida |
Hickenlooper, Pettersen |
|
Jefferson County for Forest Health Youth Corps |
Jefferson County Open Space |
$80,000 |
Jefferson County |
Hickenlooper |
|
KidsPak Capital Improvements & Equipment |
KidsPak |
$118,000 |
Loveland |
Hickenlooper |
|
Kiowa County Hospital Replacement Facility: Phase 1 |
Kiowa County Hospital District |
$1,917,000 |
Eads |
Hickenlooper |
|
Lake County Community Housing |
Leadville Lake County Regional Housing Authority (LLCRHA) |
$850,000 |
Leadville |
Hickenlooper, Pettersen |
|
Lookout Mountain Water District for Waterline Replacement |
Lookout Mountain Water District |
$959,752 |
Golden |
Hickenlooper, Pettersen |
|
Maple Street Bridge Replacement |
Colorado Department of Transportation |
$1,750,000 |
Fruita |
Hickenlooper |
|
Mobile Facilities for Homelessness and Eviction Assistance |
The Community Firm (DBA Community Economic Defense Project) |
$840,000 |
Statewide |
Crow |
|
Moguan Aftercare Housing Facility |
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe |
$2,000,000 |
Towaoc |
Hickenlooper |
|
Nine Mile Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge over SH–83 |
Colorado Department of Transportation |
$850,000 |
Aurora |
Hickenlooper, Crow |
|
Open Soil Water Sensor |
Colorado State University |
$1,450,000 |
Fort Collins |
Hickenlooper |
|
Park Avenue Inn |
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless |
$4,116,279 |
Denver |
Hickenlooper, DeGette |
|
Quebec Street — 136th Avenue to north of 138th Avenue Widening Design |
Colorado Department of Transportation |
$850,000 |
Thornton |
Hickenlooper, Caraveo |
|
Regional Workforce Center for Career and Technical Training |
Build Pagosa |
$1,000,000 |
Pagosa Springs |
Hickenlooper |
|
Residences on Acoma |
Second Chance Center |
$1,500,000 |
Denver |
Hickenlooper |
|
Riverside Educational Center Renovation |
Riverside Educational Center |
$168,000 |
Grand Junction |
Hickenlooper |
|
Rock Creek Affordable Housing & Associated Infrastructure |
Southern Ute Indian Tribe |
$3,000,000 |
Ignacio |
Hickenlooper |
|
Rural eConsult Expansion |
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus |
$402,785 |
Aurora |
Hickenlooper, Crow |
|
San Luis Valley Health Workforce Housing Project |
Lutheran Hospital Association of the San Luis Valley dba San Luis Valley Health |
$2,000,000 |
Alamosa |
Hickenlooper |
|
Securing Southwest Colorado Police and Emergency Communications |
Montezuma County |
$50,000 |
Montezuma County |
Hickenlooper |
|
Social Fabric (Community Center) |
Colorado Asian Culture and Education Network (CACEN) |
$500,000 |
Aurora |
Hickenlooper, Crow |
|
South Adams County Water and Sanitation District for PFAS Drinking Water Treatment Plant Project |
South Adams County Water & Sanitation District |
$959,752 |
Commerce City |
Hickenlooper, Caraveo |
|
Steamboat Springs Workforce Housing Pedestrian and Bicycle Connection Project |
City of Steamboat Springs |
$1,000,000 |
Steamboat Springs |
Hickenlooper, Neguse |
|
Teller County Water & Sanitation District 1 for Radium Mitigation |
Teller County Water & Sanitation Special District #1 |
$959,752 |
Woodland Park |
Hickenlooper, Pettersen |
|
The Commons Phase Two – Supportive Housing |
Homeward Pikes Peak |
$3,000,000 |
Colorado Springs |
|
|
The Craig Business and Industrial Park |
City of Craig |
$2,500,000 |
Craig |
Hickenlooper |
|
Thornton Community Center Reconstruction Project |
City of Thornton |
$1,000,000 |
Thornton |
Hickenlooper, Caraveo |
|
Three Lakes Water and Sanitation District Septic System Upgrades |
Three Lakes Water & Sanitation District |
$1,000,000 |
Grand Lake |
Hickenlooper |
|
Timberline Fire Protection District Fire Station |
Timberline Fire Protection District |
$908,279 |
Black Hawk |
Hickenlooper, Neguse |
|
Town of Dolores for Water Distribution System Replacement Phase 2 |
Town of Dolores |
$750,000 |
Dolores |
Hickenlooper |
|
Town of Gypsum for Wastewater Infrastructure Project |
Town of Gypsum |
$959,752 |
Gypsum |
Hickenlooper, Neguse |
|
Town of Silt for Water Plant Renovations |
Town of Silt |
$2,053,000 |
Silt |
Hickenlooper, Boebert |
|
Training and Technical Assistance to Combat Human Trafficking |
The Exodus Road |
$750,000 |
Statewide |
|
|
U.S. Highway 160/East Bayfield Parkway New Signalized Intersection |
Colorado Department of Transportation |
$1,547,000 |
Bayfield |
Hickenlooper, Boebert |
|
Urban Agriculture and Education in Westwood |
Re:Vision |
$800,000 |
Denver |
DeGette |
|
Vail Valley Affordable Home Ownership Development |
Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley |
$1,500,000 |
Eagle County |
Hickenlooper |
|
Westwood Community Recreation Center |
City and County of Denver Mayor’s office |
$1,000,000 |
Denver |
Hickenlooper, DeGette |
|
Workforce Training and Education Space |
Community College of Aurora |
$850,000 |
Aurora |
Hickenlooper, Crow |