Appropriations Requests

Project Name

Recipient Organization

Project Purpose

Location

Request Amount

501 Main Community Building Revitalization

Town of Fairplay

This project supports the renovation of a town-owned facility into a civic center. This new facility will provide space for the expansion of public and community services, education, and childcare opportunities.

Fairplay

$900,000

Adams State Network Infrastructure, Broadband Capacity Building, and Technology Equipment Upgrades

Adams State University

This project will upgrade critical networking equipment, establish a lending program for laptops for students, and replace aging staff and faculty computers to promote access and improvements in the quality of remote instruction and supporting services.

Alamosa

$995,132

Air Ambulance Hangar Construction

East Phillips County Hospital District DBA Melissa Memorial Hospital

This project supports the construction of a helicopter hangar on the Melissa Memorial Hospital campus, providing space for an air ambulance helicopter and the crew. This will enhance the ability to sustain long term airlife support and improve rural health outcomes.

Holyoke

$937,500

Beckwith Dam Rehabilitation

Colorado City Metropolitan District

This project rehabilitates a 130 year old High Hazardous Dam and adds additional water storage for the growing community.

Colorado City

$3,000,000

Broadband Internet Access

Colorado Department of Corrections

This project helps build out broadband infrastructure to rural Lincoln County. Expanded broadband infrastructure will allow the organization to fully implement required virtual court hearings, telehealth, tele-education, & allow for virtual visits.

Limon

$664,158

Building Great Futures, Buena Vista

Boys & Girls Clubs of Chaffee County

This project supports the construction of a new, state-of-the-art, Buena Vista Boys & Girls Club and community center. This new facility will offer local youth a safe place to thrive outside of school and allow for the program’s necessary growth to address local needs for affordable childcare.

Buena Vista

$1,500,000

Clear Creek Early Childhood Education Center

Clear Creek Schools Foundation

This project supports the construction of a new early childhood education center. This center will open 66 new childcare spots to this rural community and will support the professional development of early childhood education professionals.

Idaho Springs

$2,000,000

Collbran Historic Auditorium Renovation

Town of Collbran

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

Collbran

$1,950,000

Community Wellness Center

Rio Grande Hospital

This project helps build a Community Wellness Center where the community and Rio Grande Hospital can come together to reduce chronic disease and address physical and mental health needs. This facility will have space for community events, exercise, a teaching kitchen, and computer education.

Del Norte

$500,000

Custom Food Trucks for Community Food Delivery

Kids At Their Best, Inc.

This project expands a food distribution program to low-income and underserved communities in rural Morgan County, CO. Kids At Their Best currently operates at eight sites and serves over 1,600 individuals with monthly nutritious food deliveries to vulnerable families and seniors.

Fort Morgan

$209,000

Dinosaur Natural Gas & Broadband Infrastructure

Town of Dinosaur

This project helps connect the Town of Dinosaur to the existing natural gas network in Moffat County and deliver a more reliable and environmentally conscious energy source to the residents and businesses in this small, rural community.

Dinosaur

$4,500,000

Eagle Valley Land Trust’s Conservation Center

Eagle Valley Land Trust

This project helps establish a bilingual Gear Library at the Conservation Center in Edwards, CO. The Gear Library will create a publicly accessible community facility where anyone can access outdoor recreation gear for free and learn how to use it.

Edwards

$118,800

Former School Building Renovation for Affordable Housing and Community Center

Town of Paonia

This project supports the acquisition of a former school building in rural Paonia, CO to be repurposed into 5-10 affordable housing units and a community center.

Paonia

$2,250,000

Fox West Theatre Rehabilitation

Fox West Theatre Alliance

This project supports the rehabilitation of the historic Fox Theatre in Trinidad, CO. Built in 1908, this facility will be able to serve as a cultural and economic anchor for this small, rural community providing educational and tourism opportunities.

Trinidad

$965,787

Grand Lake Space to Create

Town of Grand Lake

This project helps complete the construction of the Grand Lake Space to Create. This facility will provide this rural community with 18 new units of affordable rental housing, shared community gathering spaces, and working studio rental opportunities.

Grand Lake

$500,000

Historic Roof & Dick Building Rehabilitation

Museum of Friends

This project supports Phase 3 construction to rehabilitate a historic building, home of the Museum of Friends. This facility is a central economic driver in this rural community, offering historical and cultural education to children, students, and tourists of all ages.

Walsenburg

$172,697

Holyoke Community Childcare Initiative

Holyoke Community Childcare Inititative

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

Holyoke

$1,000,000

Increasing Resilience in the Poudre Watershed

Wildlands Restoration Volunteers

This project supports a series of watershed restoration projects including, post fire soil stabilization and tree planting; conifer seed collection and grow out; wildfire mitigation; and use of cleared forest byproducts to construct in-stream structures to mimic natural processes.

Fort Collins

$217,263

Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District Training, Incident Command and Administrative Facility

Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District

This project will construct a Training, Incident Command, and Administrative Facility to enhance the capabilities of three merged fire districts to provide structural fire protection, emergency medical services, and wildfire response across the region.

Morrison

$3,500,000

Kiowa County Courthouse Elevator

Kiowa County

This project helps construct a new elevator for the Kiowa County Courthouse to expand access to the building and bring it into ADA compliance.

Eads

$262,500.00

Kiowa County Hospital Replacement Facility: Phase 1

Kiowa County Hospital District

This project supports Phase 1 construction of a medical office building to house 4 family medicine providers and support the rotation of 2 specialty providers. This new facility will eventually replace the current Kiowa County Hospital, allowing this rural community grow their health services.

Eads

$1,916,128

Lake County Aquatic Center (LCAC) Renovation

Lake County Community Fund (LCCF)

This project supports renovation and upgrades necessary to reopen the Lake County Aquatic Center to provide a safe, affordable space for health and fitness, education, and recreation.

Leadville

$2,995,000

Lake Granby Public Safety Facility- Final Phase

Grand Fire Protection District No1

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

Granby

$750,000

Library in Severance, Colorado

Clearview Library District

This project supports the construction of a new library to provide traditional library services, as well as collaboration spaces and meeting rooms for local businesses, youth, seniors, and other community members.

Severance

$3,528,750

Logan County Fairgrounds Multi-Use Building

Logan County

This project supports the construction of a new community building at the Logan County Fairgrounds. The multi-use building will include a kitchen, a meeting room, and a large event space for both community use and economic development.

Sterling

$1,500,000

LXV Utility Extension

Leadville-Lake County Airport

This project helps extend commercial power, natural gas, and sanitary sewer utilities from the Leadville-Lake County Airport to a new business park. The Airport Business Park will allow for further development, creating jobs and economic diversity in this small, rural community.

Leadville

$2,250,000

Montezuma County Non-native Phreatophyte Removal Project

Montezuma County

This project enhances efforts to eradicate tamarisk Russian Olive and Saltcedar Trees, and replace them with local native species and agricultural crops. Funding will support the County Noxious Weeds Department to expand their staff and increase the productivity and efficiency of this program.

Cortez

$110,000

Paving Project for The Kit Carson Shared Workspace

Kit Carson Rural Development

This project helps complete the Kit Carson Shared Workspace by paving the area around the facility to allow for better drainage of the site, more accessible parking, and greater access to the space and services provided.

Kit Carson

$100,000

Plaza Block Rehabilitation

Southeast Colorado Creative Partnership (SECCP)

This project helps complete the final phase of the Plaza Block Rehabilitation project. This project repurposes a historic building in a small, rural community into a cultural arts center and meeting spaces, short-term housing, and commercial kitchen fulfilling long-standing local needs.

La Junta

$924,208

Regional Fire Responder Training Tower and Aerial Apparatus Replacement

Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District

This project supports the construction of a regional first responder training facility that will provide fire, emergency medical, and law enforcement training opportunities. This facility will be available to the over five hundred first responders in a four-county area.

Woodland Park

$1,292,500

Regional Workforce Center for Career and Technical Training

Build Pagosa

This project supports Phase 3 construction of a regional workforce center in rural Pagosa Springs, CO. This facility will provide career and technical training for high school and post-secondary students, underemployed adults, and late career professionals.

Pagosa Springs

$1,000,000

Restoration of the Historic Hugo Roundhouse as a Community Space

Lincoln County

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

Hugo

$1,761,827

Sedgwick County Community Center

Sedgwick County dba Community Economic Development of Sedgwick County

This project supports the renovation of the old Julesburg High School building into a community center. This new facility will address gaps in community services by providing space for a childcare center, a senior center, a business incubator, and other community services.

