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March 8, 2024
Bennet Secured Nearly $91.5 Million for 78 Colorado Projects
Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that he secured nearly $91.5 million for 78 Colorado projects through the congressionally directed spending (CDS) in the first round of Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Senate appropriations bills. In total, the six bills included nearly $130 million in funding for projects across Colorado. The Senate is currently working to pass another six FY24 appropriations bills which could include additional funding for Colorado projects.
“Throughout this process, I’ve sat down with municipalities, nonprofits, and leaders across the state to hear directly about the challenges their communities face and how Washington can be a better partner,” said Bennet. “I’m glad we were able to support nearly eighty projects across thirty Colorado counties in this round of funding. From funding water infrastructure in Lamar to a business park in Craig and a housing affordability project in Fort Collins, these investments will help Coloradans meet the changing needs of their communities.”
Colorado projects secured by Bennet in FY24 Senate appropriations bills:
PROJECT TITLE RECIPIENT FUNDING AMOUNT LOCATION ALSO REQUESTED BY 211 Colorado Upgrade Mile High United Way $500,000 Denver Hickenlooper, Crow 3rd and Knox Affordable Housing Project Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, Inc. $750,000 Denver Hickenlooper, DeGette Auraria Early Learning Center and Mixed-Use Development Auraria Higher Education Center $2,000,000 Denver Hickenlooper Breakthrough Program Expansion Breakthrough $353,000 Denver Hickenlooper Central Corridor RTD $850,000 Denver Hickenlooper, DeGette Central Public Library—Renovation City of Aurora, CO $3,000,000 Aurora Hickenlooper, Crow Chambers Avenue Widening Colorado Department of Transportation $4,116,279 Commerce City Hickenlooper, Caraveo City of Aurora for Pressure Regulating Valve Relocation City of Aurora $900,000 Aurora Hickenlooper, Crow City of Aurora for Water System Improvements City of Aurora $2,000,000 Aurora Hickenlooper City of Evans for Waterline Replacement Project City of Evans $677,000 Evans Hickenlooper, Caraveo City of Gunnison for Water Treatment Plant Project City of Gunnison $1,750,000 Gunnison Hickenlooper, Boebert City of Lamar for Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements City of Lamar $1,800,000 Lamar Hickenlooper City of Longmont Micro Transit System City of Longmont $1,000,000 Longmont Hickenlooper, Neguse City of Westminster for New Water Treatment Facility City of Westminster $959,752 Westminster Hickenlooper, Pettersen Clear Creek Schools Foundation Childcare Center Clear Creek Schools Foundation $1,616,279 Idaho Springs Neguse Colorado Rural Impact Programs County Sheriffs of Colorado $917,000 Statewide Colorado State University Multiuse UAS Airfield Project Colorado State University $500,000 Fort Collins Hickenlooper, Neguse Compactor/Roller Attachments for Road Safety Colorado Department of Transportation $396,000 Golden Hickenlooper Cottonwood Pass Blue Hill Project Colorado Department of Transportation $1,500,000 Eagle County Hickenlooper, Boebert Deer Creek Water District for Water Meter Upgrades Deer Creek Water District $80,000 Parker Hickenlooper Denver Fire Station 40 City and County of Denver $850,000 Denver Hickenlooper, DeGette Denver International Airport Electrification Plan City and County of Denver – Mayor’s office $300,000 Denver Hickenlooper, DeGette DigitalBridge Colorado – Phase 2 WRC – Connected Communities $270,000 Grand County Douglas County for Wildfire Mitigation Douglas County $800,000 Douglas County Eagle County Regional Airport Federal Inspection Station Eagle County Regional Airport $500,000 Gypsum Hickenlooper, Neguse Ecological Prediction Lab: Airborne Coverage to Inform Water and Forest Health Management Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) $975,000 Crested Butte Hickenlooper Food Bank Distribution Center Renovations Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado $800,000 Colorado Springs Hickenlooper Former DPS Bus Barn Remediation City and County of Denver $500,000 Denver Hickenlooper, DeGette Fort Collins Affordable Housing Preservation Neighbor to Neighbor $1,000,000 Fort Collins Hickenlooper Gateway Domestic Violence Services Aurora Arapahoe Battered Women’s Shelter, DBA Gateway Domestic Violence Services $1,616,279 Aurora Crow Greeley Neighborhood Safety Program Colorado Department of Transportation $500,000 Greeley Hickenlooper Greeley Teen Center Boys & Girls Clubs of Weld County $850,000 Greeley Hickenlooper, Caraveo High Plains Boulevard I–25 Arterial Road Colorado Department of Transportation $1,000,000 Weld County Hickenlooper, Caraveo High-Temperature Fuel Cells Colorado School of Mines $3,000,000 Golden Hickenlooper History Colorado for Fort Garland Geothermal & Weatherization Project History Colorado $164,000 Fort Garland