Bills include over $129 million total for 120 Colorado projects
Additional projects expected to be funded as remaining government funding bills pass later this month
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper applauded final Senate passage of the first of two federal funding bills for fiscal year 2024, including over $129 million in congressionally directed spending (CDS) for 120 Colorado projects.
The legislation now goes to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
“From affordable housing to infrastructure projects, this is a bill with Colorado needs written all over it,” said Hickenlooper. “These projects came from Coloradans, for Coloradans. And there’s more to come.”
The bipartisan package funds six federal agencies including much-needed support for families facing hunger in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), funding for Community Health Centers, and significant resources to combat drought and provide reliable water in the West.
Hickenlooper specifically secured multiple legislative wins in the package including funding for:
- Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) projects: Hickenlooper pursued funding for projects to preserve Colorado lands. A total of four LWCF projects – La Jara Basin, Dunton Meadows, Cataract Creek at Camp Hale, and Rocky Mountain National Park – were included in the final bill.
- Orbital Debris Removal: The package provides $5 million for NASA to develop an orbital debris inspection mission in line with Senator Hickenlooper’s bipartisan Orbital Sustainability (ORBITS) Act.
Of the package’s $129 million in total funding for 120 Colorado CDS projects, Hickenlooper specifically secured $88 million in funding for 78 projects. A full list of the fiscal year 2024 included projects is available below:
| Location | Name of Project | Requester | Funded Amount |
| Alamosa | San Luis Valley Health Workforce Housing | Lutheran Hospital Association of the San Luis Valley DBA San Luis Valley Health | $2,000,000 |
| Aurora | Rural eConsult Expansion | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | $402,785 |
| Aurora | Water System Improvements | City of Aurora | $2,000,000 |
| Aurora | Pressure Regulating Valve Improvements Project | City of Aurora | $900,000 |
| Aurora | Nine Mile Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge over SH-83 | Colorado Department of Transportation | $850,000 |
| Aurora | Central Public Library – Renovation | City of Aurora | $3,000,000 |
| Aurora | Asian American Pacific Islander Social Fabric (Community Center and Marketplace) | Colorado Asian Culture and Education Network | $500,000 |
| Aurora | Workforce Training and Education Space | Community College of Aurora | $850,000 |
| Bayfield | U.S. Highway 160/East Bayfield Parkway New Signalized Intersection | Colorado Department of Transportation | $1,547,000 |
| Berthoud | Berthoud Area Transportation System (BATS) Microtransit Program | Town of Berthoud | $864,000 |
| Black Hawk | Fire Station | Timberline Fire Protection District | $908,279 |
| Castle Rock | Homeless Engagement Assistance and Resource Team (HEART) | Douglas County | $963,000 |
| Colorado Springs | Food Bank Distribution Center Renovations | Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado | $800,000 |
| Colorado Springs | Pikes Peak United Way Family Success Center | Pikes Peak United Way | $1,000,000 |
| Commerce City | Chambers Avenue Widening | Colorado Department of Transportation | $4,116,279 |
| Commerce City | PFAS Drinking Water Treatment Plant Project | South Adams County Water and Sanitation District | $959,752 |
| Cortez | Securing Southwest Colorado Police and Emergency | Montezuma County | $50,000 |
| Cortez | Puwagaan Kaan Supportive Housing | The Pinon Project | $621,000 |
| Craig | Craig Business and Industrial Park | City of Craig | $2,500,000 |
| Crested Butte | Ecological Prediction Lab: Airborn Coverage to Inform Water and Forest Health Management | Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory | $975,000 |
| Denver | Breakthrough Program Expansion | Breakthrough | $353,000 |
| Denver | Denver International Airport Electrification Plan | Denver International Airport (DEN) | $300,000 |
| Denver | Central Corridor | Regional Transportation District | $850,000 |
| Denver | 211 Colorado Upgrade | Mile High United Way, Inc. | $500,000 |
| Denver | Park Avenue Inn | Colorado Coalition of the Homeless | $4,116,279 |
| Denver | Westwood Community Recreation Center | City and County of Denver | $1,000,000 |
| Denver | Denver Fire Station 40 | City and County of Denver | $850,000 |
| Denver | Former DPS Bus Barn Remediation | City and County of Denver | $500,000 |
| Denver | 3rd and Knox Affordable Housing Project | Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, Inc. | $750,000 |
| Denver | Auraria Early Learning Center and Mixed-Use Development | Auraria Higher Education Center | $2,000,000 |
