Seventy-six projects worth $67 million were specifically requested by Hickenlooper and have received initial backing
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper today announced the inclusion of over $79.3 million in funding for projects across Colorado. Hickenlooper himself secured more than $67 million for 76 projects across 49 communities and 35 counties through the congressionally directed spending (CDS) process.
“We’re helping Colorado grow by ensuring we get our fair share,” said Hickenlooper. “From rural health clinics to food banks and water treatment facilities, these projects are being driven by Coloradans themselves, not a federal bureaucrat.”
To qualify, CDS requests must be submitted by local governments or non-profits. Senators may then submit these projects for consideration in one of the nine annual funding bills that accept CDS requests. Congress must now negotiate and pass the individual bills to fund the federal government in 2024. Those individual funding bills include these CDS requests.
Last year Hickenlooper secured $66.6 million for 62 projects across Colorado, helping fund projects that address priorities across the state including investments in affordable housing, clean energy, health care, and more.
Of the $79.3 million total for Colorado in the final omnibus funding bill, Hickenlooper secured $67 million in funding for 76 projects. A full list of the fiscal year 2024 projects secured by Hickenlooper is available below.
| Location | Name of Project | Requester | Funded Amount |
| Alamosa | San Luis Valley Health Workforce Housing Project | Lutheran Hospital Association of the San Luis Valley (San Luis Valley Health) | $2,000,000 |
| Aurora | City of Aurora for Water System Improvement Project | City of Aurora | $2,000,000 |
| Aurora | Supporting Children with Medical Complexity in Rural Communities | Children’s Hospital of Colorado | $421,000 |
| Aurora | Residences on Acoma | Second Chance Center | $1,500,000 |
| Avon | Vail Valley Affordable Home Ownership Development | Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley | $1,500,000 |
| Boulder | Access to Protective Factors and Programming | Out Boulder County | $223,000 |
| Boulder | Blue Sky Bridge Mental Health Services and Community Safety | Blue Sky Bridge | $807,000 |
| Broomfield | Building Apprenticeship Pathways | A Precious Child, Inc. | $400,000 |
| Broomfield | Youth Fentanyl Prevention Campaign | Colorado Meth Project Inc./ Rise Above Colorado | $500,000 |
| Castle Rock | Universal Basic Food | Colorado Food Cluster Inc. | $903,000 |
| Colorado Springs | Space ISAC Watch Center & Cyber Space Data Fusion Cell | Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center | $590,000 |
| Colorado Springs | Food Bank Distribution Center Re-Flooring | 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 |
| Colorado Springs | UCCS Hybrid Physical Therapy Program | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | $374,000 |
| Colorado Springs | STEM Education Outreach | Western Museum Of Mining & Industry | $87,000 |
| Colorado Springs | Pikes Peak State College Dental Center | Pikes Peak State College | $1,000,000 |
| Cortez | Securing Southwest Colorado Police and Emergency | Montezuma County | $50,000 |
| Cortez | Puwagaan Kaan Supportive Housing | The Piñon Project | $621,000 |
| Craig | The Craig Business and Industrial Park | City of Craig | $2,500,000 |
| Crested Butte | Airborne Coverage to Inform Water and Forest Health Management | Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) | $975,000 |
| Delta | Delta Health Clinic Space Remodel | Delta Health | $158,000 |
| Denver | Kitchen Network Westwood | West Community Economic Development Corporation ( BuCu West) | $261,000 |
| Denver | Breakthrough Program Expansion | Breakthrough | $353,000 |
| Denver | Auraria Early Learning Center and Mixed-Use Development | Auraria Higher Education Center | $2,000,000 |
| Denver | Habitat for Humanity Homes at 3rd and Knox | Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, Inc. | $750,000 |
| Denver | Growing Colorado’s Construction and Service Workforce | Western States College of Construction | $1,018,000 |
| Denver | Cook-To-Work Employment Training | So All May Eat, Inc. | $157,000 |
| Denver | Turing Launch Program | Turing School of Software & Design | $575,000 |
| Denver | Community Navigation and Supportive Services for Newcomers | International Rescue Committee in Denver | $93,000 |
| Denver | Family Connects Colorado | Illuminate Colorado | $670,000 |
| Dolores | Town of Dolores for Dolores Water Distribution System Replacement | Town of Dolores | $750,000 |