Julesburg

$1,425,000

Silverton Library Restoration Project

Town of Silverton

This project supports the restoration of the historic Carnegie Library in Silverton, CO. Built in 1878, this facility requires significant structural maintenance to achieve ADA compliance and protect this important cultural facility for generations to come.

Silverton

$921,600.00

Smart Classrooms for STEM Education and Workforce Development in Southwest Colorado

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center

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

Cortez

$668,000

South Routt Community Center Repairs Project

South Routt Community Corporation

This project helps complete critical structural repairs to the South Routt Community Center. This facility provides space for public and nonprofit community service agencies that support community health, food security, childcare, and senior services.

Oak Creek

$53,900

Southern Ute Indian Tribe – Veterans Resource Center

Southern Ute Indian Tribe

This project supports the renovation of a historic building on the Tribal Campus into a regional resource center for Native and non-Native veterans. The new facility will provide offices, conference rooms, classrooms, a computer lab, a kitchen, and dining facilities for local veterans.

Ignacio

$1,875,000

Timberline Fire Station Bays

Timberline Fire Protection District

This project supports the construction of a new fire bay. Expansions include an underground 30,000-gallon firefighting water cistern, backup generator power, all necessary utilities, and fire sprinklers throughout the facility to increase safety and optimize response times to local fire incidents.

Black Hawk

$908,279

Town of Mancos Marshal Office and County Emergency Operations Center

Town of Mancos

This project supports the construction of a fully equipped Marshal Service facility. This facility will increase regional resiliency with critical upgrades in law enforcement capabilities, a satellite Emergency Operations Center, and enhanced public safety measures.

Mancos

$843,750

Project Name

Recipient Organization

Project Purpose

Location

Request Amount

AAPI Small Business Initiative

Asian Chamber of Commerce Colorado

This project will support small businesses owned by the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community across the Denver Metro area and expand services across the state.

Denver

$750,000

C4I Minority Business Incubator

Fort Lewis College

This project will support the creation of the C4I Minority Business Incubator at Fort Lewis College to close the entrepreneurship and business ownership gap for minority communities. The program will provide technical assistance for minority entrepreneurs and business owners.

Durango

$564,633

Center of Equity and Excellence in Aviation at Denver International Airport

City and County of Denver

This project will help create a Center of Equity and Excellence in Aviation. This would support expanded programming for small and historically underserved businesses in architecture, engineering, and construction and concessions industries.

Denver

$1,014,000

Clear Creek Makerspace Program Development -Phase II

City of Wheat Ridge

This project will allow Clear Creek Makerspace to purchase advanced equipment – such as a Desktop Injection Molding Machine, a 5 Axis CNC Mill, a CNC router, a Large Format 3D Printer – to enable small scale manufacturing for local business startups.

Wheat Ridge

$200,000

Colorado Springs Small Business Cyber Initiative

National Cybersecurity Center

This project will support an effort to bring automated cyber support to small and midsize businesses. Funding will be used to develop a defense package that locks down key technical settings that most businesses overlook, identify vulnerable businesses, and build a state-level cyber partnership.

Colorado Springs

$1,420,250

Ignite Leadership Development

Latino Leadership Institute

This project will help expand support programs for Latino run small businesses through entrepreneurial leadership trainings and building access to culturally relevant networks.

Denver

$200,000

Sand Creek Massacre Records Preservation Project

Sand Creek Massacre Foundation

This project intends to inventory, digitize, and centralize individual historical documents related to the Sand Creek Massacre. Once digitized, these documents can be arranged in a database and made public for the use of future generations.

Eads

$199,700

Small Business Accelerator at CSU

Colorado State University

This project will provide technical assistance and programming for small business startups in climate and tech industries. This would be an accelerator aimed at helping startups scale innovations that add resilience to industries, natural ecosystems, and communities undergoing climate transitions.

Fort Collins

$1,000,000

Space ISAC Classified Space Systems Information Sharing Clearinghouse 

Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center

This project will develop a single source for data and analysis on space security. This tool will help facilitate collaboration between businesses and government agencies across the space industry for the public and private sector.

Colorado Springs

$1,000,000

Supporting Underserved Business Leaders & Keeping Colorado at the Forefront of Entrepreneurship

Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network (BEN) Colorado

This project will help scale up small businesses through expand educational events, consultation services leveraging an Advisor Network, and preparing programming for expansion into rural communities.

Denver

$1,000,000

The Colorado Coalition Small Business Accelerator

Innosphere Ventures

This project will help formally launch the Innovation at Scale Initiative, aimed at growing Colorado’s research and development capacity in bioscience and climate technologies.

Fort Collins

$1,050,000

Utilizing Startup Ecosystem Assessments to Build Thriving Rural Communities

Startup Colorado

This project helps relaunch a Startup Ecosystem Assessments which support rural economic development in communities statewide. These assessments serve as the blueprint for local organizations to build sustainable programming, access to capital, and connections to a larger statewide network.

Statewide

$356,500

Project Name

Recipient Organization

Project Purpose

Location

Request Amount

Central City Opera House for Restoration and Winterization

Central City Opera House Association

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

Central City

$1,508,200

City of Aurora for Pressure Regulating Valve Relocation

City of Aurora

This project helps relocate pressure regulating valves to improve performance and reduce future costs. Assets will be relocated to allow for efficient maintenance, limited traffic impacts, and worker safety, and to reduce the impact of water outages on consumers.

Aurora

$900,000

City of Aurora for Water System Improvements

City of Aurora

This project helps upgrade aging drinking water transmission pipelines to prevent contamination, leaks and breaks in the pipe, and to improve drinking water services users.

Aurora

$2,700,000

City of Denver for Environmental Remediation Demonstration

City and County of Denver

This project supports a demonstration project to test an environmental remediation approach at a site that overlies an old aggregate quarry in an Environmental Justice Community. Funds will begin the environmental remediation of this site which will return it to a productive parcel.

Denver

$3,000,000

City of Evans East Side Stormwater Improvements

City of Evans

Installs and replaces storm sewers near the Railroad detention pond to mitigate localized flooding in East Evans.

Evans

$484,000

City of Evans for Waterline Replacement

City of Evans

This project will replace and repair more than 1000 lineal feet of waterline with upgraded materials and support critical infrastructure improvements.

Evans

$676,720

City of Fort Collins for the Carnegie Creative Center Renovation

City of Fort Collins

This project will support the renovation of the Carnegie Creative Center. The historic Carnegie Library ensures a commitment to an inclusive and equitable creative culture to address growth and demand while supporting the community’s vibrancy and health.

Fort Collins

$500,000

City of Fruita for Wastewater Collection System Improvements

City of Fruita

This project will help replace approximately 2,000 linear feet of wastewater collection line that provides sewer service to a large service area in this small, rural community. This infrastructure upgrade is essential for community health, safety, and quality of life.

Fruita

$1,406,000

City of Glenwood Springs for Water System Replacement

City of Glenwood Springs,

This project will support water infrastructure improvements needed to balance out the water storage and consumption needs in this community. The project will protect access to healthy drinking water, maintain a reliable supply for fire response, and improve the efficiency of the water system.

Glenwood Springs

$1,900,000

City of Greeley for Shurview Property Acquisition and Phase I Development

City of Greeley

This project will help the City of Greeley acquire and remediate the Shurview Property. Funds would also support Phase 1 of the construction of an open space trail system on the property.

Weld County

$2,000,000

City of Gunnison for Water Treatment Plant Construction

City of Gunnison

This project will help support water infrastructure improvements. Funds will help construct an Infiltration Gallery and drill three new wells to increase resiliency by diversifying water intake sources.

Gunnison

$1,200,000

City of Lakewood for Waterline Replacement

City of Lakewood

This project will improve water quality and reliability for residents and public by discontinuing use of and replacing cast iron pipe in its service area. Funds will help replace 52% (6,270 linear feet) of the highest-risk water line segments.

Lakewood

$2,240,000

City of Lamar for Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements

City of Lamar

This project will support construction of a new wastewater treatment plant for a small, rural community in southeast Colorado. Funds will cover the cost of engineering, design, and construction of the new facility without raising utility costs for consumers.

Lamar

$1,800,000

City of Ouray for Redundant Waterline Construction

City of Ouray

The City of Ouray currently relies exclusively on Weehawken Spring to supply its potable water system. This project helps complete a redundant water line to diversify water intake and protect access to water for this small, rural community in the face of persistent drought.

Ouray

$1,200,000

City of Walsenburg for Raw Water Line Rehabilitation

City of Walsenburg

This project supports the engineering, design, and construction of 3 miles of replacement waterlines. These improvements will support access to clean water for this small, rural community.

