Hickenlooper helped secure $27 million for 40 Colorado projects in the second round of funding bills that passed today
Added to the projects secured in the first round of annual funding bills that passed earlier this month, Colorado secured a final total of $157 million
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper celebrated Senate passage of the second and final set of federal funding bills for fiscal year 2024 (FY2024), including over $27 million in congressionally directed spending (CDS) for 40 Colorado projects. Between the two rafts of federal funding for FY2024, the Colorado congressional delegation secured over $157 million for 160 CDS projects. The funding bills were passed as two packages, with CDS projects split between the two. In total, Hickenlooper secured over $111 Million for 114 projects this year of the 160 projects Colorado secured as a whole.
The legislation already passed the House and will now become law.
“Another round of home-grown Colorado projects are getting make-or-break funding! Together they address our state’s biggest needs, from fixing roads to beefing up rural health care and workforce training,” said Hickenlooper.
Of the second package’s over $27 million in total funding for 40 Colorado CDS projects, Hickenlooper specifically secured over $23 million in funding for 36 projects. A full list of the fiscal year 2024 projects Hickenlooper secured in the second package is available below:
| Location | Name of Project | Requester | Funded Amount |
| Aurora | Rural Nurse Training Program | Children’s Hospital of Colorado | $421,000 |
| 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./DBA Rise Above Colorado | $500,000 |
| Castle Rock | Universal Basic Food | Colorado Food Cluster Inc. | $903,000 |
| Colorado Springs | Space ISAC Watch Center & CyberSpace Data Fusion Cell | Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center | $590,000 |
| 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 |
| Delta | Delta Health Clinic Space Remodel | Delta Health | $158,000 |
| Denver | Kitchen Network Westwood | West Community Economic Development Corporation | $261,000 |
| 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 |
| Durango | Community Healthcare Campus Service Expansion | Axis Health System | $1,107,000 |
| Eads | Sand Creek Massacre Records Preservation Project | Sand Creek Massacre Foundation | $200,000 |
| Florence | Fremont MultiDistrict Initiative | Fremont MultiDistrict Initiative | $450,000 |
| 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 | Bachman Farms Park/Flood Attenuation Facility | City of Golden | $1,383,069 |
| Greeley | Empowering Sex Trafficking Survivors | University of Northern Colorado | $109,000 |
| Hinsdale | Hinsdale County Emergency Operations Center | Hinsdale County | $2,000,000 |
| Lakewood | Arc University Mobile Computer Lab | Arc Thrift Stores | $51,000 |
| 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 |
| Pueblo | Transportation Technology Workforce Development | Colorado State University – Pueblo | $949,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Earlier this month, Congress passed an initial round of annual funding bills that included $129 million in total funding for 120 Colorado CDS projects, of which Hickenlooper specifically secured $88 million in funding for 78 projects. A list of those 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 |
| 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 |
| Colorado Springs | Pikes Peak United Way Family Success Center | Pikes Peak United Way | $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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