| Durango | Southwest Housing Solutions | Southwest Housing Solutions | $1,000,000 |
| Durango | Community Healthcare Campus Service Expansion | Axis Health System | $1,107,000 |
| Eads | Sand Creek Massacre Records Preservation Project | The Sand Creek Massacre Foundation | $200,000 |
| Eads | Kiowa County Hospital Replacement Facility: Phase 1 | Kiowa County Hospital District | $1,917,000 |
| Evans | City of Evans for State Farm Waterline Project | City of Evans | $677,000 |
| Florence | Fremont MultiDistrict Initiative | Fremont MultiDistrict Initiative | $450,000 |
| Fort Collins | Open Soil Water Sensor Architecture | Colorado State University | $1,450,000 |
| Fort Collins | Fort Collins Affordable Housing Preservation | Neighbor to Neighbor | $1,000,000 |
| Fort Garland | History Colorado for Fort Garland Geothermal & Weatherization Project | History Colorado | $164,000 |
| Fruita | Maple Street Bridge Replacement | City of Fruita | $1,750,000 |
| Glenwood Springs | Bilingual Workforce Development | Colorado Mountain College | $300,000 |
| Glenwood Springs | Oral Health Care Clinic & Regional Dental Hygiene Workforce Development | Colorado Mountain College | $3,000,000 |
| Golden | High Temperature Fuel Cells | Colorado School of Mines | $3,000,000 |
| Golden | Jefferson County for Forest Health Youth Corps | Jefferson County Open Space | $80,000 |
| Golden | Compactor/Roller Attachments for Road Safety | Jefferson County Road and Bridge | $396,000 |
| Grand Junction | Riverside Educational Center Renovation | Riverside Educational Center (REC) | $168,000 |
| Grand Lake | Three Lakes Water & Sanitation District for Septic-to-Sewer Conversion Program | Three Lakes Water & Sanitation District | $1,000,000 |
| Greeley | Greeley Neighborhood Safety Program | Greeley Neighborhood Safety Program | $500,000 |
| Greeley | Empowering Sex Trafficking Survivors | The Avery Center | $109,000 |
| Greenwood Village | Deer Creek Water District for Water Meter Replacement | Deer Creek Water District | $80,000 |
| Gunnison | City of Gunnison for Water Treatment Plant Infrastructure | City of Gunnison Colorado | $1,200,000 |
| Holyoke | Holyoke Community Childcare Initiative | Holyoke Community Childcare Initiative | $1,000,000 |
| Ignacio | Rock Creek Affordable Housing | Southern Ute Indian Tribe | $3,000,000 |
| Kremmling | Town of Kremmling for Water Tank Repair | Town of Kremmling | $96,000 |
| Lake City | Hinsdale County Emergency Operations Center | Hinsdale County | $2,000,000 |
| Lakewood | Arc University Mobile Computer Lab | Arc Thrift Stores | $51,000 |
| Lamar | City of Lamar for Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Project | City of Lamar | $1,800,000 |
| Loveland | KidsPak Capital Improvements | KidsPack | $118,000 |
| Lyons | St. Vrain Multimodal Trail | Town of Lyons | $800,000 |
| Meeker | Pioneers Medical Center Cybersecurity | Pioneers Medical Center | $371,000 |
| Montrose | Career Collaborative Expansion | Western Slope Schools Career Collaborative | $600,000 |
| Oak Creek | South Routt Medical Center Expansion | South Routt Medical Center | $2,300,000 |
| Ouray | Corbett Creek Bridge Installation | Ouray County | $1,034,000 |
| Pagosa Springs | Regional Workforce Career and Technical Training Center | Build Pagosa | $1,000,000 |
| Pueblo | Transportation Technology Workforce Development | Colorado State University – Pueblo | $949,000 |
| Salida | Jane’s Place – Multi-family Affordable Housing Solar | Chaffee County Government | $300,000 |
| Silt | Town of Silt Water Plant Renovations | Town of Silt | $2,053,000 |
| Snowmass Village | Challenge Aspen Mountain Access Project | Challenge Aspen | $94,000 |
| Springfield | Southeast Colorado Hospital Cybersecurity Improvements | Southeast Colorado Hospital District | $205,000 |
| Steamboat Springs | Assisted Living Cooling System | Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association Northwest Colorado Health | $105,000 |
| Steamboat Springs | Workforce Housing Pedestrian and Bicycle Connection | City of Steamboat Springs | $1,000,000 |
| Towaoc | Moguan Aftercare Housing Facility | Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | $2,000,000 |
| Walsenburg | Huerfano County for Wastewater System Improvements | Huerfano County (Gardner Public Improvement District) | $500,000 |
| Walsenburg | Da Vinci Xi Single Console Surgical System Acquisition | Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center | $1,100,000 |
| Wheat Ridge | Clear Creek Makerspace Program Development – Phase II | City of Wheat Ridge | $200,000 |
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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