Huerfano County

$5,500,000

City of Westminster for New Water Treatment Facility Construction

City of Westminster

This project begins construction of a new water treatment facility to support the resilience and future capacity of its water treatment needs. These critical upgrades ensure safe, clean, and affordable drinking water for generations to come.

Westminster

$5,000,000

Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation for Community Wildfire and Watershed Planning

Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation

This project will help update Community Wildfire Protection Plans for the San Luis Valley. This will ensure residents of small, rural communities across the region have tools to plan and prepare for wildfires and reduce hazardous wildland fuels.

Alamosa, Rio Grande, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Saguache

$391,000

Deer Creek Water District for Water Meter Upgrades

Deer Creek Water District

This project will help install new water meters for a water district serving nearly 300 homes. These upgrades will provide critical water saving technology, cap overuse, and help maintain water rights.

Parker

$184,000

Douglas County for Wildfire Mitigation

Douglas County

This project will support targeted wildfire mitigation on county-owned properties in the Wildland Urban Interface to improve forest conditions, preserve watershed health, and protect people and property from wildfire.

Douglas County

$836,250

Forest View Acres Water District for Distribution Line Improvements

Forest View Acres Water District

This project will help upgrade water infrastructure and build out an emergency water line to the small community of Monument, CO. This infrastructure upgrades the reliability and quality of water delivery and prevents system water losses.

Monument

$1,733,280

Friends of the Genoa Tower for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Construction

Friends of the Genoa Tower

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

Genoa

$500,000

Friends of the Lower Blue River for Wetlands and Riparian Climate Resiliency

Friends of the Lower Blue River

This project will assess over 3,000 acres of wetland and riparian landscapes in the lower Blue River Valley to determine regional climate resilience. The assessment will guide stewardship practices to improve climate resilience, conserve Western water, and reduces risk of severe wildfire.

Summit County

$500,000

Gilpin County School District RE-1 for Wastewater Interconnect Construction

Gilpin County School District RE-1

This project will remove the Gilpin County School District’s wastewater infrastructure from the existing groundwater sources and convey the wastewater to the treatment facility, thereby protecting local watershed health. Funds will support all construction costs to build this new connection.

Black Hawk

$2,218,000

Grand County Wildfire Council for Community Wildfire Protection Plan Implementation

Grand County Wildfire Council

This project will help implement Grand County’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Recent wildfires, including the East Troublesome Fire (2020), have increased the need and urgency to implement local upgrades to protect human life, community infrastructure, and drinking water supplies.

Grand County

$1,146,375

Hillcrest Water and Sanitation District for Outfall Line Replacement

Hillcrest Water and Sanitation District

This project will help replace 13,000 feet of the water district’s Outfall Line with larger pipe to increase flow capacity. This will support sanitary sewer services to approximately 740 residences and allow for additional growth in the system.

Arapahoe County

$1,600,000

History Colorado for Fort Garland Geothermal & Weatherization Project

History Colorado

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

Fort Garland

$163,424

Huerfano County for Wastewater System Improvements

Huerfano County

This project will help with Phase 1 of replacing approximately 10,000 feet sanitary sewer lines. Funds will ensure utility rates remain affordable, significantly improve infrastructure, and help avoid future groundwater contamination should the system fail.

Gardner

$500,000

Idledale Water and Sanitation District for Water Infrastructure Upgrades

Idledale Water and Sanitation District

This project will support upgrades to water infrastructure to help mitigate the impacts of radionuclides leaching from the nearby abandoned Grapevine Uranium Mine and aging infrastructure.

Idledale

$1,683,056

Jefferson County for Forest Health Youth Corps

Jefferson County Open Space

This project will provide youth summer employment opportunities that contribute to responsible forest management and mentors future stewards of our natural environment. Crews will perform wildfire mitigation and forest pest mitigation in Jefferson County.

Jefferson County

$80,000

Leadville Sanitation District for Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements

Leadville Sanitation District

This project will support improvements to the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Wastewater service is critical for both economic and social health in any community, and a basic infrastructure component of day-to-day health and quality of life.

Leadville

$2,000,000

Lookout Mountain Water District for Waterline Replacement

Lookout Mountain Water District

This project will replace 9 miles of tar lined water pipe that is causing high levels of contamination in drinking water.

Golden

$3,850,000

Louviers Water and Sanitation District for Water Infrastructure Upgrades

Louviers Water and Sanitation District

This project connects the Louviers Water and Sanitation District to a new water source and replaces internal main water pipeline infrastructure. This will allow Louviers to reduce radium levels in its water supply and maintain access to a reliable water source.

Douglas County

$3,200,000

Lower Valley Public Improvement District for Sewer and Collection System Upgrade

Lower Valley Public Improvement District

This project helps upgrade sewer and wastewater collection systems and provide improved wastewater service to a rural and disadvantaged community while helping to avoid contamination of the Colorado River.

Mack

$2,700,000

Paint Brush Hills Metropolitan District for Water Distribution Improvements

Paint Brush Hills Metropolitan District

This project will upgrade water treatment facilities and infrastructure by replacing aging infrastructure. Upgrades are critical to improving the quality of water for 400 homes and help reduce the community’s use of outside bottled water.

Falcon

$1,200,000

Project 7 Water Authority for Emergency Regional Waterline Construction

Project 7 Water Authority

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

Montrose

$1,960,000

Pueblo County for Historic Courthouse Improvements

Pueblo County Government

This project will help install a new elevator in the Pueblo County Courthouse. This is critical infrastructure to ensure access to all citizens.

Pueblo

$650,000

Red Rooster Saloon and Visitor Center Improvements

Friends of Twin Lakes

This project will support structural improvements to the historic Red Rooster Saloon and Visitor Center. Built in 1879, the Red Rooster Saloon is a local landmark, funds will replace the roof with fire resistant materials while preserving the integrity of the historic site for years to come.

Lake County

$10,050

Republican River Water Conservation District for Recreation & Environmental Restoration

Republican River Water Conservation District (RRWCD)

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

Yuma County

$243,100

Solitude Metro District for Fire Mitigation

Solitude Metro District

This project will support wildfire mitigation activities. Funds will support preserving vulnerable trees by spraying and mitigating wildfire threats by taking down these dead trees.

Sedalia

$150,000

South Adams County Water & Sanitation District for PFAS Removal

South Adams County Water & Sanitation District

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

Commerce City

$3,000,000

Teller County Water & Sanitation Special District for Drinking Water Radium Removal

Teller County Water & Sanitation Special District #1

This project will help install a single-use ION exchange to remove radium from wells which serve as the main water source for over 246 households. This project will also construct a new water treatment facility to house this equipment.

Woodland Park

$1,200,000

The Eldorado Springs Local Improvement District for Wastewater Treatment Plant Capital Improvements

The Eldorado Springs Local Improvement District

This project will support capital improvements to the Eldorado Springs Wastewater Treatment Facility. These improvements are necessary to ensure continued provision of wastewater treatment services for the residents while keeping utility rates low.

Eldorado Springs

$253,600

Three Lakes Water and Sanitation District Septic System Upgrades

Three Lakes Water & Sanitation District

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

Grand Lake

$1,557,000

Town of Crested Butte for Source Water Infrastructure Improvements

Town of Crested Butte

This project will support aging water infrastructure and transmission improvements, and upgrades to a high hazard dam. The project provides water supply reliability, ensures water quality compliance, and decreases the risk of downstream flooding.

Crested Butte

$3,000,000

Town of Crook for Drinking Water Well Pipe Replacement

Town of Crook

This project will help replace well piping on the town of Crook’s main drinking water well. Upgrading this critical infrastructure is important for the welfare of this small, rural community.

Crook

$23,360

Town of Dolores for Water Distribution System Replacement Phase 2

Town of Dolores

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

Dolores

$750,000

Town of Gypsum for Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion & Improvements

Town of Gypsum

This project will upgrade and expand the wastewater treatment plant for the Town of Gypsum.

Gypsum

$5,000,000

Town of La Veta for Wastewater Treatment Facility Decommissioning

Town of La Veta

This project will help decommission a wastewater facility and restore the floodplain and riparian habitat.

La Veta

$740,000

Town of Lyons for Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades

Town of Lyons

This project supports infrastructure improvements to the Lyons Wastewater Treatment Plant, including an additional batch reactor, updated SCADA system, and an additional digester. These infrastructure improvements will help provide improved, streamlined, and more effective operations.

