Earmarks in Colorado
Every verified earmark we have for Colorado, largest first. House items are Community Project Funding and Senate items are Congressionally Directed Spending. Each links to its official source.
FY2027
House 9Senate 09 earmarks · $10.01M
Platteville Police Station (Town of Platteville)$2.5M
Water Infrastructure Improvements (Huerfano County Water Conservancy Dis- trict)$1.5M
Courthouse Improvements (Jackson County)$1.2M
New Fire Station 2 (Hudson Fire Protection District)$1M
Republican River Basin Rangeland Resil- ience and Watershed Protection Initia- tive (Yuma County Conservation District)$850K
Ambulance Facility Improvements (St. Vincent Health, Inc.)$803K
Police Station Improvements (Town of Fairplay)$803K
Wastewater Treatment Plant (Town of Lyons)$803K
Paramedic Training Facility Improvements (Colorado Mountain College)$550K
FY2026
House 98Senate 117169 earmarks · $204.67M
Ambulatory Care Center Replacement (INC)$22M
FEMA Federal Assistance - PDM City of Greeley - Gold Hill Pipeline City of Greeley$8.69M
Renaissance at Civic Center Apartments (The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless)$5M
Pikes Peak Park Affordable Homeownership Project (NeighborWorks Southern Colorado)$3.74M
Taxiway Bravo & Echo Stage II Construction: Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) (Greeley-Weld County Airport Authority)$3.5M
Palmer Park Drainage Improvement Project, Section 219, CO; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers$3.38M
Housing for Youth Experiencing Homelessness (Urban Peak)$3.08M
Northeast Colorado Health Department, CO, for facilities and equipment to construct a public health facility$3.04M
Town of Parachute—US 6/ 1st Street Safety Enhancements, Repairs, and Revitalization (CO)$3M
Denver Health & Hospital Authority, CO, for facilities and equipment for building improvements$3M
Town of Silverton for Augmentation Ponds$2.37M
National Jewish Health, CO, for facilities and equipment to improve treatment of respiratory diseases$2.35M
City of Brush for Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrades$2.11M
Keefe Memorial Hospital, CO, for facilities and equipment to renovate a rural hospital$2.04M
Shelter for People Experiencing Homelessness (City and County of Denver)$2M
655 Broadway Windows Replacements (Housing Authority of the City and County of Denver, CO)$2M
Dream Centers Early Care and Education Center (Dream Centers of Colorado Springs)$2M
St. Louis Landing Community Housing and Early Childhood Education Center (Town of Fraser)$2M
Bayfield Early Childcare Center (La Plata Economic Development Alliance)$2M
Heartside Hill Early Childhood Education & Community Center (CARE Communities)$2M
Carbondale Affordable Housing (Town of Carbondale)$2M
Town of Cokedale for Waste Water Treatment improvements$2M
Southwest Health System, Inc., CO, for facilities and equipment to expand trauma diagnostic imaging services$1.95M
Western Colorado University, CO, for nursing education, including the purchase of equipment and technology, financial aid for students, and supportive services$1.94M
Wildfire Education, Research and Training Laboratory (University of Colorado Boulder)$1.89M
Plum Creek to Rueter-Hess Reservoir pipeline$1.75M
Prairie View Ranch Water District reconstruction and consolidation$1.75M
Cobb Lake regional water treatment plant and transmission lines$1.75M
Castle Rock Water for Water Supply Project$1.75M
Public Safety Project (Ute Mountain Ute Tribe)$1.7M
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe for Water Transmission$1.7M
Gunnison Valley RTA Bus Expansion Project (Colorado Department of Transportation)$1.51M
The Commons at Emory Facility Expansion (City of Lakewood)$1.5M
Bricker Community Schoolyard Project (Harrison School District 2)$1.5M
Ouray County Affordable Housing Neighborhood (Paradox Community Trust)$1.46M
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, CO, for Ute language and history preservation curriculum development and education programming$1.4M
Childcare and Workforce Housing Site Work Project (City of Steamboat Springs)$1.3M
National Forest Foundation for Wildfire Resiliency$1.3M
City of Federal Heights— North Pecos Street Culvert Replacement$1.25M
Norwood Water Commission for Water Line Project$1.25M
Central Utility Plant Critical Infrastructure (City and County of Denver)$1.2M
Fairplay Police Station (Town of Fairplay)$1.2M
Oil and Gas Demonstration Wellhead Project (Aims Community College)$1.2M
Pine Cove Ranger Station Facility Development and Construction (Summit County Sheriff’s Office)$1.13M
