• Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Grants: $16,418,067
  This program provides funding to the state to replace, rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities in rural areas and small urbanized areas. CDOT uses a competitive process to distribute the funds.High quality and affordable public transit benefits…
• CDOT/Eco Transit (Eagle County) Low or No Emission Bus Grant: $1,506,618
  Eagle County Regional Transportation Authority (ECO Transit) will renovate its vehicle storage facility, removing its gas-based heating source and implementing a geothermal heating system. This project will allow ECO Transit to transition to an emissions-free heating source, eliminating greenhouse…
• CDOT/Mountain Express (Archuleta County) Low or No Emission Bus Grant: $753,118
  Mountain Express Transit (Archuleta County) will buy propane-powered vans and buses, upgrade its bus facility, and provide workforce training for their new vehicles. The vehicles will help to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for residents living in Archuleta County. The…
• CDOT/Roaring Fork Transportation Authority Low or No Emission Bus Grant: $5,721,272
  Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) will replace aging diesel buses with CNG and modern diesel buses, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 121,000 pounds per year. RFTA provides commuter bus service from Aspen to Glenwood Springs, Glenwood Springs to Rifle, and intra-city…
• CDOT/San Miguel Authority Low or No Emission Bus Grant: $2,801,760
  San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation will buy buses to replace existing vehicles that have exceeded their useful life and expand service throughout the region. San Miguel Authority (SMART) serves numerous communities with access to public transportation and van pools essential for the…
• CDOT/Steamboat Springs Transit Low or No Emission Bus Grant: $2,353,400
  Steamboat Springs Transit will replace aging diesel buses with cleaner hybrid buses and upgrade a commuter coach. The project will help improve reliability for transit users, including those who travel to jobs in Steamboat Springs.  Steamboat Springs Transit service area includes numerous…
• CDOT/Summit Stage Low or No Emission Bus Grant: $34,765,737
  Summit Stage, serving Summit, Park and Lake counties, will build a new charging and operation bus facility, which will include 100% electrification, fleet storage, and electric vehicle charging. The new facility will replace Summit Stage's current aging facility. The Summit Stage provides bus…
• CDOT/The Town of Winter Park Low or No Emission Bus Grant: $1,145,951
  The Town of Winter Park will buy a zero-emission bus to and charging equipment to replace an older bus. The project will help improve reliability for transit users within the Upper Fraser Valley of Colorado. The transit service area includes the disproportionately impacted communities of Fraser,…
• 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 Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator Program: $8,340,820
  Funds will be used to repair or replace broken or non-operational electric vehicle charging ports to improve the reliability of existing charging infrastructure. The list of eligible chargers was provided by DOE. Approximately 10% of these chargers are located in or adjacent to CEJST disadvantaged…
• Colorado Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program: $44,494,580
  This funding will strategically deploy electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and establish an interconnected network to facilitate data collection, access, and reliability. Funds are sub-granted by the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) through a competitive process to entities that will build direct…
• 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-…
• SMART Grant: Autonomous truck mounted attenuator (ATMA) for work zone safety: $1,891,343
  Vehicles known as Truck Mounted Attenuators (TMA), impact protection vehicles, and crash attenuators, follow behind a highway maintenance vehicle, shielding other workers and equipment ahead from errant drivers entering the work zone. Driving a TMA is recognized as one of the most dangerous…
• 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…