Lyons

$3,200,000

Town of Naturita for Water Treatment System Improvements

Town of Naturita

This project will support upgrades to Naturita’s water treatment system. Funds will help install a main line by-pass system for the storage tank, complete tank repairs, and replacing system pipes.

Naturita

$1,588,400

Town of Norwood for Redundant Water Transmission Line Construction

Town of Norwood Water Commission

This project will install infrastructure from Norwood’s Water Treatment Plant to a 200,000-gallon storage tank. A redundant main line would ensure that water service would not be interrupted during a break.

Norwood

$3,244,800

Town of Palisade for Colorado River Floodplain & Riparian Habitat Restoration

Town of Palisade

This project supports the reclamation of 8.5 acres of decommissioned sewer lagoons and replacing them with the restoration of the Colorado River floodplain & riparian habitat.

Palisade

$2,000,000

Town of Silt for Water Plant Renovations

Town of Silt

This project will help install an upgraded water treatment system in this small community that relies on the Colorado River as its main water sources. Recent wildfires and mudslides have affected water quality downstream, adding urgency to these critical upgrades.

Silt

$2,100,000

Town of Wiggins for Elevated Water Storage Tank Installation

Town of Wiggins

This project will help procure a 500,000-Gallon Elevated Water Storage Tank. This will double water storage capabilities and allow the Town to meet water demand and allow for future growth.

Wiggins

$3,036,800

Town of Yampa for Wastewater Treatment Facility Construction

Town of Yampa

This project supports the construction of a new wastewater treatment facility with new treatment technology. These improvements will help this small, rural community meet current and future needs effectively and in an environmentally sound manner.

Yampa

$4,867,000

Tranquil Acres Water Supply for Radium Mitigation

Tranquil Acres Water Supply, Inc.

This project will upgrade water treatment capacity and deteriorating transmission lines to address high levels of Radium in the drinking water supply. The community currently exceeds twice the EPA limit for Radium, these upgrades are critical to protecting the health and safety of residents.

Woodland Park

$1,932,000

Willow Brook Metropolitan District for Water Meter Upgrades

Willow Brook Metropolitan District

This project will help install new water meters for a small rural water district servicing 58 homes. These upgrades will provide critical water saving technology, cap overuse, and help maintain water rights.

Silverthorne

$30,160

Project Name

Recipient Organization

Project Purpose

Location

Request Amount

Acquisition of Ruggedized Individual Laptop Computers and Docks

City of Durango Police Department

This project will help the Police Department procure 70 individual laptop computers, as well as docking stations for use in patrol cars. These resources will allow officers to complete reports and get necessary call information.

Durango

$237,961

Backup System Storage Hardware

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office

This project would help upgrade existing data storage hardware utilized by law enforcement. This will help expand capacity and support the ability to sustain data growth for vital information sharing.

Golden

$100,000

Breakthrough Program Expansion

Breakthrough

This project will help expand career education, community engagement, reentry support, fair opportunity hiring program, and criminal justice advocacy initiatives for incarcerated individuals. Funds will support the expansion of current programs and add additional facilities to the program.

Denver

$352,570

Colorado Cold Case and Doe Support Project

Metro Denver Crime Stoppers

This project will help conduct DNA sequencing and genetic genealogy research on approximately 100 unsolved cases in Colorado.

Denver

$600,000

Colorado Rural Impact Programs

County Sheriffs of Colorado

This project will support three core initiatives for the County Sheriffs of Colorado. These programs will support criminal justice deflection programs, rural education resources, and a youth athletic program.

Statewide

$916,275

DigitalBridge Colorado – Phase 2

WRC – Connected Communities

This workforce development initiative helps accelerate a diverse digital talent and create upward economic mobility through career coaching, digital skills training, access to affordable devices, and jobs matching for underserved and economically non-diverse communities

Grand County

$269,500

First Responder Regional Technology Enhancement Project

Town of Vail

This project will help upgrade and integrate information management systems used by local law enforcement. The new systems will enable first responder agencies to store, retrieve, retain, archive, and view information, records, or files pertaining to public safety and law enforcement operations.

Vail

$1,000,000

Mobile Command Vehicle Acquisition

City of Loveland; Loveland Police Department

This project will purchase a mobile command vehicle to establish a crisis negotiation team. The unit will be deployed in multiple scenarios: during hostage crisis, suicidal persons, during emergency evacuations, and at all situations requiring data gathering.

Loveland

$550,000

Open Soil Water Sensor

Colorado State University

This project will create infrastructure necessary to ensure Colorado’s climate resilience by expanding soil moisture monitoring sites into currently underrepresented land uses and will allow for the addition of new citizen-science observations to be utilized by state and federal agencies.

Fort Collins

$1,450,026

PPD Virtual Reality Training Simulator

City of Pueblo

This project will help acquire a virtual reality simulator for police training. This simulator helps prepare officers for different scenarios like mental health crisis situations, suicide threats, de-escalation, and deadly force situations such as active shooters.

Pueblo

$283,078

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

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL)

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

Crested Butte

$975,000

Securing Southwest Colorado Police and Emergency Communications

Montezuma County

This project will help provide access control and video surveillance at 6 locations across the county. These upgrades will help protect the communications of all police and emergency services serving Montezuma County and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.

Montezuma County

$50,000

Space Foundation Discovery Center Revitalization and Expansion

Space Foundation

This project will support STEM education and workforce initiatives at the Space Foundation Discovery Center. This project will help bring space and STEM to a broad and diverse set of audiences through multi-faceted and unique learning experiences.

Colorado Springs

$480,000

Training and Technical Assistance to Combat Human Trafficking

The Exodus Road

This project will create digital and in-person training for law enforcement on methods to combat human trafficking crimes. Funds would support staff and program costs to create online trainings, regional training events, and technical support for state-of-the-art technology to combat these crimes.

Statewide

$750,000

Project Name

Recipient Organization

Project Purpose

Location

Request Amount

7th Street Multimodal Improvement Project

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will help improve transportation infrastructure through the construction of 2 roundabouts, installation of multi-use trails, and the relocation of utility lines.

Windsor

$4,300,000

Fort Collins Affordable Housing Preservation

Neighbor to Neighbor

This project will support significant renovations to 44 affordable apartments, preserving the critical housing inventory. Securing these units of affordable housing will expand housing stability and maintain access of residents to a host of services.

Fort Collins

$1,000,000

Anythink Library and Community Center

City of Thornton

This project will help fund the demolition and reconstruction of a new community center. Funds will support facility improvements to the walking track and makerspace as well as the outdoor amphitheater.

Thornton

$2,500,000

Artspace Colorado Springs Affordable Housing

Colorado Springs Community Ventures

This project will help complete construction of a mixed-use, 5-story building, that will provide 51 units of multifamily affordable housing with a focus on the creative workforce and non-residential space retail and community space.

Colorado Springs

$1,500,000

Asian American Pacific Islander Community Center & Marketplace

Colorado Asian Culture and Education Network (CACEN)

This project will help acquire and renovate a building to serve as the first Asian American Community Center in Denver, CO. This center would host cultural events, provide services for immigrant and refugee communities, centralize services, house a library, and feature local food vendors.

Aurora

$2,000,000

Aspen Early Childhood Education and Workforce Housing

City of Aspen

This project will help construct an early childhood education center within an existing affordable housing subdivision, expanding economic development opportunities by providing an affordable childcare option for local families.

Aspen

$2,000,000

Auraria Early Learning Center and Mixed-Use Development

Auraria Higher Education Center

This project will help build an early learning center at a new mixed-use development. This facility will expand services, including hiring at least four new instructors, increasing student enrollment opportunities, and expanding workforce opportunities for parents in need of childcare services.

Denver

$2,000,000

Aurora Public Library’s Central Library Remodel Project

City of Aurora

This project will remodel the Aurora Public Library to create a better-functioning children’s area, space for teens, and a maker space for youth STEAM pursuits. The new space will function as a community hub, providing a free and safe space to gather and acting as a secondary intervention for youth violence prevention.

Aurora

$3,000,000

Basalt Workforce Housing Development

Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This workforce housing project in Basalt, CO, is part of a first-in-the-nation effort developed by CDOT to build permanent workforce housing in areas where our highway maintenance employees are required to live. Funds will support architectural design and initial construction costs.

Basalt

$2,000,000

BCHA Affordable Housing Capital Improvements and Service Equipment

Boulder County Housing Authority

This project will complete rehabilitation at existing low-income housing for seniors, replace community vehicles, and purchase equipment. These upgrades will improve energy efficiency, safety, and long-term affordable housing stock viability

Louisville

$1,660,000

BeyondHome Arvada South Rehab

Colorado Homeless Families dba BeyondHome

This project will renovate 22 townhome style rental apartments into transitional housing. This organization serves families experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness achieve personalized goals for their education, housing, finances, and family to achieve housing stability.

