Washington, D.C. — Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that he secured over $116 million for 81 Colorado projects in the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) omnibus funding bill through the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) process. Overall, Colorado will welcome $175 million for Colorado projects this year.
The Senate released the text of the omnibus earlier today and is expected to pass the bill later this week. The bill will then head to the U.S. House of Representatives.
“From upgrading water infrastructure to increasing access to affordable housing to investing in minority-owned businesses, these projects will help meet the needs of Coloradans and continue our work of building an economy that works for everyone and every community,” said Bennet. “For the second year in a row, this process has empowered Coloradans to tell Congress directly about the challenges their communities face and how Washington can be a better partner. I’m pleased to help bring this funding to over eighty projects across our state.”
In addition to 81 Congressionally Directed Spending projects in Colorado, Bennet also secured funding for major Colorado priorities, including:
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$5 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
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$1.93 billion for the Bureau of Reclamation, including $186 million to fund Western drought programs under the WIIN Act.
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$941 million for the Natural Resource Conservation Service’s conservation operations.
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$900 million for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, including $8 million for the Rio Grande National Forest and $3.4 million for the Pike and San Isabel National Forest.
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$748 million for the Colorado River Water Quality Improvement project.
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$515 million for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program to offset lost property tax revenue to counties with significant federal lands.
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$324 million for COPS Hiring grants to support the hiring of approximately 1800 officers nationwide.
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$225 million to address PFAS contamination on military bases and in neighboring communities.
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$160 million for NREL facilities and infrastructure, a $20 million increase from FY22.
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$20 million for University Consortium for Space Technology research.
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$14 million for a Fire Station Support Building at Fort Carson.
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$10.1 million for the Arkansas Valley Conduit.
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$505,000 for the Amache National Historic Site operations and 5 full staff.
The 81 projects Bennet helped secure in the FY23 omnibus funding bill include:
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PROJECT |
RECIPIENT |
LOCATION |
AMOUNT |
REQUESTED BY |
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Access to Justice Initiatives for Rural Colorado |
Colorado Access to Justice Commission |
Statewide |
$627,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
|
Affordable Housing Modular Factory |
City of Boulder Department of Housing & Human Services |
Boulder, CO |
$506,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Archway Communities Park Hill Campus Rehabilitation |
Archway Housing & Services |
Denver, CO |
$3,000,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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AuMHC Acute Care Center Construction |
Aurora Community Mental Health Center |
Aurora, CO |
$2,000,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Crow |
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Beulah Water Works District for Raw Water Storage |
Beulah Water Works District |
Beulah, CO |
$380,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Black Economic Opportunity |
AYA Foundation |
Denver, CO |
$145,000 |
Bennet |
|
Building Apprenticeship Pathways in Education and Health Care |
CareerWise |
Statewide |
$1,500,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado Truck Package |
Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado |
Statewide |
$1,050,000 |
Bennet |
|
Career Pathways Program for Essential Frontline Healthcare Workers in Colorado |
Banner Health Foundation |
Larimer, Logan, Morgan, and Weld Counties |
$717,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Central Corridor Rail Replacement |
Regional Transportation District (RTD) |
Denver, CO |
$4,000,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, DeGette |
|
Chaffee County North-End Public Safety Complex |
Chaffee County Government |
Buena Vista, CO |
$1,000,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Child Advocacy Center for the Pikes Peak Region Co-Location Capital Campaign |
Children’s Advocacy Center for the Pikes Peak Region (DBA Safe Passage) |
Colorado Springs, CO |
$360,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
|
Child and Youth Behavioral Health Workforce Pathway Initiative |
Children’s Hospital Colorado |
Aurora, CO |
$668,313 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Crow |
|
City of Aurora for a Waterline Replacement Program |
City of Aurora |
Aurora, CO |
$2,800,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper,Crow |
|
City of Delta for North Delta Waterline Replacement |
