• Colorado Brownfield Response Program: $1,699,900
  A brownfield is a property for which the redevelopment or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Cleaning up and reinvesting in these properties increases local tax bases, facilitates job growth, utilizes existing…
• Colorado Conservation Technical Assistance: $2,100,000
  Conservation Technical Assistance provides Colorado farmers, ranchers and forestland owners with the knowledge and tools they need to conserve, maintain and restore the natural resources on their lands and improve the health of their operations for the future. Through a competitive application…
• Colorado Electric Grid Resilience Program: $25,608,964
  These funds are intended to strengthen and modernize the electric grid against wildfires, extreme weather, and other natural disasters that are exacerbated by the climate crisis. Funds support grant programs for microgrids for community resilience, grid hardening for small communities and advanced…
• Colorado Statewide Community Tree Support: $4,875,000
  The Colorado State Forest Service will grant funds and provide technical support to CEJST disadvantaged communities for tree planting with the goal of increasing and maintaining a healthy urban tree canopy and improving access to nature. Projects will focus on capacity building and creating long-…
• Community Wide Brownfield Assessments: $2,000,000
  These brownfield grant funds will be used to conduct environmental site assessments in Longmont, Lyons, Cortez and Firestone. A brownfield is a property for which the redevelopment or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or…
• Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement Program: $141,039,896
  Short-term exposure to unhealthy levels of ozone pollution can cause breathing difficulty and more frequent asthma attacks, among other symptoms. Long-term exposure is linked to poor health outcomes, including lung and cardiovascular disease and premature death. The goal of Colorado's Congestion…
• Funding to Address Air Pollution in Colorado: $388,961
  Funds will be used to deploy and operate a community air quality monitoring network in Pueblo, a disadvantaged community as per CEJST.
• Orphaned Well Site Plugging, Remediation, and Restoration: $50,000,000
  Funds will be used to plug orphaned gas wells located on State-owned or privately-owned land, and remediate and reclaim lands impacted by associated development activities. Equity principles are incorporated through the prioritization process for the Orphaned Well Program. The program rates…
• Reclamation of Abandoned Mines: $19,929,000
  The Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program addresses the hazards and environmental degradation posed by legacy coal mines. Through reclamation, this land can find a new purpose. Approximately 40% of the proposed projects for FY22 and FY23 are located in CEJST disadvantaged communities. The…
• Sowing Seeds for Success: Developing Diversity and Leadership for Careers in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources: $4,600,000
  Adams State University’s goal with Sowing the Seeds is to increase the tangible engagement of its diverse partners and students in the development of the next generation workforce for the food, agriculture, and natural resources (FAN) entities in the region. As the first Hispanic Serving…
• Update of Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan: $450,938
  The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s (CDPHE’s) Solid Waste and Materials Management Program (the Solid Waste Program) will use these funds to update the 2016 Colorado Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan (ISMWP), which will include the development of guidance for recycling…