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Community Project Funding


FY25 Community Project Funding Requests

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Birch Elementary School/Birch Avenue Safety Improvements 

Entity Receiving Funding: City and County of Broomfield

Funding Level: $1,800,000

Description: The project will construct safety improvements around Birch Elementary School to add ADA ramps and curb extensions.

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure

 


 

Homeland Security 

Roadway Wildfire Hazard Mitigation in Jefferson County 

Entity Receiving Funding: Jefferson County Parks and Conservation 

Funding Level: $1,875,000

Description: This hazardous fuels reduction project will allow Jefferson County to create a fuel break buffer on either side of high-priority roadways. 

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure

 


 

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

Water and Sewer Infrastructure for Affordable Housing 

Entity Receiving Funding: Town of Westcliffe 

Funding Level: $1,000,000

Description: Water and sewer infrastructure improvements for affordable housing would help develop water and sewer mains to six entire blocks of Westcliffe.

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure

 


 

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 

Fremont County for Water Main Replacements 

Entity Receiving Funding: City of Cañon City 

Funding Level: $4,000,000

Description: This project will replace several water mains located within public streets in Cañon City. 

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure

 


 

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Glendale Apartments Rehabilitation 

Entity Receiving Funding: Jefferson County Housing Authority

Funding Level: $2,000,000

Description: This project will make infrastructure and security improvements at Glendale Apartments, a 120-unit affordable housing apartment complex.

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure

 


 

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 

City of Arvada North Trunk Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements 

Entity Receiving Funding: City of Arvada

Funding Level: $2,321,801

Description: This project improves a sanitary sewer interceptor that is undersized and at the end of useful life. 

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure

 


 

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 

Teller County Wastewater Expansion 

Entity Receiving Funding: Teller County Government

Funding Level: $4,000,000

Description: This project would expand plant capacity to 120,000 gallons per day and moving treatment works out of the defined floodplain area. 

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure

 


 

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 

Porchlight Capacity Expansion and Support 

Entity Receiving Funding: Porchlight, A Family Justice Center 

Funding Level: $619,668.32

Description: This funding would expand PorchLight’s ability to serve survivors of domestic violence by covering rental expenses for a large facility and the salaries of a Bilingual Navigator and an Operations Coordinator for one year.  

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure

 


 

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Colfax Safety Project Phase II 

Entity Receiving Funding: City of Lakewood

Funding Level: $1,982,174

Description: The Colfax Safety Project encompasses various initiatives to enhance safety along the corridor, including: sidewalks, improved pedestrian crossings, amenities, medians, traffic signals, enhanced bus facilities, access control, lighting, and landscaping.

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure

 


 

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 

Advancing Colorado Wildfire Preparedness Response 

Entity Receiving Funding: Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control 

Funding Level: $3,500,000

Description: This project will fund a pilot program researching integration of additional real-time satellite data into our nation-leading FireGuard wildfire early detection platforms, to improve prediction of wildfires.

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure

 


 

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 

Town of Alma Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements 

Entity Receiving Funding: Town of Alma

Funding Level: $2,000,000

Description: The Town of Alma’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements project involves replacing the town’s ineffective wastewater treatment lagoons with a new mechanical treatment facility.

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure

 


 

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Global Energy Park, Roadway Improvements 

Entity Receiving Funding: State of Colorado, Office of Economic Development and International Trade 

Funding Level: $2,500,000

Description: This project would extend Denver West Parkway to reach and wrap around Global Energy Park (“Glo Park”) to support traffic, water, fire, and transportation safety, and include water detention areas for flood management and pedestrian access between the community and trails network. 

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure

 


 

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 

Lake County Mountain View Village Mobile Home Park Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Upgrades 

Entity Receiving Funding: Mountain View Village Water and Sanitation District 

Funding Level: $2,027,900

Description: The Mountain View Village Water and Sanitation District in Lake County requires infrastructure upgrades to its drinking water system and sanitation plant. This request will support these drinking water and wastewater improvements. 

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure

 


 

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies

In Custody Medication Assisted Treatment Program 

Entity Receiving Funding: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office

Funding Level: $410,000

Description: This project will expand Jefferson County’s Jail-Based Behavioral Health Services by funding 250 doses of naltrexone for extended-release injectables, lab testing needed to administer medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and the nurse's salary for one year. 

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure

 


 

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies  

Chaffee County Sheriff Headquarters

Entity Receiving Funding: 

Funding Level: $1,000,000

Description:The requested funding will be used to support the costs of construction to fully retrofit a newly purchased property into a Sheriff headquarters and command center, which will house the core of their law enforcement operations, interrogation, armory, evidence storage, records, and response vehicles. 

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure





FY24 Community Project Funding Requests


Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Carbonate Street Phase I - Housing Development

Entity Receiving Funding: Town of Buena Vista, 210 E. Main St., Buena Vista, CO 81211

Funding Level: $1,286,279

Description: Carbonate Street Phase 1 will create 60 deed restricted units and 5,000 square feet of childcare space core and shell. The Town of Buena Vista will use awarded funds to pay for direct modular manufacturing costs associated with housing units as well as the capital costs of the childcare building. 

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure



Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

County Roadways to Colorado State Parks Infrastructure Improvements - PHASE 1

Entity Receiving Funding: Park County, 856 Castello Avenue, Fairplay, CO 80440

Funding Level: $850,000

Description: This funding will go to a new chip seal surface for County Roads 90 and 92. These two roads were last chip-sealed over 20 years ago and are beyond their designed life. Due to extreme safety concerns, 20.23 miles of paved roads must be completely ground, a new subgrade prepared and a new 8” chip seal surface placed. The road edges are disintegrating which narrows the roadway, the multilayer patching, which is performed annually, has lost integrity causing large potholes to form and are dangerous.