Hickenlooper Holyoke Community Childcare Initiative Holyoke Community Childcare Inititative $1,000,000 Holyoke Hickenlooper Hope Center Facility Rehabilitation Hope Center, Inc. $2,000,000 Denver Huerfano County for Wastewater System Improvements Huerfano County $500,000 Gardner Hickenlooper I-70 Interchange at 29 Road Colorado Department of Transportation $2,000,000 Grand Junction Hickenlooper, Boebert Idledale Water and Sanitation District for Water Infrastructure Upgrades Idledale Water and Sanitation District $959,752 Idledale Hickenlooper, Pettersen Jane’s Place Multi-family Affordable Housing Solar Arrays Chaffee County Government $300,000 Salida Hickenlooper, Pettersen Jefferson County for Forest Health Youth Corps Jefferson County Open Space $80,000 Jefferson County Hickenlooper KidsPak Capital Improvements & Equipment KidsPak $118,000 Loveland Hickenlooper Kiowa County Hospital Replacement Facility: Phase 1 Kiowa County Hospital District $1,917,000 Eads Hickenlooper Lake County Community Housing Leadville Lake County Regional Housing Authority (LLCRHA) $850,000 Leadville Hickenlooper, Pettersen Lookout Mountain Water District for Waterline Replacement Lookout Mountain Water District $959,752 Golden Hickenlooper, Pettersen Maple Street Bridge Replacement Colorado Department of Transportation $1,750,000 Fruita Hickenlooper Mobile Facilities for Homelessness and Eviction Assistance The Community Firm (DBA Community Economic Defense Project) $840,000 Statewide Crow Moguan Aftercare Housing Facility Ute Mountain Ute Tribe $2,000,000 Towaoc Hickenlooper Nine Mile Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge over SH–83 Colorado Department of Transportation $850,000 Aurora Hickenlooper, Crow Open Soil Water Sensor Colorado State University $1,450,000 Fort Collins Hickenlooper Park Avenue Inn Colorado Coalition for the Homeless $4,116,279 Denver Hickenlooper, DeGette Quebec Street — 136th Avenue to north of 138th Avenue Widening Design Colorado Department of Transportation $850,000 Thornton Hickenlooper, Caraveo Regional Workforce Center for Career and Technical Training Build Pagosa $1,000,000 Pagosa Springs Hickenlooper Residences on Acoma Second Chance Center $1,500,000 Denver Hickenlooper Riverside Educational Center Renovation Riverside Educational Center $168,000 Grand Junction Hickenlooper Rock Creek Affordable Housing & Associated Infrastructure Southern Ute Indian Tribe $3,000,000 Ignacio Hickenlooper Rural eConsult Expansion University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus $402,785 Aurora Hickenlooper, Crow San Luis Valley Health Workforce Housing Project Lutheran Hospital Association of the San Luis Valley dba San Luis Valley Health $2,000,000 Alamosa Hickenlooper Securing Southwest Colorado Police and Emergency Communications Montezuma County $50,000 Montezuma County Hickenlooper Social Fabric (Community Center) Colorado Asian Culture and Education Network (CACEN) $500,000 Aurora Hickenlooper, Crow South Adams County Water and Sanitation District for PFAS Drinking Water Treatment Plant Project South Adams County Water & Sanitation District $959,752 Commerce City Hickenlooper, Caraveo Steamboat Springs WorkforceHousing Pedestrian and Bicycle Connection Project City of Steamboat Springs $1,000,000 Steamboat Springs Hickenlooper, Neguse Teller County Water & Sanitation District 1 for Radium Mitigation Teller County Water & Sanitation Special District #1 $959,752 Woodland Park Hickenlooper, Pettersen The Commons Phase Two – Supportive Housing Homeward Pikes Peak $3,000,000 Colorado Springs The Craig Business and Industrial Park City of Craig $2,500,000 Craig Hickenlooper Thornton Community Center Reconstruction Project City of Thornton $1,000,000 Thornton Hickenlooper, Caraveo Three Lakes Water and Sanitation District Septic System Upgrades Three Lakes Water & Sanitation District $1,000,000 Grand Lake Hickenlooper Timberline Fire Protection District Fire Station Timberline Fire Protection District $908,279 Black Hawk Hickenlooper, Neguse Town of Dolores for Water Distribution System Replacement Phase 2 Town of Dolores $750,000 Dolores Hickenlooper Town of Gypsum for Wastewater Infrastructure Project Town of Gypsum $959,752 Gypsum Hickenlooper, Neguse Town of Silt for Water Plant Renovations Town of Silt $2,053,000 Silt Hickenlooper, Boebert Training and Technical Assistance to Combat Human Trafficking The Exodus Road $750,000 Statewide U.S. Highway 160/East Bayfield Parkway New Signalized Intersection Colorado Department of Transportation $1,547,000 Bayfield Hickenlooper, Boebert Urban Agriculture and Education in Westwood Re:Vision $800,000 Denver DeGette Vail Valley Affordable Home Ownership Development Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley $1,500,000 Eagle County Hickenlooper Westwood Community Recreation Center City and County of Denver Mayor’s office $1,000,000 Denver Hickenlooper, DeGette Workforce Training and Education Space Community College of Aurora $850,000 Aurora Hickenlooper, Crow