Denver — Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that he secured nearly $74 million for 78 Colorado projects through the congressionally directed spending (CDS) process in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Senate appropriations bills. In total, this year’s Senate appropriations bills included $79.3 million in funding for projects across the state. These bills have been approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The full Senate is expected to vote on the appropriations bills by the end of the year.
“From building water infrastructure to increasing access to mental and rural health care, these projects will help Coloradans meet the needs of their communities,” said Bennet. “I’ll do everything I can to pass these bills and get this funding across the finish line.”
Colorado projects secured by Bennet in FY24 Senate appropriations bills:
|
PROJECT TITLE |
RECIPIENT |
LOCATION |
AMOUNT ($) |
ALSO REQUESTED BY |
|
AAPI Small Business Initiative |
Asian Chamber of Commerce Colorado |
Denver |
750,000 |
|
|
Da Vinci Xi Single Console Surgical System Acquisition |
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center |
Walsenburg, CO |
1,100,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Arc University Mobile Computer Lab |
arc Thrift Stores |
Lakewood, CO |
51,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Assisted Living Cooling System |
Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association Northwest Colorado Health |
Hayden, CO |
105,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Auraria Early Learning Center and Mixed-Use Development |
Auraria Higher Education Center |
Denver, CO |
2,000,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Bilingual Educational & Workforce Development |
Colorado Mountain College |
Glenwood Springs, CO |
300,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Blue Sky Bridge Facility Improvements |
Blue Sky Bridge |
Boulder County, CO |
807,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Breakthrough Program Expansion |
Breakthrough |
Denver, CO |
353,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Care and Share Food Bank Facility Upgrades |
Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado |
Colorado Springs, CO |
800,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Career Collaborative Program Expansion |
Western Slope Schools Career Collaborative |
Montrose, CO |
600,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
City of Aurora for Water System Improvements |
City of Aurora |
Aurora, CO |
2,000,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
City of Evans for Waterline Replacement |
City of Evans |
Evans, CO |
676,720 |
Hickenlooper |
|
City of Gunnison for Water Treatment Plant Construction |
City of Gunnison |
Gunnison, CO |
1,200,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
City of Lamar for Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements |
City of Lamar |
Larmar, CO |
1,800,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Clear Creek Makerspace Program Development -Phase II |
City of Wheat Ridge |
Wheat Ridge, CO |
200,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Colorado Rural Impact Programs |
County Sheriffs of Colorado |
Statewide |
917,000 |
|
|
Community Navigation and Supportive Services for Newcomers |
International Rescue Committee in Denver |
Denver, CO |
93,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Compactor/Roller Attachments for Road Safety |
Colorado Department of Transportation |
Golden, CO |
396,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Corbett Creek Bridge Installation |
Ouray County |
Ouray County, CO |
1,034,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Deer Creek Water District for Water Meter Upgrades |
Deer Creek Water District |
Parker, CO |
80,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Delta Health Cardiology and Orthopedic Clinic Space Remodel |
Delta Health |
Delta, CO |
158,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
DigitalBridge Colorado – Phase 2 |
WRC – Connected Communities |
Grand County, CO |
270,000 |
|
|
Douglas County for Wildfire Mitigation |
Douglas County |
Douglas County, CO |
800,000 |
|
|
Educational Pathways to Innovative Careers (EPIC) |
Colorado River BOCES |
Battlement Mesa, CO |
1,021,000 |
|
|
Empowering Sex Trafficking Survivors: Research & Public Speaking Skill Development |
The Avery Center |
Greeley, CO |
109,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Family Connects Colorado |
Illuminate Colorado |
Lakewood, CO |
670,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Fort Collins Affordable Housing Preservation |
Neighbor to Neighbor |
Fort Collins, CO |
1,000,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Fremont MultiDistrict Initiative |
Fremont MultiDistrict Initiative |
Florence, CO |
450,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Greeley Neighborhood Safety Program |
City of Greeley |
Greeley, CO |
500,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Growing Colorado’s Construction and Service Workforce |
Western States College of Construction |
Statewide |
1,188,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Habitat for Humanity Homes at 3rd and Knox |
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, Inc. |
Denver, CO |
750,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
High-Temperature Fuel Cells |
Colorado School of Mines |
Golden, CO |
3,000,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Hinsdale County Emergency Operations Center |
Hinsdale County |
Hinsdale County, CO |
2,000,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
History Colorado for Fort Garland Geothermal & Weatherization Project |
History Colorado |
Fort Garland, CO |
164,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Holyoke Community Childcare Initiative |
Holyoke Community Childcare Inititative |
Holyoke, CO |
1,000,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Hope Center Facility Rehabilitation |
Hope Center, Inc. |
Denver, CO |
2,000,000 |
|
|
Huerfano County for Wastewater System Improvements |
Huerfano County |
Gardner, CO |
