Hickenlooper Secures Over $100 Million For Colorado Communities in Annual Funding Bills

Statement

U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper today announced that he successfully included $100.4 million in funding for 64 projects across Colorado in the fiscal year 2022 federal appropriations omnibus bill, which Congress is finalizing in the coming days. Hickenlooper requested funding for the Colorado projects through the congressionally directed spending (CDS) process. The bills passed the House last night and are expected to pass the Senate in the coming days.

"Colorado's local communities drove these federal investments. These funds will accelerate much-needed projects across the state," said Hickenlooper.

The 64 projects for which Hickenlooper secured funding would address priorities across the state, including investments in affordable housing, clean energy, and health care. Examples include:

$3 million to convert a 71 unit hotel into affordable housing in Durango
$2 million to convert the Stay Inn into housing for individuals experiencing homelessness in Denver
$2.5 million for a Southern Ute Tribe methane capture project
$1 million for a soil carbon sequestration project at Colorado State University in Fort Collins
$2 million for the Boys and Girls Club mental health initiative
$2 million for a Colorado Coalition for the Homeless health care facility in Denver
$1.1 million to create a mechanical engineering program at the Adams State University Campus in Alamosa
$1 million for the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to grow the pipeline underrepresented students seeking admission to STEM and health professional programs
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. The Senate is expected to send the final 2022 federal appropriations bills to President Biden in the coming days.

A full list of projects for which Hickenloper secured funding is available below. Projects in italics were requested jointly with Senator Michael Bennet; projects with an asterisk were requested jointly with a member of the House.

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 $1,350,000
*Aurora Village Exchange Center Community Center Renovation Project Village Exchange Center $1,700,000
*Aurora Children's Hospital Colorado Black Health Initiative Children's Hospital of Colorado $500,000
*Aurora Health Careers Pipeline for Underrepresented Minority Students University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus $1,000,000
Boulder Crisis Intervention Response Initiative City of Boulder $255,000
Boulder JILA Laboratory Equipment University of Colorado, Boulder $950,000
*Boulder Rural Outreach Partnership Program University of Colorado, Boulder $275,000
*Castle Rock Generational Opportunities to Achieve Long-term Success (GOALS) Program Douglas County Commissioner $1,000,000
Colorado Springs New Cadet Prep School Dormitory United States Air Force Academy $24,726,000
Commerce City Adams County Food Bank Building Purchase 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
*Commerce City New Health Clinic for Children of Low-Income Families Kids First Health Care $800,000
Craig City of Craig Water & Wastewater Emergency Generators City of Craig $1,080,000
Denver Adams & Denver Counties, South Platte River, CO. Denver Mayor's Office $400,000
Denver Denver Community Foot Patrol Crime Prevention Initiative City of Durango & Archuleta County $122,000
Denver City of Denver Youth Crisis Response Team Initiative City and County of Denver $384,000
Denver Denver Police Department Outreach Case Coordinator Denver Police Department $244,000
Denver Community Awareness Program Improvement Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab (CELL) $987,000
Denver Montbello FreshLo community hub Montbello Organizing Committee (MOC) $1,455,000
*Denver Affordable Housing Creation at Stay Inn Site City and County of Denver $2,000,000
*Denver Urban Peak Shelter Reconstruction Project Urban Peak $3,000,000
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
*Denver Bridging the Gap Mile High United Way $100,000
*Denver Increased Access, Equity, and Diversity in Health Careers National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement $450,000
*Denver Stout Street Recuperative Care Expansion Colorado Coalition for the Homeless $2,000,000
*Denver Innovating for Colorado's Workforce Recovery and Future Jewish Family Service of Colorado $500,000
*Denver The Center for Addiction Medicine Academy Denver Health & Hospital Authority/CAM $1,200,000
Durango Fort Lewis College Regional Agriculture and Food Security Fort Lewis College $159,999
Durango Durango Affordable Housing Development City of Durango $3,000,000
Durango Colorado Statewide Transit Improvement Project -- Durango Bus Acquisition, Charging Infrastructure and Technical Services City of Durango & Archuleta County $522,000
Durango Regional Inpatient/Residential Treatment Solutions Region 9 Economic Development District $150,000
Eagle Colorado Statewide Transit Improvement Project -- Eagle County Bus Facilities and Charging Infrastructure Eagle County Regional Transportation Authority $1,201,000
Edwards Edwards Integrated Health Center Mountain Family Health Centers $1,500,000
Fort Collins Soil Carbon Sequestration Research Project 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 Grand Junction Affordable Housing Development Grand Junction Housing Authority $1,400,000
Grand Junction Colorado Statewide Transit Improvement Project -- Grand Valley Bus Acquisition Mesa County/Grand Valley Transit $1,223,000
Gunnison Colorado Statewide Transit Improvement Project -- Gunnison Valley Bus Acquisition Gunnison Valley Rural Transportation Authority $1,460,000
Hotchkiss Town of Hotchkiss for Water Treatment Plant Upgrade Town of Hotchkiss $91,000
*Idaho Springs Clear Creek County Collaborative Health Center Clear Creek County $1,000,000
Ignacio Enhanced Outcrop Methane Capture Southern Ute Indian Tribe $2,500,000
La Veta Town of La Veta for Water Treatment Plant Town of La Veta $600,000
Lafayette YMCA of Northern Colorado Childcare 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 Community Justice Center Lake County Board of County Commissioners $3,575,000
Minturn Town of Minturn for Water Tank Replacement Project Town of Minturn $1,000,000
Montrose Montrose County 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 for Central Sewer System Project Town of Rico $2,500,000
*Summit County Search and Rescue Training and Vehicle Storage Facility Summit County Government $500,000
Thornton City of Thornton De-Escalation Training Simulator City of Thornton $125,000
Towaoc White Mesa Law Enforcement Service Expansion Ute Mountain Ute Tribe $784,000
Towaoc Ute Mountain Ute Housing Improvement Project Ute Mountain Ute Tribe $2,000,000
Trinidad Las Animas County Perry Stokes Airport (TAD) Pavement Upgrades Las Animas County $450,000
Vail Colorado Statewide Transit Improvement Project -- Vail Bus Acquisition 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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