Special Projects & Funding
Every year money by way of grants and other streams are left unleveraged. Money that local agencies can benefit from. But where does one start? How do you write a grant application for selection? And....what do you do if you get the funding?!?
What Colorado LTAP's Special Projects & Funding Support offers
With this service offering, Colorado LTAP partners with local agencies to provide support in identifying projects and funding streams (including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL or IIJA)) that will benefit Colorado's local agencies. The Special Projects Coordinator will provide support with the funding application process, planning, implementation, program reporting and closing out the project.
Colorado LTAP exists to help. Our services below are offered a no cost.
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Funding Opportunities for Local Agencies
Upcoming:
| Source | Grant | Available Amount | Application Deadline |
| DOT | Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity Grant Program (RAISE) - Round 1 | $1.5 billion | December 2, 2024 |
| FHWA | National Scenic Byways Program (NSBP) | $26.95 million | December 16, 2024 |
| FHWA | FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2024 – 2026 GARRETT A. MORGAN TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION PROGRAM (GAMTTEP) | $1.8 million | January 10, 2025 |
| FHWA | Fiscal Years 2024-2026 Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program | $876,000,000 | February 24, 2025 |
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Grant & Project Management Toolkit for Local Agencies
Colorado LTAP has developed a step-by-step guide to assist local agencies through the Grant and Project Management Lifecycle.
Click below to download the tools, templates and details on when and how to leverage each one!
Grant and Project Management Toolkit
Local Projects Awarded
| Grant | Fiscal Year 2025 | Fiscal Year 2024 | Fiscal Year 2023 | Fiscal Year 2022 |
| RAISE | City of Thornton, $25,000,000 | City of Cortez, $825,300 | City of Pueblo, $16,834,725 | |
| City of Greeley, $20,560,056 | City of Delta, $13,196,356 | City of Alamosa, $4,777,640 | ||
| Washington, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, & Yuma Counties, CO, $1,178,500 | ||||
| Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, $2,574,000 | ||||
| Adams, County, $4,800,000 | ||||
| County of Pueblo, $8,836,514 | Idaho Springs $2,410,000 | CDOT $24,248,940 | ||
| RMS (Revitalizing Main Streets) |
Multiple - see document below | |||
| NSBP | Creede, Silverton, Ouray & Lake City, $640,250 | |||
| STIC (State Transportation Innovation) |
Colorado LTAP: Colorado Road & Bridge Institute ($68.080) |
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| SS4A (Safe Streets for All) Planning & Demonstration Round 1 |
City of Fountain, $188,160.00 City of Greeley, $7,917,600.0 Paonia, $293,974.00 Town of Gypsum, $188,000.00 Town of Timnath, $220,000.00 |
20 Communities total, $6,088,970 | ||
| SS4A (Safe Streets for All) Planning & Demonstration Round 2 |
Chaffee County Government, $440,000.00 City and County of Denver, $6,755,619.00 City of Colorado Springs, $1,048,800.00 City of Fort Collins, $1,739,944.00 City of Longmont, $1,200,000.00 City of Loveland, $396,000.00 City of Pueblo, $959,559.00 Denver Regional Council of Governments, $400,000.00 Kersey, $120,000.00 Town of Telluride, $312,000.00 |
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| SS4A (Safe Streets for All) Implementation Round 2 |
County of Gunnison, $15,265,600.00 | |||
| Safe Streets & Roads | 13 communities totaling $26,425,200 | |||
| Rural Grant | Glenwood Springs, $49,682,927 | |||
| Charging & Fueling Infrastructure Grant | City of Boulder. $4,900,000 | |||
| Colorado State University, $8,977,947 | ||||
| (INFRA) Infrastructure for Rebuilding America |
US 287 Corridor Safety Improvements, Larimer and Boulder Counties, Colorado, - $47,259,000 | Morgan Count/CDOT, $29,190,000 | ||
| EV Charger Reliability & Accessibliy Accelertor Program Grant | CDOT, $8,340,820 | |||
| Community Development Block Grant | Weld County /Town of Eaton, $325K | |||
| Resiliency Project | Sanderson Gulch Project / City and County of Denver, $4,000,000 | |||
| Resiliency Project | Box Elder Creek Roadway Erosion and Flood Protection / City of Aurora, $10,800,000 | |||
| Resiliency Project | Lena Gulch Project / City of Golden, $23,800,000 | |||
| Bridge Investment Program (BIP) Planning Grant |
Larimer County Road 63E Bridge Replacement Planning and Feasibility Analysis, $64,000 Academy Blvd over Platte Ave Bridge Replacement and Multimodal Improvements - Colorado Springs, $750,000 CO 96 Critical Bridges Replacement Feasibility Analysis Pueblo, $760,000 |
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| (ATTAIN) Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation |
1,000,000 | |||
| (AID) Accelerated Innovation Deployment Demonstration |
CDOT Managed Motorway on I-25, $1,000,000 CDOT E-Construction and Mobile-Based Project Delivery System, $672,450 CDOT's Snow Plow Signal Priority, $800,000 |
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| Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund Grant | Ute Mountain Ute - Tribe's First Transportation Safety Plan, $15,000.00 | |||
| (BIP) Bridge Investment Program |
City of Pueblo, Union Ave Bridge Replacement, $13,713,060 |
2022 - 2023 - 2024 Grant Project Details
Colorado has been awarded a total of $313 million discretionary grants (via. FHWA) since the “BIL” was passed in November 2021.