Arvada

$1,200,000

Black Canyon Boys & Girls Club Improvements

Black Canyon Boys & Girls Club

This project will help build a new facility, creating a community center. The new facility will house a gym, a teaching kitchen, a tech lab, and a community garden all available for communal use in addition to Boys and Girls Club activities.

Montrose

$1,350,000

Blackout Sports Fieldhouse

GJ Blackout

This project will enable the construction of the Blackout Sports Fieldhouse. This facility will provide the space and resources needed for local youth sports clubs to operate, including practice, gym resources, and a facility where they can host home games and tournaments.

Grand Junction

$500,000

Blue Hill Redesign on Cottonwood Pass

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will fund the redesign process of Cottonwood Pass to realign and widen the existing road and improve grade, curve, and sight distance, ultimately ensuring that Cottonwood Pass is a safe option for travelers.

Eagle County

$2,200,000

Boyd School Adaptive Reuse Housing Development

San Luis Valley Housing Coalition, Inc

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

Alamosa

$5,000,000

Boys & Girls Club Safety Improvements

Boys & Girls Clubs in Colorado, Inc.

This project will support safety improvements for Boys and Girls Clubs facilities across Colorado including security cameras and electronic door locks. These improvements will ensure facilities are able to provide comprehensive and affordable out-of-school programs.

Denver

$2,000,000

Brush Creek Multimodal Underpass

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

The Brush Creek underpass will provide multimodal access from an affordable housing neighborhood that is being developed with approximately 230 units. The underpass will safely connect the neighborhood to bus transit, trails, and the Town Crested Butte.

Crested Butte

$1,250,000

Building Equitable Resources for Northeast Denver Families

Elevation Athletic Performance Foundation Inc., DBA Elevate Athletic Performance Foundation

This project will support the construction of the Elevate Sports, Wellness, and Event Center. This facility will challenge disparities in the health of communities associated with youth violence through sports and recreation programs.

Denver

$1,500,000

Building Futures Early Childhood Education Center

Early Connections Learning Centers

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

Colorado Springs

$1,000,000

Bus Stop Rehab for ADA

City of Pueblo

This project will help improve community safety through the procurement of a new “pumper” truck and other equipment for the new Fire Station 11. These improvements are critical to serving the needs of the community.

Pueblo

$840,000

Butterfly Pavilion Expansion

Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consortium (dba Butterfly Pavilion)

This project will support planning and design costs for a new, expanded Butterfly Pavilion facility. This new state-of-the-art facility will be a global leader in invertebrate conservation, research, and education.  

Broomfield

$4,300,000

Care and Share Food Bank Facility Upgrades

Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado

This project will add an additional loading dock to the Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado’s main facility in Colorado Springs, allowing them to increase their emergency food distribution and maximize efficiency at their facility.

Colorado Springs

$500,000

Central Corridor Rail Replacement

Regional Transportation District

This project improves RTD operations by replacing the aging railway used for light rail, providing critical transportation connections for the entire region. Funds are for hard construction costs.

Denver

$1,500,000

Chambers Road Improvements

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will widen Chambers Avenue by installing a 4-lane divided roadway with a median, and will include upgrades to the Second Creek bridge, landscaping, sidewalks/trails on either side of street, and signalizing.

Commerce City

$6,000,000

City We Love Early Childhood Education Center Renovation

Dream Centers of Colorado Springs

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

Colorado Springs

$563,200

Clear Creek Mobile Home Park Acquisition & Stabilization

Clear Creek County

This project will help preserve and protect affordable housing through the acquisition of a mobile home park and related infrastructure stabilization and site improvements.

Georgetown

$3,400,000

Clifton Library Adult Learning Center

Mesa County Libraries Foundation

This project will help construct a new branch of the Mesa County Public Library. This new facility will expand the Adult Learning Center to offer classes and tutoring in adult literacy, GED preparation, English for non-native speakers, and citizenship for adult learners.

Clifton

$392,806

CO52 at WCR59 Intersection Improvements

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will address public safety at the intersection of CO52 and Weld County Rd 59 through the design and construction of a single-lane roundabout. This infrastructure upgrade will improve public safety, mitigate congestion, and reduce air pollution.

Denver

$2,000,000

Colorado Food Pantry Assistance Grant Program

The Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger

This project improves food access for low-income communities by helping food pantries and food banks distribute fresh, local, and nutritionally valuable foods. Also bolsters local economic activity by creating opportunities for Colorado producers to sell their goods to nonprofits.

Statewide

$6,000,000

Colorado Springs School District 11 School and Community Playground

Friends of the Children – Colorado Springs

This project will support the construction of an outdoor community playground at the Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy, a public middle school. The playground will be used by youth and families of Friends of the Children, Swigert Academy, and residents of Eastborough.

Colorado Springs

$300,000

Colorado State Highway 7 Bus Rapid Transit and Multimodal Safety Preconstruction Design

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project improves multimodal safety, operations, efficiency, and connectivity of CO 7 by addressing multimodal operational deficiencies, improving multimodal safety and increasing multimodal capacity at priority locations and intersections along the CO 7 corridor.

Erie

$5,000,000

Community College of Aurora Center for STEM

Community College of Aurora

This project will help construct and furnish additional space to expand educational services. The new facility will provide student academic support, customized workforce training programs, a fabrication lab, and ten STEM and clean energy classrooms.

Aurora

$2,500,000

Community Economic Defense Project Client Service Facility

Community Firm (DBA Community Economic Defense Project)

This project will help purchase a building to establish a housing resource hub where clients can access all the resources they need when facing eviction or displacement. This building will also provide space for community clinics, client and partner organization events, and trainings.

Denver

$2,800,000

Community Food Share Truck

Community Food Share

This project will allow the organization to purchase a new food truck and expand services, including delivering food to 40 partner agencies; completing pickups from retail rescue donors, suppliers, and producers; and supporting their mobile pantry program with additional offsite distributions.

Louisville

$200,000

Compactor/Roller Attachments for Road Safety

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will help the county improve and maintain the safety of county roads. Funds will purchase and install 10 compactor / roller attachments.

Golden

$396,000

Confluence Center at Dos Rios

RiversEdge West

This project will build a land and water conservation, science, and education center located along the Colorado River. This facility will house multiple non-profits with aligned missions, enhance programmatic and administrative collaboration, and serve as a designated hub for events and programs.

Grand Junction

$1,250,000

COS Taxiway Alpha Realignment

City of Colorado Springs/ Colorado Springs Airport

This project would shift Colorado Springs airport taxiway by 100 feet to meet FAA standards, provide greater airplane taxiing efficiency, and allow for future growth of the airport.

Colorado Springs

$29,467,169

Crystal Valley Parkway Interchange Construction Project

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will construct a new Interstate 25 interchange that includes a bridge over the interstate and railroad tracks.

Douglas County

$2,500,000

CSU Drone Center and Multiuse UAS Airfield

Colorado State University

This project supports aviation research and training by repairing the runway at Christman Airfield in Fort Collins.

Fort Collins

$1,900,000

CU Denver Latino Research Policy Center and Historic Community Space Restoration

University of Colorado Denver

This project would help restore two historic homes on the Auraria Campus of the University of Colorado Denver to house and support the research, policy, and community engagement mission of its relaunched Latino Research and Policy Center.

Denver

$1,000,000

Denver Dream Center Building Acquisition

Denver Dream Center

This project will help acquire a new building to allow the Denver Dream Center to expand their services. This new facility will offer a variety of wraparound support such as case management, workforce development training, recovery coaching and mental health support.

Denver

$3,700,000

Denver Fire Station 40

City and County of Denver

The project supports the design and construction of a new fire station in northeast Denver. This new fire station will enable an improved response time in a socio-economically disadvantaged neighborhood and back-up support for Denver International Airport.

Denver

$3,000,000

Denver International Airport Electrification Master Plan

City and County of Denver – Mayor’s office

This project will support the development of a new electrification master plan for Denver International Airport. The plan will build an inventory of electrical capacity across the airport’s campus, projections for future electrical demand, and develop an actionable roadmap.

Denver

$300,000

Denver Office to Residential Adaptive Reuse

City and County of Denver Mayor’s Office

This project will help address gaps in feasibility for office-to-residential conversions in upper downtown Denver, by providing subsidies for meeting a greater and wider range of housing affordability through adaptive reuse of underutilized office buildings to residential.