$500,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Jane’s Place – Multi-family Affordable Housing Solar |
Chaffee County Government |
Salida, CO |
300,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Jefferson County for Forest Health Youth Corps |
Jefferson County Open Space |
Jefferson County, CO |
80,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
KidsPak Capital Improvements & Equipment |
KidsPak |
Loveland, CO |
118,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Kiowa County Hospital Replacement Facility: Phase 1 |
Kiowa County Hospital District |
Eads, CO |
1,917,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Kitchen Network Westwood |
West Community Economic Development Corporation (DBA BuCu West) |
Denver, CO |
261,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Maple Street Bridge Replacement |
Colorado Department of Transportation |
Fruita, CO |
1,750,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Moguan Aftercare Housing Facility |
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe |
Towaoc, CO |
2,000,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Mountain Access for Adaptive Athletes with Disabilities Project |
Challenge Aspen |
Snowmass Village, CO |
94,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Open Soil Water Sensor |
Colorado State University |
Fort Collins, CO |
1,450,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Oral Health Care Clinic & Regional Dental Hygiene Workforce Pipeline |
Colorado Mountain College |
Edwards, CO |
3,000,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Out Boulder County Bus Acquisition |
Out Boulder County |
Boulder, CO |
223,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Pikes Peak State College Dental Center |
Pikes Peak State College |
Colorado Springs, CO |
1,000,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Pioneers Medical Center Cybersecurity Application |
Pioneers Medical Center |
Meeker, CO |
371,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Regional Workforce Center for Career and Technical Training |
Build Pagosa |
Pagosa Springs, CO |
1,000,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Residences on Acoma |
Second Chance Center |
Denver, CO |
1,500,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Riverside Educational Center Renovation |
Riverside Educational Center |
Grand Junction, CO |
168,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
RMBL Ecological Prediction Lab: Airborne Coverage to Inform Water and Forest Health Management |
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) |
Crested Butte, CO |
975,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Rock Creek Affordable Housing & Associated Infrastructure |
Southern Ute Indian Tribe |
Ignacio, CO |
3,000,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
San Luis Valley Health Workforce Housing Project |
Lutheran Hospital Association of the San Luis Valley dba San Luis Valley Health |
Alamosa, CO |
2,000,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Sand Creek Massacre Records Preservation Project |
Sand Creek Massacre Foundation |
Eads, CO |
200,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Securing Southwest Colorado Police and Emergency Communications |
Montezuma County |
Montezuma County, CO |
50,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
South Routt Medical Center Expansion |
South Routt Medical Center |
Oak Creek, CO |
2,300,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Southeast Colorado Hospital Cybersecurity Improvements |
Southeast Colorado Hospital District |
Springfield, CO |
205,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
STEM Education Outreach Program |
Western Museum Of Mining & Industry |
Colorado Springs, CO |
87,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Transportation Technology Workforce Development |
Colorado State University – Pueblo |
Pueblo, CO |
949,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Supporting Children with Medical Complexity in Rural Communities |
Children’s Hospital of Colorado |
Aurora, CO |
421,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Team STRONG Program Expansion |
U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum (USOPM) |
Colorado Springs, CO |
889,000 |
|
|
The Commons Phase Two – Supportive Housing |
Homeward Pikes Peak |
Colorado Springs, CO |
3,000,000 |
|
|
The Craig Business and Industrial Park |
City of Craig |
Craig, CO |
2,500,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Three Lakes Water and Sanitation District Septic System Upgrades |
Three Lakes Water & Sanitation District |
Grand Lake, CO |
1,000,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Town of Dolores for Water Distribution System Replacement Phase 2 |
Town of Dolores |
Dolores, CO |
750,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Town of Silt for Water Plant Renovations |
Town of Silt |
Silt, CO |
2,053,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Training and Technical Assistance to Combat Human Trafficking |
The Exodus Road |
Statewide |
750,000 |
|
|
Turing Launch Program |
Turing School of Software & Design |
Denver, CO |
575,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
UCCS Hybrid Physical Therapy Program Equipment |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
Colorado Springs, CO |
374,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Universal Basic Food Project Expansion |
Colorado Food Cluster Inc. |
Castle Rock, CO |
903,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Proyecto Soberanía: Urban Agriculture and Education in Westwood |
Re:Vision |
Denver, CO |
800,000 |
|
|
Vail Valley Affordable Home Ownership Development |
Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley |
Eagle County, CO |
1,500,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
Workforce Housing Pedestrian and Bicycle Connection |
City of Steamboat Springs |
Steamboat Springs, CO |
1,000,000 |
Hickenlooper |
|
You:Flourish |
Envision:You |
Denver, CO |
845,000 |
|
|
Youth Fentanyl Awareness Campaign |
Colorado Meth Project Inc./DBA Rise Above Colorado |
Broomfield, CO |
500,000 |
Hickenlooper |