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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Funds will be used to deploy and operate a community air quality monitoring network in Pueblo, a disadvantaged community as per CEJST.
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…
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…
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…
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…