Denver

$3,000,000

Development of a Community Network Analysis Tool

City of Greeley

This project will help the City of Greeley build out the Community Network Analysis tool. This outreach tool to understand and examine who lives, works, and plays in the community, how to best reach them and potential impacts of City initiatives.

Greeley

$350,000

Durango Microtransit

City of Durango

This project would purchase two new ADA-accessible vans to expand public transportation access and equity, alleviate traffic congestion, and promote transportation sustainability with a new microtransit program supplementing existing fixed-route service.

Durango

$160,174

Eagle Valley Trail

Eagle County

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

Gypsum

$2,000,000

Early Childhood Center in the San Luis Valley

San Luis Valley Early Childhood Council

This project supports the development of a new early childhood center in the San Luis Valley. The community is developing a brand new, state-of-the-art early childhood center to meet the needs of both youth and families throughout the Valley.

Alamosa

$250,000

Early Childhood Hub

The Tiny Tim Center, Inc dba TLC Learning Center

This project will help construct a new early childhood education hub. This facility will not only provide near-site childcare and early childhood education for City and other private sector employees, but also a facility providing holistic family services and resources to members of the community.

Longmont

$500,000

EarthLinks Campus Rehabilitation

Earthlinks, Inc.

This project will help replace and expand facilities at the current Earthlinks site. These renovations would better serve the homeless population in their area.

Denver

$2,500,000

East Colfax Avenue Bus Rapid Transit

City and County of Denver Mayor’s Office

This project will help enable the build out of the East Colfax Avenue Bus Rapid Transit system. Funds will cover hard construction costs of elements of the 30 transit stations throughout the community.

Denver

$3,000,000

East Vail Pass Wildlife Crossing

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will help design 3 wildlife crossings between Vail Pass and Copper Mountain to restore landscape connectivity, reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions along a heavily traveled critical freight and recreation destination corridor.

Summit County

$1,000,000

El Pueblo History Museum Plaza Project

History Colorado

This project helps renovate the outdoor historic interpretation area at the El Pueblo History Museum. These improvements will help the museum tell the story of the diverse inhabitants that are the foundation of the City of Pueblo.

Pueblo

$1,205,121

Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence

Aurora Arapahoe Battered Women’s Shelter, DBA Gateway Domestic Violence Services

This project will help construct a new facility to house programs for victims of domestic abuse. This facility addresses a survivor’s immediate safety needs, while transitional housing provides short-term housing and services needed to achieve long-term safety and stability.

Aurora

$2,000,000

Energy Efficient Utility Upgrades

La Junta United Methodist Church

This project helps update a historic building with a new heating/cooling system in order to better serve this small, rural community.

La Junta

$90,000

Expanding Childcare Access at YMCA of Metropolitan Denver

YMCA of Metropolitan Denver

This project will acquire and renovate a new facility in order to expand affordable childcare services to families across Metro Denver.

Denver

$1,000,000

Family Learning Center Building Improvements

Family Learning Center (FLC)

This project enables the Family Learning Center to upgrade, renovate, and improve the facility and outdoor areas to better accommodate the children and families they serve.

Boulder

$193,200

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

Eagle County Regional Airport/Eagle County

This project will help construct an international terminal and customs facility at the Eagle County Regional Airport. This new facility will bring significant economic activity to the local community and relieve international traffic at Denver International Airport and on Interstate 70.

Gypsum

$9,000,000

Food Bank for Larimer County Truck Package

Food Bank for Larimer County

This project will replace two aging refrigerated trucks, an aging food truck, and provide tire replacements for several trucks used by the Food Bank for Larimer County. This will help provide food to summer feeding sites throughout Larimer County.

Loveland

$553,000

Fort Collins Rescue Mission Shelter

Denver Rescue Mission

This project will help construct a new 24/7 shelter intended to serve adult men experiencing homelessness. This new facility will replace the existing facility, doubling bed capacity.

Fort Collins

$4,000,000

Fort Collins Transfort Maintenance Facility Photovoltaic System

City of Fort Collins

This project reduces the impact on the regional electric grid and advances the City’s goal of 100% renewable electricity by implementing a new PV system with battery storage at the Transfort Maintenance Facility.

Fort Collins

$1,516,000

Fraser Center for the Creative Arts

Fraser Valley Arts

This project will support the design, engineering, and pre-construction of a mixed-use campus that includes community studio/education spaces, affordable housing for working artists, and a small performing arts venue to feature diverse artistic events.

Fraser

$2,000,000

Grand Avenue Improvements Project

Town of Eagle

This project will improve traffic safety and community mobility along a congested highway corridor. Funds will support multi-modal transportation infrastructure and improve road safety.

Eagle

$32,000,000

Grand County EMS Station 1

Grand County

This project will support construction costs to replace the Grand County Emergency Medical Services headquarters to better serve the community. This will allow for a higher level of advanced life support and specialty care services, as well as serve as a site for public health education and events.

Granby

$3,000,000

Grand Junction Community Recreation Center

City of Grand Junction

This project will help construct a community recreation center. This multi-purpose community center will include a therapy pool, multi-sport gymnasium, fitness and weights area, multi-purpose meeting rooms, and other community gathering spaces to support the health and wellness of the community.

Grand Junction

$3,000,000

Grand Valley Mobile Fresh Market

Community Food Bank of Grand Junction

This project expands access to affordable, nutritious food in Mesa County by supporting the launch of a Mobile Fresh Market. This program will partner with local agricultural producers, local food banks, and other community partners to expand locally subsidized and equitable food access.

Grand Junction

$244,950

Greeley Neighborhood Safety 

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will help improve pedestrian safety in Greely by installing new traffic signals, traffic bumps, curb extensions, and improved signage.

Greeley

$500,000

Greeley Teen Center

Boys & Girls Clubs of Weld County

This project would help construct a new facility for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Weld County to serve as a Teen Center. This facility will serve as a dedicated safe after-school space for over 100 teens aged 13-18, allowing the program to nearly quadruple.

Greeley

$2,000,000

Greenhorn Park Revitalization

Valley First

This project will help revitalize Greenhorn Park for community access. Funds will help install new turf on a multi-use field and fencing around the facility.

Colorado City

$741,500

Gunnison Avenue Housing

Saguache County Housing Authority

This project will help build affordable housing, with 21 multifamily rental units and 5 ownership opportunities. This facility will fill a critical need for affordable housing in a small, rural, economically distressed location.

Saguache

$3,956,622

Gunnison Valley RTA’s City of Gunnison Multimodal Transit Center

Gunnison Valley RTA

This project improves public transportation by constructing the parking, utilities, drainage, bus pullouts, landscaping, and transit center building at the Gunnison Community Center.

Gunnison

$2,500,000

Habitat Housing Production and Education Center

Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley

This project will support the development of a modular production factory and education facility which is expected to produce up to 100 homes annually. Funds would help construct the factory and procure necessary tools and machinery.

Rifle

$3,000,000

Hayden Entrepreneurship Center/Co-Working Space

Town of Hayden

This project boosts economy and entrepreneurship by building the Hayden Entrepreneurship Center/Co-Working Space, which will house entrepreneurship resources, business counseling/mentorship, educational programming, job training, and co-working space.

Hayden

$500,000

Hazard Mitigation: Culvert Inspections

Town of Breckenridge

This project would help the Town of Breckenridge inspect all the culverts in the community. This will result in the Town being able to determine the risk of failure for each culvert and implement necessary changes to avoid future disasters.

Breckenridge

$75,000

High Plains Boulevard Construction

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will help construct an I-25 parallel two-lane arterial road from CO 66 to Weld County Road 34. The infrastructure improvements will ensure a sustainable, resilient roadway network to the interstate system and will improve connectivity.

Weld County

$1,000,000

Hoffman Phase 3 Development

Habitat for Humanity of Mesa County

This project will allow Mesa County Habitat for Humanity to double its construction of new affordable housing units.

Grand Junction

$400,000

Holyoke Senior Housing Project

Phillips County Economic Development

This project will support the construction of a 12-unit affordable housing complex of senior housing in this small, rural community.

Holyoke

$1,746,907

Homelake Veterans Community Living Center Fencing Replacement

Colorado Department of Human Services Division of Veterans Community Living Centers (VCLCs)

This project would improve safety and security for veterans living in the Homelake Veterans Community Living Center in a small, rural community by installing security fencing around the facility.