City of Delta |
Delta County |
$380,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
|
Clarion Inn Hotel |
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless |
Denver, CO |
$4,000,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, DeGette |
|
Clean Energy for Facilities Project |
City of Northglenn, CO |
Northglenn, CO |
$800,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Cleo Parker Campus Expansion |
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance |
Denver, CO |
$1,000,000 |
Bennet |
|
Clifton Community Campus Early Childhood Education Training Center |
Mesa County |
Clifton, CO |
$2,500,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Colorado State Forest Service for Creating Resilient Forests in Colorado |
Colorado State Forest Service |
Statewide |
$3,464,000 |
Bennet |
|
Craig Energy Center Feasibility Study |
Tri-State Generation and Transmission, Inc. |
Craig, CO |
$200,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Perlmutter |
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Creating a Housing and Services Hub for Youth and Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness: Renovation and Expansion of The Source |
TGTHR |
Boulder, CO |
$2,000,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Denver and Arapahoe Disposal Site Renewable Natural Gas |
City and County of Denver |
Aurora, CO |
$150,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Denver District Attorney’s Office Human Trafficking Unit Project |
Denver Mayor’s Office |
Denver, CO |
$178,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
|
DPL Youth Empowerment Center |
The City and County of Denver |
Denver, CO |
$750,000 |
Bennet, DeGette |
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Denver Sheriff Department Housing Navigation Program |
Denver Mayor’s Office |
Denver, CO |
$750,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Denver Sheriff Department Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Expansion Program |
Denver Mayor’s Office |
Denver, CO |
$1,650,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Denver’s Community-Based Violence Intervention Program |
Denver Mayor’s Office |
Denver, CO |
$799,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Dr. Felix Gilbert King’s Crossing Affordable Housing |
Restoration Christian Ministries |
Aurora, CO |
$3,000,000 |
Bennet |
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Eagle County Government Eagle Valley Trail |
Eagle County Government |
Wolcott, CO |
$2,000,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Neguse |
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Economic Development for Black Communities |
Black Business Initiative |
Denver, CO |
$800,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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El Paso County LED Retrofit Energy Efficiency Project |
El Paso County |
Colorado Springs, CO |
$445,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Faro 3D crime and accident scene scanner |
City of Thornton |
Thornton, CO |
$102,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Haxtun Health Main Street Clinic |
Haxtun Hospital District |
Haxtun, CO |
$2,000,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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I-70 Remnant Parcels for Community Restoration |
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, Inc |
Denver, CO |
$1,550,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Increased Access to Dental, Mammography/Radiology Services |
Denver Health and Hospital Authority |
Denver, CO |
$2,200,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, DeGette |
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Injury and Violence Prevention Center |
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center |
Aurora, CO |
$460,584 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Crow |
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Inner City Health Center Expansion Phases 2 & 3 |
Inner City Health Center |
Denver, CO |
$2,820,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Inpatient Behavioral Health Facility in Rural Colorado Community |
Vail Health |
Edwards, CO |
$2,705,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Jefferson County Emergency Operations Center Relocation |
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office |
Golden, CO |
$480,000 |
Bennet |
|
Las Bodegas: Art + Research + Workforce Development |
Latino Cultural Arts Center |
Denver, CO |
$2,500,000 |
Bennet |
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Lower Willow Creek Micro-Hydro Electric Generation Project |
City of Creede |
Mineral County |
$425,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Martin Luther King Jr. Library Improvements Project |
City of Aurora |
Aurora, CO |
$2,500,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Crow |
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Mile High United Way United for Families Initiative |
Mile High United Way |
Denver, CO |
$1,500,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Monte Vista Emergency Disaster Resources |
City of Monte Vista |
Monte Vista, CO |
$828,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Mothership |
Urban Peak |
Denver, CO |
$413,940 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, DeGette |
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New Doors to Health |
Marillac Health |
Clifton, CO |
$2,500,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Night Moves Youth Violence Program |
City and County of Denver |
Denver, CO |
$350,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Nursing Workforce Education Degree Program |
Fort Lewis College |
Durango, CO |
