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 |
| FHWA | FY25 SMART Grants Stage 2 Notice of Funding Opportunity | $15,000,000 | Open – only recipients of Stage 1 grants are eligible |
| EDA | FY 2023 EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs | N/A | no application submission deadlines |
| CDPHE& CDOT | Community Traffic Safety Mini-Grant | $30,000 | January 30, 2026 |
| CDOT | Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) | $21 million | February 20, 2026 |
| DOT | Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program | $1.5 billion | February 24, 2026 |
| AARP | 2026 AARP Community Challenge | N/A | March 4, 2026 |
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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
Colorado has been awarded a total of $706,994,569 in discretionary grants (via. FHWA) since the “BIL (IIJA)” was passed in November 2021.
| Fiscal Year 2025 | Fiscal Year 2024 | Fiscal Year 2023 | Fiscal Year 2022 |
| Pitkin County, $2,000,000 | City of Thornton, $25,000,000 | City of Cortez, $825,300 | City of Pueblo, $16,834,725 |
| Larimer County, $1,160,850 | City of Greeley, $20,560,056 | City of Delta, $13,196,356 | City of Alamosa, $4,777,640 |
| Mesa County, $21,359,962 | Washington, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, & Yuma Counties, CO, $1,178,500 | Boulder County, $25,000,000 | |
| City of Glenwood Springs, $1,028,450 | Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, $2,574,000 | City of Fort Collins, $10,713,570 | |
| Town of Paonia (BUILD Round 2) $1,884,901 |
Adams, County, $4,800,000 | City of Lakewood, $20,000,000 | |
| County of Pueblo, $8,836,514 | Idaho Springs $2,410,000 | CDOT $24,248,940 | |
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| Creede, Silverton, Ouray & Lake City, $640,250 | |||
| $125,000 - Traffic Control Method of Handling Traffic (MHT) Training for Local Agencies | CDOT and UDOT Peer-to-Peer Exchange: Discuss Methods of Improving Nighttime Visibility at Intersections, Guidance to Implement a Regional or Statewide ATSPM System, etc. ($8,960) Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Responder Safety Training Events ($36,000) Integrate UAS Support to the TIM Program ($80,000) |
Colorado LTAP: Colorado Road & Bridge Institute ($68.080) Implement Road Weather and Camera imagery in remote areas of the Front Range Colorado foothills ($20,000) |
Implement the 2D Quick Check Statewide Initiative (Phase 2) ($82,500) Expand UAS Program and develop standard/specifications ($17,500) |
| City of Commerce City, $1,600,000 County of Park, $1,200,000 |
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| City and County of Denver, $838,045.00 Canon City, $1,000,000.00 City and County of Denver, $838,045.00 La Veta School District, $875,625.00 Paonia, $872,825.00 City of Lakewood, $793,450.00 Town of Basalt, $573,200.00 City of Fort Collins, $835,000.00 Town of Cedaredge, $387,709.00 Town of Lyons, $758,012.00 Town of Johnstown, $368,953.00 |
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| 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 | ||
| 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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| County of Gunnison, $15,265,600.00 | |||
| City of Monte Vista, $118,010.00 Delta County Ambulance District, $2,400,000.00 Mesa County Regional Transportation Planning Office, $196,000.00 Town of Nunn, $90,524.00 Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments, $414,504.00 |
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| 13 communities totaling $26,425,200 | |||
| Glenwood Springs, $49,682,927 | |||
| City of Boulder. $4,900,000 (Round 1) | |||
| Colorado State University, $8,977,947 (Round 1) | |||
| City of Pueblo, $11,520,192.00 (Round 2) | |||
| US 287 Corridor Safety Improvements, Larimer and Boulder Counties, Colorado, - $47,259,000 | Morgan Count/CDOT, $29,190,000 (Round 2) | ||
| CDOT, $8,340,820 | |||
| Weld County /Town of Eaton, $325K | |||
| Sanderson Gulch Project / City and County of Denver, $4,000,000 | |||
| Box Elder Creek Roadway Erosion and Flood Protection / City of Aurora, $10,800,000 | |||
| Lena Gulch Project / City of Golden, $23,800,000 | |||
| 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 ,CDOT, |
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| CDOT, Advanced Statewide Surveying Efficiency with Transportation Technology (ASSETTech), $1,440,000 | |||
| 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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| Ute Mountain Ute - Tribe's First Transportation Safety Plan, $15,000.00 | |||
| City of Pueblo, Union Ave Bridge Replacement, $13,713,060 | |||
| City of Greeley, $29,439,944 |
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| Otero County, $40,500,000 | |||
| Colorado Department of Transportation, $31,933,577 |
2022 - 2023 - 2024 - 2025 Grant Project Details