Monte Vista

$1,506,000

Homes at 3rd and Knox

Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver

This project will help develop 16 family sized affordable housing units. Funds will help with external site development, including building sidewalks, utility extensions, and other related infrastructure.

Denver

$750,000

Hope Center Facility Rehabilitation

Hope Center, Inc.

This project will support the rehabilitation of the facility to expand programming and services. This historically Black-led organization has been a trusted and valued staple in the community and is vital to the educational, socio-emotional, and developmental needs of participating families.

Denver

$2,000,000

Housing Resources Facility Acquisition

Community Investment Alliance

This project will help acquire and rehabilitate a property to provide housing solutions and services.

Durango

$3,500,000

I-70 Interchange at 29 Road

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will help build a new I-70 interchange that will provide a key connection to an area of planned substantial economic development adjacent to the Grand Junction Regional Airport as well as support planned population and employment growth in the region.

Grand Junction

$3,000,000

Idaho Springs Downtown Mobility Plan

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project improves traffic management and safety of pedestrian and bicycle travel by designing a mobility hub and associated infrastructure in historic downtown Idaho Springs, including a roundabout at exit 240 of Interstate 70.

Idaho Springs

$1,900,000

IDDeal Culinary Lab

Laradon Hall Society

This project will help build the IDDeal Culinary Lab to expand services offered on interview preparedness, social interactions, resume building, and basic job training for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to feature food preparation, nutrition, and kitchen safety.

Denver

$2,896,999

Jane’s Place – Multi-family Affordable Housing Solar

Chaffee County Government

This project will design and install a solar array at a multi-family affordable housing facility. This will help generate power for the facility and keep utility costs low for residents.

Salida

$300,000

Ken Freiberg Fire & Police Museum

City of Thornton

This project will help with the design and construction of rehabilitating an old fire station into a Fire and Police Museum. Thornton’s first official fire station will serve as a museum to honor and share the experiences, accomplishments, and legacies of the Thornton Fire and Police Departments.

Thornton

$1,950,000

KidsPak Capital Improvements

KidsPak

This project will help acquire capital equipment and materials, including a forklift, a cardboard compactor, and other industrial equipment, to improve the efficiency and capacity. This will help provide weekend food bags and nutritional resources to students facing food.

Loveland

$117,200

Lake County Community Housing

Leadville Lake County Regional Housing Authority (LLCRHA)

This project will install water and sewer utility lines to connect new affordable housing on three parcels within the City of Leadville.

Leadville

$1,755,900

Longmont Microtransit Service Startup

City of Longmont

This project will support the build out of a microtransit system in Longmont, CO. This will improve accessibility for residents, workers, and visitors in the community while reducing their carbon footprint.

Longmont

$1,000,000

Loretto Heights Theater Renovation

City and County of Denver Mayor’s Office

This project will help renovate and restore the Loretto Heights Theater. Funds would cover capital construction costs for the renovation of this facility into a cultural hub that will promote the vibrant southwest Denver arts and culture community.

Denver

$2,000,000

Loveland YMCA Capital Project

YMCA of Northern Colorado

This project will help renovate the Loveland YMCA facility. This will accelerate efforts to provide affordable childcare to this area, including preschool and infant-care.

Loveland

$2,500,000

Lupine Luna Affordable Housing Development 

Costilla County Economic Development Council

This project will rehabilitate a historic building into a new mixed use multifamily housing development. Along with new units of affordable housing, this facility will include youth services, a business hub, and a community space, addressing critical needs of this small, rural community

San Luis

$2,238,968

LXV Deicing Facility

Leadville – Lake County Airport

This project will construct a new facility to support the spraying of aircraft deicing chemicals. This facility will include a dedicated pad and collection tank which will mitigate the potential contamination of ground and surface waters supporting more aircraft operations during winter months.

Leadville

$800,000

Maple Street Bridge Replacement

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

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

Fruita

$1,750,000

Middle Park Health Kremmling Wellness Center Upgrades

Middle Park Health

This project will help upgrade the gymnasium of the Middle Park Health Wellness Center in Kremmling, CO.

Kremmling

$400,000

Minturn Main Street Bike/Pedestrian Improvement Project

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will help provide safe bike and pedestrian facilities to connect residents to key destinations in Minturn, CO. Funds will support the build out of non-motorized infrastructure, curbs, gutters, and storm sewers in Minturn.

Minturn

$1,200,000

Moguan Aftercare Housing Facility

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

This project will help the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe build a multi-unit transitional housing facility reservation lands. This facility will provide transitional housing, professional support and a safe environment that promotes long-lasting recovery as Tribal members integrate back into the community.

Towaoc

$2,000,000

Mountain Village Multimodal Infrastructure for Regional Connectivity

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project improves safety of bicyclists and pedestrians by creating an underpass, located at State Highway 145 and Lawson Overlook, and paving various bicycle and pedestrian lanes.

Mountain Village

$3,000,000

Mt. Morrison Camp Restoration and Workforce Development

City and County of Denver Mayor’s Office

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

Morrison

$2,000,000

Nederland Emergency Evacuation Bridge

Town of Nederland

This project will help build an emergency bridge to ensure that residents and visitors can safely evacuate in a natural disaster event, like wildfire. Funds will help to identify the most appropriate location, permit the project, and construct the bridge.

Nederland

$2,625,000

Nine Mile Pedestrian/ Bicycle Bridge

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will build a pedestrian/bicycle bridge crossing Parker Road (State Highway 83) to provide safer access for pedestrians and bicyclists between the public transit station and the residences and businesses.

Aurora

$3,000,000

Out Boulder County Bus Acquisition

Out Boulder County

This project will increase access for marginalized youth to access LGBTQ-affirming and centered programming to support LGBTQ+ youth in their social-emotional development, mental health, overall health, and wellbeing. Funds will help purchase two buses to expand off-site programming.

Boulder

$222,687

Pagosa Springs Workforce Housing Construction

Town of Pagosa Springs

This project supports the construction of 70 affordable housing units in this rural community. Pagosa Springs is in dire need of affordable housing for local residents and workforce, this project will help address this need.

Pagosa Springs

$3,500,000

Park Avenue Apartments

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

This project will support the construction of up to 120 new units of affordable supportive housing. This project presents an opportunity to combat the devastating and wide-ranging impacts of homelessness to the community at a large scale, using the effective model of permanent supportive housing.

Denver

$5,000,000

Pikes Peak Park Affordable Housing

NeighborWorks Southern Colorado

This project will help expand access to affordable housing in a mixed-use, mixed-income community. This development will consist of over 600 new construction housing units made possible by using a Shared-Equity Model.

Pueblo

$3,000,000

Poudre Fire Authority Training Center Improvement

Poudre Fire Authority

This project will help remodel a new training center and cadet quarters for the Poudre Fire Authority. Improving this facility will provide a training hub to train and educate Colorado emergency services personnel thereby improving the community’s safety.

Fort Collins

$1,278,500

Proyecto Soberanía: Urban Agriculture and Education in Westwood

Re:Vision

This project will expand the organization’s urban farm, help increase the number of family home gardens, and create new champion gardens in schools and recreation centers. Funding will help purchase land to expand the program and support food security work in the Westwood neighborhood of Denver.

Denver

$800,000

PTECH Advanced Manufacturing Talent Pipeline

Poudre School District

This project will help renovate and expand the Pathways in Technology Early College High School manufacturing facility. This program allows high school students to graduate with an associate degree in advanced manufacturing, diversifying the workforce and meeting the workforce demands.

Fort Collins

$1,000,000

Pueblo County for Medal of Honor Blvd Xeriscaping

Pueblo County

This project will support roadway improvements to the Medal of Honor Boulevard. Funds will install xeriscaping to conserve water resources and construct a multi-modal trail system to spark additional economic development in this newly developed area.

Pueblo

$1,000,000

Quebec Street Widening

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will fund the design necessary for widening Quebec Street. The design will take into account new bike lanes, a new sidewalk, and new street lighting to create a multimodal corridor that connects to existing infrastructure.

Thornton

$1,286,000

Rancho Creede Housing Development

San Luis Valley Housing Coalition, Inc

This project will preserve current units of affordable housing and construct an additional 10-15 units on site at the Rancho Creede Housing Development.

Alamosa

$3,000,000

Renovation of Building for the Denver Genesis Peace Hub

Genesis at the Crossroads

This project will help Genesis at the Crossroads retrofit its property to house and expand its programming. This organization’s initiatives are designed to give at-risk and disadvantaged youth agency and tools to transform their own lives and their communities.