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure



Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies

GROW Institute Rural Upskilling Through Distance Learning

Entity Receiving Funding: Colorado State University, 555 17th St, Denver, CO 80202

Funding Level: $300,000 

Description: The funding would be used to allow Colorado State University’s GROW Institute to provide rural upskilling efforts in Custer and Fremont Counties and that will help support job growth and economic development.

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure



Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Idledale Water Infrastructure Upgrades

Entity Receiving Funding: Idledale Water and Sanitation District, 405 Urban St., Suite 310, Lakewood, CO 80228

Funding Level: $959,752

Project Description: The funding would be used to help Idledale Water and Sanitation District provide safe drinking water to its residents by decreasing radionuclide levels and increasing the quantity and quality of water available to resident drinking water and bringing the water system into compliance with existing state and federal regulations.

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure



Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Jane's Place - Multi-family Affordable Housing Solar

Entity Receiving Funding: Chaffee County Government, 104 Crestone Avenue, Salida, CO 81201 

Funding Level: $300,000

Description: This funding will go toward installing a solar array on top of Jane's Place, a 17-unit multi-family affordable housing and community program project being constructed in Salida, Colorado to help meet the needs of the local workforce and families experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure



Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Lake County Community Housing

Entity Receiving Funding: Leadville Lake County Regional Housing Authority (LLCRHA), P.O. Box 1683, Leadville, CO 8046

Funding Level: $850,000

Description: The proposed project is to install below grade infrastructure and continue site prep for building affordable housing on three parcels within the City of Leadville in Lake County, Colorado. These three parcels are infill sites, close to the Mineral Belt Trail (a paved 12-mile recreational trail) and are walkable to downtown, stores, schools and the library.

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure



Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing Program - Wheat Ridge

Entity Receiving Funding: City of Wheat Ridge, 500 W. 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Funding Level: $2,000,000

Description: This money will be used to provide grants to property owners to rehab rental units in exchange for the preservation of affordable rents. Wheat Ridge has thousands of aging rental units that are affordable to renter households with incomes below $75,000 and in some cases, $50,000. 

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure



Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Radium Mitigation 

Entity Receiving Funding: Teller County Water & Sanitation Special District 1, 212 S. Chestnut St., Woodland Park, CO 80863

Funding Level: $959,752

Description: . The funding would be used for new equipment in a new building for treatment to reduce the level of combined radium below the maximum containment level of 5 pCi/L.

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure



Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

SFOO Site Acquisition

Entity Receiving Funding: Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments, 3224-A Independence Road, Cañon City, CO 81212

Funding Level: $255,000

Description: These project dollars would go towards site acquisition of property lots to be used for single-family owner occupied housing. The homes would be built through program participants in USDA/RD's 502 Mutual Self-Help housing program, with technical assistance in construction provided by the Upper Arkansas Council of Governments (UAACOG).

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure



Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Silver Cliff Town Plaza

Entity Receiving Funding: Town of Silver Cliff, 612 E Main St., Silver Cliff, CO 81252

Funding Level: $1,380,000

Description: This funding will be used for the Town of Silver Cliff to secure property which would allow the town to grow, allowing for mixed-use development with commercial and residential property. 

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure



Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies

St. Vincent Hospital Surgical Equipment Expansion

Entity Receiving Funding: St. Vincent General Hospital District, 822 W 4th St, Leadville, CO

Funding Level: $579,159 

Description: This project will provide surgical equipment for new outpatient specialists and service lines at St. Vincent Health including Urology and Spinal Care. 

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure



Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Tar Lined Pipe Replacement Phase 1

Entity Receiving Funding: Lookout Mountain Water District, 424 Vista Avenue, Golden, CO 80401

Funding Level: $959,752 

Description: . The funding would be used to help Lookout Mountain Water District replace 2.2 miles of 20" tar lined pipe with 8" PVC pipe, including 13 new gate valves, 3 new fire hydrants, and 2 new air release valves and vaults.

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure 



Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

TDMA Radio Interoperability Upgrades

Entity Receiving Funding: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, 200 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80401

Funding Level: $963,000

Description: This funding will go toward upgrades for all radios within Patrol, Investigations, and Command staff to support time division multiple access (TDMA) functionality to improve communications between jurisdictions in Jefferson County, neighboring counties, and state level systems.

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure



Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Water in Westminster - New Water Treatment Facility

Entity Receiving Funding: City of Westminster, 6575 West 88th Avenue, Westminster, CO 80031

Funding Level: $959,752

Description: The funding would be used to help the Town of Westminster to replace its drinking water treatment facility that is nearing the end of its useful life. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the infrastructure is deteriorating and ongoing threats such as wildfire in the watershed strains Westminster's ability to provide safe, clean, and affordable water to its residents and businesses.

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure

 


Homeland Security

Bachman Farms Park/Flood Attenuation Facility

Entity Receiving Funding: City of Golden, 1445 10th Street Golden, Colorado 80401

Funding Level: $1,383,069

Description: The funding would be used to inline detention facility in Lena Gulch to reduce the flow rate within the gulch. The project will prevent flooding among a number of low to moderate income homes in Golden.  

Federal Nexus Statement and Disclosure