$1,300,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB) North Gate Access and Safety improvements |
Colorado Department of Transportation |
Colorado Springs, CO |
$500,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Pinewood Springs Energy Resiliency Microgrid |
Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association |
Lyons, CO |
$425,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Post COVID and Viral Respiratory Illnesses Center |
National Jewish Health |
Denver, CO |
$6,075,000 |
Bennet |
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Pueblo PD FARO 3D Scanner |
City of Pueblo |
Pueblo, CO |
$86,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Rapid DNA Instrument |
City of Thornton |
Thornton, CO |
$171,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Replacement Critical Access Hospital |
Lincoln Community Hospital |
Hugo, CO |
$3,000,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Rio Blanco County Law Enforcement Training Center |
Rio Blanco County |
Meeker, CO |
$350,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Rural Public Health Certificate |
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center |
Aurora, CO |
$783,580 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Crow |
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Servicios de La Raza |
La Raza Services, Inc. dba Servicios de La Raza |
Denver, CO |
$2,000,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, DeGette |
|
Silverthorne Child Care Center |
Summit County Government |
Silverthorne, CO |
$750,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Neguse
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Solidified Natural Gas: Methane Emission Capture and Conversion |
Colorado School of Mines |
Golden, CO |
$1,150,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Substance Abuse Treatment Facility |
La Plata County |
La Plata County |
$1,825,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Substance Use Navigator (SUN) at the AID Diversion Center |
Denver Mayor’s Office |
Denver, CO |
$187,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Sustainable Mobile Office |
The Latino Chamber of Commerce of Boulder County |
Boulder County |
$250,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Neguse |
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The Colorado African Small Business Accelerator Program |
African Chamber of Commerce Colorado, USA |
Denver, CO |
$1,260,000 |
Bennet |
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The Rifle Police Department In-Car and Body-Worn Camera Project |
City of Rifle |
Rifle, CO |
$317,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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The Roots—A Community Hub for Newcomers in Colorado |
Project Worthmore |
Aurora, CO |
$4,000,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Crow |
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The Village on San Juan |
CASA of the 7th Judicial District |
Montrose, CO |
$2,500,000 |
Bennet |
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Town of De Beque for Wastewater Treatment Plan |
Town of De Beque |
De Beque, CO |
$1,246,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Town of Granby Highway 40 Trail Connection |
Town of Granby |
Granby, CO |
$1,325,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Neguse |
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Town of La Jara for Wastewater Sewer Lagoon Rehab Project |
Town of La Jara |
La Jara, CO |
$600,000 |
Bennet |
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Town of Minturn for a Water Treatment Plant |
Town of Minturn |
Minturn, CO |
$2,000,000 |
Bennet, Neguse |
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Town of Naturita for Wastewater Treatment Plant Lagoon Upgrade and Collection System |
Town of Naturita |
Naturita, CO |
$1,250,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Transfort Maintenance Facility Major Upgrades and Repairs |
City of Fort Collins, Transfort in collaboration with CASTA |
Fort Collins, CO |
$1,500,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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U.S. Air Force Academy Cemetery Expansion |
U.S. Air Force Academy |
Colorado Springs, CO |
$3,400,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Using Simulation in a Rural Community College Nursing Program |
Morgan Community College |
Fort Morgan, CO |
$274,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Rodeo Drive Multi-Family Housing Development |
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe |
Cortez, CO |
$2,500,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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Veterans Memorial Amphitheater |
Adams County |
Adams County, CO |
$750,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Crow, Perlmutter |
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Wadsworth Boulevard Phase 2 |
City of Wheat Ridge |
Wheat Ridge, CO |
$4,000,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Perlmutter |
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Wapiti Commons- An Affordable Homeownership Development by Habitat for Humanity RFV |
Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley |
Rifle, CO |
$1,200,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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West End Housing & Blight Remediation Project |
West End Economic Development Corporation |
Montrose and San Miguel Counties |
$900,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |
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YWCA Pueblo Childcare Center Development |
YWCA of Pueblo |
Pueblo, CO |
$1,500,000 |
Bennet, Hickenlooper |