Denver

$2,000,000

Residences on Acoma

Second Chance Center

This organization is the largest re-entry program in Colorado, serving more than 2,000 formerly incarcerated people a year. This project will support the construction of 128 affordable housing units as well as space for community services, including mental and behavioral health care.

Denver

$1,500,000

Ridgway Affordable Rentals and Childcare Center

Home Trust of Ouray County

Project will fund mixed-use development that includes affordable housing and a licensed infant/toddler childcare center for the Ridgway Affordable Rentals and Childcare Center Project.

Ridgway

$837,525

Rifle Veterans Community Living Center Renovations

Colorado Department of Human Services Division of Veterans Community Living Centers (VCLCs)

This project will help complete facility upgrades to improve the safety of veterans living in the Rifle Veterans Community Living Center. Funds will help replace the aging roof at the facility and upgrade two elevators on site.

Rifle

$1,938,144

Rio Blanco County Cybersecurity

Rio Blanco County

This project will help enhance the cybersecurity capabilities of Rio Blanco County upgrading security infrastructure. Funds will help install advanced video surveillance, cloud security, identity and access management, virtual desktop infrastructure, and endpoint security capabilities.

Meeker

$1,025,692

Riverside Educational Center Renovation

Riverside Educational Center

This project will allow the Riverside Educational Center to complete capital improvements to their facilities. These improvements will expand capacity to provide after-school tutoring, social/emotional support, career/college readiness courses, and nutritional support to over 1,100 students.

Grand Junction

$167,754

Roaring Fork River Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge Renovation

Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA)

This project will renovate a bicycle and pedestrian bridge on the Rio Grande Trail in Garfield County, Colorado. Renovation of the bridge, built in 1886, will ensure that the bridge remains safe for the thousands of bicyclists and pedestrians that enjoy the trail each year.

Garfield County

$580,000

Rock Creek Affordable Housing & Associated Infrastructure

Southern Ute Indian Tribe

This project will help construct five 5-plex affordable multifamily housing units (25 units total) at the Rock Creek Affordable Housing Development. This will create much needed deed restricted multifamily rental units for Tribal members, workforce housing, and others in the local community.

Ignacio

$3,000,000

Runyon Sports Complex LED Lighting Upgrades

Pueblo County Government

This project will fund new LED lighting for the sports complex to enhance the experience for the players, provide a safe playing environment, and conserve energy.

Pueblo

$1,800,000

Rural Colorado Mobile Tiny Home Fleet for Farmers and Ranchers

The Farm Collaborative

This project will support the construction of a self-contained mobile housing fleet for agriculturalists in Western Colorado. The fleet will create affordable, seasonal, all-electric housing capable of being relocated.

Carbondale

$992,000

San Luis Valley Health Workforce Housing Project

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

This project will renovate an apartment complex into 9 affordable housing units adjacent to the San Luis Valley Health Alamosa campus. Renovations will make this a viable housing option for the local health care workforce and increase capacity for recruitment and retention in this rural community.

Alamosa

$2,000,000

Silverthorne Fire Station No. 10 Development

Summit Fire & EMS

This project will support the construction of a new fire station in Summit County. Once complete, this state-of-the-art fire station will serve the residents of Silverthorne and the surrounding community for the next 30 years.

Silverthorne

$1,000,000

Silverthorne Recreation Center Expansion

Town of Silverthorne

This project will support the design of a new community recreation center to expand facilities, increase programming and childcare capacity, and increase the availability of reduced-rate memberships for low-income residents.

Silverthorne

$1,000,000

Snowmass Inn Housing

Town of Snowmass Village

This project helps complete the renovation of the old Snowmass Inn into workforce housing. This project will create over 30 new units of workforce housing.

Snowmass Village

$1,000,000

Sol Center

Family & Intercultural Resource Center

This project will help construct a facility to provide a single point entry for services. Once complete, the facility will provide comprehensive, intensive, integrated, and collaborative services to vulnerable families, individuals, children, and youth to meet basic needs.

Breckenridge

$500,000

South Academy Boulevard

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will help increase connectivity and accessibility at several military bases and facilities in and around Colorado Springs by funding asphalt and drainage inlets.

Colorado Springs

$3,000,000

Sports Complex Renovation

Hyland Hills Parks and Recreation

This project will remove existing natural turf, regrade, and add synthetic turf to three baseball fields. These improvements will provide high quality playing surfaces capable of increased programming, improved sustainability and reduced Maintenance costs.

Federal Heights

$1,555,200

State Highway 82/Grand Avenue Safety Upgrades

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will help construct proven safety countermeasures to address the high rate of crashes and fatalities along State Highway 82/Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs, CO. Priority countermeasures include signal timing, access control, median installation, and pedestrian safety improvements.

Glenwood Springs

$990,000

Station 11 Pumper and Equipment

City of Pueblo

Improves community safety by providing a needed “pumper” truck and equipment for the new Fire Station 11 on the West Side.

Pueblo

$886,359

STEAD School Construction

The STEAD School

This project will fund the final phase of construction for the STEAD School campus, an agriculture science charter high school. Construction will include a greenhouse, barn, gymnasium, student support space, and additional classroom space.

Commerce City

$2,000,000

Su Teatro Expanded Cultural Campus

Su Teatro

This project will help acquire and renovate a new building to expand the Su Teatro Cultural Campus. This new multi-use flexible facility will serve as a hub for Su Teatro’s artistic and educational activities.

Denver

$1,250,000

Sun Valley Youth Center Expansion

Sun Valley Youth Center

This project will help Sun Valley Youth Center expand its building. This facility provides after school and summer programming integrating trauma-practicing techniques while teaching students to be better able to focus in school, mindfulness, recreation, and character development.

Denver

$3,250,000

The Commons Phase Two – Supportive Housing

Homeward Pikes Peak

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

Colorado Springs

$3,000,000

The Craig Business and Industrial Park

City of Craig

This project will support the construction of the Craig Business and Industrial Park. This new facility will promote economic diversity and revitalization by offering a space that will draw diverse industries while encouraging and promoting new start-ups in this energy-transitioning community.

Craig

$2,500,000

The Just Bus — Mobile Justice Center

The Community Firm (DBA Community Economic Defense Project)

This project will further expand the Community Economic Defense Project’s nationally recognized eviction diversion and homelessness prevention model, bringing additional staff and resources to rural parts of the state through client-accessible, mobile facilities.

Statewide

$500,000

Theodora Family Hotel Conversion

Volunteers of America Colorado Inc

This project will redevelop a 60-room hotel into transitional housing and a rehousing center for families and veterans experiencing homelessness. This facility will be able to serve up to 150 family members a night and provide services to enable a permanent exit from homelessness.

Denver

$3,000,000

Thornton Fleet Electrification Phase 1

City of Thornton

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

Thornton

$420,000

Three Springs Housing Land Trust & Infrastructure Partnership

City of Durango

This project will help construct transportation and utility infrastructure to benefit local residents and support long-term housing affordability.

Durango

$8,800,000

Universal Basic Food Project Expansion

Colorado Food Cluster Inc.

This project will help implement a Food Utility to serve Coloradans with free ingredients to make 3 meals a day, 7 days a week for 12 months. Funds will help purchase equipment, supplies, and other resources.

Castle Rock

$2,500,000

US 6/Park Avenue Connectivity and Affordable Housing

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will help construct a public waterline to support a proposed 60-unit Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) development. Funds will also help build a pedestrian path to link to recreational amenities in Centennial Park and extend Rifle Creek Trail.

Rifle

$1,375,000

US Highway 160/East Bayfield Parkway

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will help construct a signalized. This new intersection is key to providing connectivity for residents of Bayfield by providing a safe alternative for those walking, biking, or driving across the highway and providing more accessible and flexible mobility options.

Bayfield

$3,547,898

US6 Highway Safety and Mobility Improvements

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)

This project will help improve transportation infrastructure through the construction of a roundabout and pedestrian crossing with necessary safety lighting on US Highway 6 in Avon, CO.

Avon

$1,400,000

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Housing Factory

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

This project will help the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe construct a modular housing factory on Tribal lands in Towaoc, CO. This facility will increase the housing supply, create jobs, and promote economic development for Native and non-Native community members in the Four Corners Region.

Towaoc

$2,500,000

Vail Valley Affordable Home Ownership Development

Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley

This project will help build 40 affordable for sale homes in Eagle County. These units are critical to filling a gap in local workforce housing.

Eagle County

$1,500,000

Veterans Community Living Centers Camera and Safety Lighting

Colorado Department of Human Services

This project improves the security and safety of veterans living in three Veteran Community Living Centers by improving camera surveillance and safety lighting.