City of Arvada for North Trunk Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements$1.09M
Teller County for Wastewater Expansion Project$1.09M
Town of Alma for Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements$1.09M
Town of Granby for Water Infrastructure Project$1.09M
Energy Independence Project (Saguache County)$1.04M
Quantum Computing Research and Workforce Development (University of Denver)$1.03M
CSU Equipment for Materials Science Discovery, CO (Colorado State University)$1.03M
Law Enforcement Radio and Communications Technology Upgrades (Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office)$1.03M
Advancing Colorado Wildfire Preparedness and Response (Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control)$1.03M
Facility Construction (Boys and Girls Clubs of Chaffee County)$1.01M
Public Safety Facility Construction (Eagle River Fire Protection District)$1.01M
Childcare Facility Construction (Town of Cripple Creek)$1.01M
Property Acquisition and Facility Construction (Morning Star Child Care)$1.01M
City of Lamar wastewater treatment plant$1M
Arapahoe County Supportive Housing$1M
LPS Elementary Schools Playground and Facilities Upgrades (Arapahoe County School District #6)$1M
Electrification, Energy Efficiency, and Resiliency Improvements (City and County of Denver)$1M
Northstar Neighborhood Mobility Improvements (City of Thornton)$1M
Weld County Road 7 Paving Project—Mead to Berthoud (Town of Mead)$1M
Expanding Quantum Workforce by Creating Advanced Manufacturing Pathways (Westminster Public Schools)$1M
Agricultural Facility Improvements (Colorado State University)$1M
Upper Pine River Community Room Construction (Upper Pine River Special Fire District)$1M
East Boulder Community Center Improvements (City of Boulder)$1M
Colorado Springs Affordable Housing for Teachers (We Fortify)$1M
Nederland Early Childhood Education Center (TEENS, Inc.)$1M
Loretto Heights Community Center (Commún Denver Inc.)$1M
City of Brighton for Water Line Replacement$1M
City of Brush for Water Treatment Facility$1M
Louviers Water and Sanitation District for Drinking Water Distribution Project$1M
Pueblo County for Drinking Water Infrastructure Improvements$1M
Town of Kiowa for Well Redundancy Project$1M
Sheriff Office Construction and Improvements (Chaffee County)$1M
Police Department Facility Construction (Town of Estes Park)$1M
FEMA Federal Assistance - PDM Roadway Wildfire Hazard Mitigation in Jefferson County Jefferson County Parks & Conservation$1M
Food Bank Delivery Vehicles and Equipment (Food Bank of the Rockies)$920K
CCA Center for Applied Science and Technology—Expanding Critical Workforce Training Equipment Acquisition (Community College of Aurora)$919K
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Equipment Upgrades, CO$913K
Statewide Collaboration on Resource Navigation and Education (Good Business Colorado)$903K
Fort Collins and Loveland Station Planning Study (Colorado Department of Transportation)$900K
Childcare Facility Improvements (Colorado Department of Corrections)$873K
FEMA Federal Assistance - PDM Mesa County Douglas Wash Detention Basin Project Mesa County Public Works Division$869K
Aurora Public Schools Sable Child Development Center Revitalization and Expansion (Adams Arapahoe School District 28J)$851K
Havana Street Corridor Multimodal Improvements Project$850K
Mineral/Santa Fe Operational Improvements Project (CO)$850K
E.88th Avenue Corridor Improvement Project— Segment B$850K
35th Avenue Multimodal Safety Enhancements (CO)$850K
Birch Elementary Safety Improvement Project (CO)$850K
Downtown Track Replacement (Regional Transportation District (RTD))$850K
Aurora Fire Rescue Fire Apparatus Acquisition (City of Aurora)$850K
High Line Canal Safety and Accessibility Improvements (Arapahoe County)$850K
Energy Efficiency Improvements at Public Facilities (City and County of Denver)$850K
Lower Downtown Denver Campus Expansion Development (Community College of Denver)$850K
Senior Affordable Housing—Demolition, Development and Construction (Foothills Regional Housing)$850K
Porchlight A Family Justice Center Expansion$849K
South-Central Colorado Seniors, Inc., CO, for facilities and equipment for a resource center for older adults$840K
Denver Regional Council of Governments, CO, for supportive services for older adults$820K
Community Investment Alliance, CO, for supportive services, including housing$800K
Quantum Laboratory Equipment (University of Colorado Denver)$778K
City of Yuma for Water Infrastructure Improvements$750K
