Fifty projects requested by Hickenlooper receive initial backing
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper today announced $158 million in funding for projects across Colorado were recommended for inclusion in the fiscal year 2022 federal appropriations bills. Hickenlooper specifically requested funding for 50 of the projects through the congressionally directed spending (CDS) process.
“These projects will make a real difference in towns all across our state,” said Hickenlooper. “Coloradans know best what their communities need, and Congress should do its best to listen.”
To qualify, CDS requests must be submitted by local governments or non-profits. Senators may then request inclusion of these projects in one of the twelve annual funding bills. Congress will now negotiate final appropriations bills — both the House and Senate will have to vote before they become law and communities receive funding. Hickenlooper will continue pushing to make sure Colorado funding remains in the final package.
Hickenlooper was able to include $85 million in funding for 50 projects in the proposed FY 2022 budget bills. A full list of those projects is available below. Projects in italics were requested jointly with Senator Michael Bennet.
| Location | Name of Project | Requester | Funded Amount |
| Alamosa | Adams State University/Colorado State Mechanical Engineering Partnership | Adams State University | $1,100,000 |
| Aurora | Safe Outdoor Spaces | City of Aurora | $1,224,000 |
| Boulder | Crisis Intervention Response Initiative | City of Boulder | $255,000 |
| Boulder | JILA Modernization Project | University of Colorado, Boulder | $950,000 |
| Castle Rock | Generational Opportunities to Achieve Long-term Success (GOALS) | Douglas County Commissioners | $1,000,000 |
| Colorado Springs | New Cadet Prep School Dormitory | United States Air Force Academy | $24,726,000 |
| Commerce City | Purchase of food bank building/warehouse | Adams County Food Bank | $525,000 |
| Commerce City | Family Trauma Recovery Program Expansion | Reaching HOPE | $321,000 |
| Commerce City | New Dental Clinic & Services for Children of Low-Income Families | Kids in Need of Dentistry (KIND) | $100,000 |
| Craig | City of Craig Water & Wastewater Emergency Generators | City of Craig | $1,080,000 |
| Denver | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) South Platte River & Tributaries, Adams & Denver Counties, Colorado Project Pre-Construction Engineering & Design (PED) | Denver Mayor’s Office | $400,000 |
| Denver | Foot Patrols with Community Organizations | City and County of Denver | $122,000 |
| Denver | Denver’s Youth Crisis Response | City and County of Denver | $384,000 |
| Denver | Outreach Case Coordinators for Collaborative Policing | Denver Police Department | $244,000 |
| Denver | Community Awareness Program 2.0 | Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL) | $987,000 |
| Denver | Montbello FreshLo Hub Project | Montbello Organizing Committee (MOC) | $1,455,000 |
| Denver | Boys & Girls Clubs (BGC) Mental Health Initiative | Boys & Girls Clubs in Colorado, Inc. | $2,000,000 |
| Denver | Tepeyac Elyria-Swansea Clinic | La Clinica Tepeyac, Inc. | $2,000,000 |
| Denver | CareerWise Curricula Design Accelerator | CareerWise Colorado | $776,000 |
| Durango | Supporting Regional Agriculture and Food Security in Southwest Colorado | Fort Lewis College | $159,999 |
| Durango | Durango Hotel Conversion Affordable Housing Project | City of Durango | $3,000,000 |
| Durango | City of Durango and Archuleta County Bus Purchase | City of Durango | $522,000 |
| Durango | Regional Inpatient/Residential Treatment Solutions | Region 9 Economic Development District | $150,000 |
| Eagle | Eagle County Transit Improvements | Eagle County Regional Transportation Authority | $1,201,000 |
| Edwards | Edwards Integrated Health Center | Mountain Valley Health Centers | $1,500,000 |
| Fort Collins | Soil Carbon Solutions Center | Colorado State University | $1,000,000 |
| Glenwood Springs | Glenwood Springs’ South Bridge project | City of Glenwood Springs | $1,000,000 |
| Glenwood Springs | El Busesito Preschool Program Buses | Valley Settlement | $285,000 |
| Grand Junction | Land Acquisition, land banking, and affordable housing development | Grand Junction Housing Authority | $1,400,000 |
| Grand Junction | Grand Valley Transit Bus Replacement | Mesa County/Grand Valley Transit | $1,223,000 |
| Gunnison | Gunnison Valley Rural Transportation Authority Fleet Expansion | Gunnison Valley Rural Transportation Authority | $1,460,000 |
| Hotchkiss | Water Treatment Plant | Town of Hotchkiss | $91,000 |
| Ignacio | Enhanced Outcrop Methane Capture | Southern Ute Indian Tribe | 2,500,000 |
| La Veta | New Water plant | Town of La Veta | $600,000 |
| Lafayette | YMCA of Northern Colorado – YMCA/Head Start/Imagine!: Combined Programming and Site Consolidation | YMCA of Northern Colorado | $1,000,000 |
| Lakewood | Easterseals Colorado Center for Inclusive Employment and Programs | Easterseals Colorado | $980,000 |
| Leadville | Lake County Community Justice Center | Lake County Board of County Commissioners | $3,575,000 |
| Minturn | Minturn Water Tank Project | Town of Minturn | $1,000,000 |
| Montrose | Montrose County Historic Courthouse Renovation | Montrose County | $7,725,000 |
| Palisade | Western Slope Community Clinic & Urgent Care Facility | Town of Palisade | $1,000,000 |
| Pueblo | Parkview Medical Center Comprehensive Care Initiative | Parkview Medical Center | $500,000 |
| Rangely | Cogency Power Solar Project | Town of Rangely | $5,000,000 |
| Redstone | Coal Mine Methane Solutions | Community Office for Resource Efficiency | $1,200,000 |
| Rico | Town of Rico Central Sewer System | Town of Rico | $2,500,000 |
| Thornton | De-Escalation Training Simulator | City of Thornton | $125,000 |
| Towaoc | White Mesa Law Enforcement Services | Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | $784,000 |
| Towaoc | UMU Housing Improvement Project | Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | $2,000,000 |
| Trinidad | Las Animas County Perry Stokes Airport upgrade | Las Animas County | $450,000 |
| Vail | Vail Transit Bus Replacement and Charging Infrastructure | Town of Vail – Vail Transit | $1,650,000 |
| Wellington | Peer Support First Responder Mental Health Care | Wellington Fire Protection District | $18,000 |
Senate rules require Senators to publicly list all requests received and certify they do not have financial interests in any of the requests they submit for inclusion in the funding bills. For more information on CDS requests, CLICK HERE.
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