| Denver | Residences on Acoma | Second Chance Center | $1,500,000 |
| Dolores | Water Distribution System Replacement Phase 2 | Town of Dolores | $750,000 |
| Durango | Southwest Housing Solutions | Southwest Colorado Education Collaborative | $1,000,000 |
| Eagle | Eagle County Regional Airport Federal Inspection Station | Eagle County Regional Airport | $500,000 |
| Eagle | Cottonwood Pass Blue Hill project | Colorado Department of Transportation | $1,500,000 |
| Evans | Waterline Replacement Project | City of Evans | $677,000 |
| Fairplay | County Roadways to Colorado State Parks Infrastructure Improvements – Phase 1 | Colorado Department of Transportation | $850,000 |
| Fort Collins | Open Soil Water Sensor Architecture | Colorado State University | $1,450,000 |
| Fort Collins | Colorado State University Multiuse UAS Airfield Project | Colorado State University | $500,000 |
| Fort Collins | Fort Collins Affordable Housing Preservation | Neighbor to Neighbor | $1,000,000 |
| Fort Garland | Fort Garland Geothermal & Weatherization Project | History Colorado | $164,000 |
| Fruita | Maple Street Bridge Replacement | Colorado Department of Transportation | $1,750,000 |
| Golden | High Temperature Fuel Cells | Colorado School of Mines | $3,000,000 |
| Golden | Forest Health Youth Corps | Jefferson County Open Space | $80,000 |
| Golden | Tar Lined Pipe Replacement | Lookout Mountain Water District | $959,752 |
| Golden | TDMA Radio Interoperability Upgrades | Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office | $963,000 |
| Golden | Compactor/Roller Attachments for Road Safety | Colorado Department of Transportation | $396,000 |
| Grand Junction | I-70 Interchange at 29 Road | Colorado Department of Transportation | $2,000,000 |
| Grand Junction | Riverside Educational Center Renovations | Riverside Educational Center | $168,000 |
| Grand Lake | Septic-to-Sewer Conversion Program | Three Lakes Water & Sanitation District | $1,000,000 |
| Greeley | High Plains Boulevard I-25 Arterial Road | Colorado Department of Transportation | $1,000,000 |
| Greeley | Greeley Neighborhood Safety Program | Colorado Department of Transportation | $500,000 |
| Greeley | Greeley Teen Center | Boys & Girls Club of Weld County | $850,000 |
| Greenwood Village | Water Meter Replacement | Deer Creek Water District | $80,000 |
| Gunnison | Water Treatment Plant Infrastructure | City of Gunnison | $1,750,000 |
| Gypsum | Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure Project | Town of Gypsum | $959,752 |
| Holyoke | Child Care Center Construction | Holyoke Community Child Care Initiative | $1,000,000 |
| Idledale | Water Infrastructure Upgrades | City of Idledale | $959,752 |
| Ignacio | Rock Creek Affordable Housing & Associated Infrastructure | Southern Ute Indian Tribe | $3,000,000 |
| Kiowa | Kiowa County Hospital Replacement Facility | Kiowa County Hospital District | $1,917,000 |
| Kremmling | Water Tank Repair | Town of Kremmling | $96,000 |
| Lamar | Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Project | City of Lamar | $1,800,000 |
| Leadville | Lake County Community Housing | Leadville Lake County Regional Housing Authority | $850,000 |
| Longmont | City of Longmont Micro Transit System | City of Longmont | $1,000,000 |
| Loveland | KidsPak Capital Improvements and Equipment | KidsPak | $118,000 |
| Lyons | St. Vrain Multimodal Trail | Colorado Department of Transportation | $800,000 |
| Pagosa | Regional Workforce Career and Technical Training Center | Build Pagosa | $1,000,000 |
| Salida | Jane’s Place Multi-family Affordable Housing Solar Arrays | Chaffee County Government | $300,000 |
| Silt | Water Plant Renovations | Town of Silt | $2,503,000 |
| Steamboat Springs | Steamboat Springs Workforce Housing Pedestrian and Bicycle Connection Project | City of Steamboat Springs | $1,000,000 |
| Thornton | Quebec Street – 136th Avenue to north of 138th Avenue Widening Design | Colorado Department of Transportation | $850,000 |
| Thornton | Thornton Community Center Reconstruction Project | City of Thornton | $1,000,000 |
| Towaoc | Moguan Aftercare Housing Facility | Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | $2,000,000 |
| Vail | Vail Valley Affordable Home Ownership Development | Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley | $1,500,000 |
| Walsenburg | Wastewater System Improvements | Huerfano County | $500,000 |
| Westminster | New Water Treatment Facility | City of Westminster | $959,752 |
| Wheat Ridge | Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing Program – Wheat Ridge | City of Wheat Ridge | $2,000,000 |
| Woodland Park | Radium Mitigation | Teller County Water & Sanitation District | $959,752 |
Senators are required to publicly list all CDS 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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