Town of Walsh for Water System Improvement Project$750K
BuildStrong Academy of Colorado, CO, for expanding workforce training, including the purchase of equipment, hiring instructors, and providing support services$750K
Community Health Partnership, CO, to strengthen capacity and improve mental health and substance use care, including technology$750K
Rangely Airport Terminal Hangar/Lab Renovation (Colorado Northwestern Community College)$643K
Expansion for Justice and Freedom Program for Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation (From Silenced To Saved)$600K
Montezuma County Community Intervention Program (Town of Mancos)$600K
Gardner Community Center Construction (Huerfano Community Corporation)$590K
Housing Energy Independence Project (Eagle County Government)$585K
Manassa Police Department Technology Improvement and Community Policing Project (Town of Manassa)$574K
In-Custody Biometrics Monitoring (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)$570K
Fire House Construction (City of Central City)$563K
Regional Fire Training Tower (NE Teller County Fire Protection District)$529K
Incident Management Communications System (Adams State University)$523K
Colorado Meth Project Inc., CO, for substance use prevention programming for youth$518K
El Paso County Tactical and Continued Certification Project (El Paso County Sheriff’s Office)$500K
Windsor Colorado Blvd and Crossroads Blvd Intersection Improvements Project$500K
Box Elder Creek Roadway Improvement Project (CO)$500K
Renovations and Expansion (Patrick A. Lucero Public Library)$500K
City of Evans for Stormwater Project$500K
City of Ft. Collins for Michigan Ditch Forest Health$500K
West Region Wildfire Council for Forest Resilience$500K
Alamosa Levees, CO; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers$500K
Rural Small Business Software Procurement (Startup Colorado)$493K
APS Sixth Avenue Elementary School Renovation and Expansion (Adams Arapahoe School District 28J)$469K
Youth Violence Prevention (Colorado Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.)$450K
Veterans Enhanced Transportation Services Project (Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center)$450K
Thornton Crime Lab Enhancements (City of Thornton)$420K
Garfield County Drug Testing Public Safety Initiative (City of Rifle)$401K
Food Rescue and Distribution Project (Weld Food Bank)$400K
University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) Cybersecurity Program and Research Lab Equipment$366K
History Preservation and Education (University of Colorado Colorado Springs)$348K
Town of De Beque for Secondary Water Source$320K
Summit County Family Resource Center, CO, to reduce poverty through a food distribution program, including food$300K
University of Northern Colorado Foundation, CO, for improving science education, including the purchase of equipment$300K
Health Focused Small Business Accelerator (Exponential Impact)$256K
Montview Boulevard Complete Streets Project$250K
Town of Silverthorne’s ‘‘Stephens Way’’ Improvement, CO$250K
Colfax Transportation Safety Infrastructure Improvements (City of Lakewood)$250K
Fire Flashover Simulator Acquisition (City of Aurora)$250K
Roaring Fork School District, CO, to expand school-based mental health programs$250K
Fentanyl Investigation and Interdiction Program (City and County of Denver)$208K
Rural Human Trafficking Survivor Support (Alliance to Lead Impact in Global Human Trafficking (ALIGHT))$200K
FEMA Federal Assistance - EOC Montezuma County Emergency Operations Center Montezuma County$186K
Youth Diversion and Case Management Services (YouthZone)$115K
Estes Valley Watershed Coalition for Wildfire Mitigation$105K
Uncompahgre Combined Clinics, CO, for a patient transportation initiative in a rural area$100K
FEMA Federal Assistance - EOC City of Louisville Emergency Operations Center City of Louisville$100K
Firestone Police Department’s Advancing Public Safety Through Technology Initiative (Town of Firestone)$75K
Cherry Creek, Arapahoe County, CO; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers$50K
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center, CO, for equipment to expand ambulance services$50K
Transit to Transformation Program (Denver Regional Mobility and Access Council)$30K
FEMA Federal Assistance - EOC City of Brighton Emergency Operations Center Software City of Brighton/ Brighton Fire$15K
Coverage keeps growing as the disclosure tables are filled in. Missing something? The full tables live at the end of each bill's committee report.