Gov. Hickenlooper announces more than $34 million in grants awarded to local communities
DENVER – March 30, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — – Gov. John Hickenlooper and Kevin Patterson, interim executive director of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), today announced $34,240,176 in competitive grants has been awarded to 40 projects throughout Colorado through the Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance Fund grant program. Projects address key public improvements ranging from public facilities to water and wastewater systems in communities statewide.
“This grant program continues to be invaluable to Colorado’s smaller and rural communities,” said Hickenlooper. “With these funds, communities are able to plan for and implement substantial capital improvements, essential public projects and other services.”
DOLA administers the grant program, which assists political subdivisions that are socially and/or economically impacted by the development, processing, or energy conversion of minerals and mineral fuels. Funds come from the state severance tax on energy and mineral production and from a portion of the state’s share of royalties paid to the federal government for mining and drilling of minerals and mineral fuels on federally-owned land. The program was created by the legislature in 1977.
Types of projects funded by the program include construction of or improvements to water and sewer systems, roads, recreation centers, public safety and other public facilities, fire protection buildings and equipment, and local government planning.
“These dollars strengthen communities and are made possible through well-established partnerships between all levels of government and the energy industry. DOLA takes great pride in being a steward of these funds,” Patterson said.
Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance Fund March 2015: Tier II Grant Awards
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Project Name |
Award
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Bayfield Water Distribution System Improvements |
$ 256,872 |
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Berthoud Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility |
$ 400,000 |
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Cedaredge Wastewater Treatment Facility |
$ 1,991,000 |
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Columbine Lake WD Kinnikinnick Rd Waterline Replacement |
$ 500,000 |
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De Beque FPD Fire Station Construction |
$ 2,000,000 |
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Durango Santa Rita WW Treatment Plant Design/Engineering |
$ 1,000,000 |
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Flagler Water System Improvements |
$ 760,000 |
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Fort Lupton 14th Street Roadway Reconstruction |
$ 750,000 |
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Fremont County Regional Road Phase 2 |
$ 351,349 |
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Fruita Downtown Streetscape Improvements |
$ 225,000 |
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Garfield County Contaminated Soil Treatment Facility |
$ 300,000 |
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Gilcrest WWTF Improvements |
$ 595,500 |
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Grand Junction CNG Vehicle Purchase |
$ 352,000 |
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Highland Lakes WD Water System Improvements |
$ 1,437,500 |
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Hotchkiss Sewer System Rehabilitation ¿Construction Phase |
$ 1,100,322 |
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Huerfano County Courthouse Rehabilitation Phase I |
$ 396,672 |
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Kiowa County HD Facility Expansion & Equip. Purchase |
$ 319,256 |
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Kit Carson County Road 30 Paving |
$ 356,000 |
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Kremmling Sanitation Dist. WWTP Pond Covers |
$ 252,500 |
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La Jara Wastewater Conveyance Improvements |
$ 300,000 |
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Larimer County Public Safety Communications Site |
$ 1,500,000 |
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Las Animas County Road Improvements Cycle 15¿3 |
$ 658,000 |
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Lochbuie Town Hall |
$ 2,000,000 |
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Mesa County 330E Road & 66¿8 Structure Improvements |
$ 1,091,286 |
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Milliken Water Line Loop |
$ 788,200 |
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Monte Vista 2015 Wastewater Capital Improvements |
$ 1,300,000 |
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Montrose Recreation District Community Recreation Center |
$ 1,900,000 |
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Mountain View FPD Fire Station No. 8 |
$ 600,000 |
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Pagosa Springs Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership Park |
$ 275,000 |
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Parachute Park Boulevard Reconstruction |
$ 350,000 |
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Park County Broadband |
$ 375,000 |
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Rangely Water Line Distribution System Improvements |
$ 739,176 |
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Rifle Municipal Water Storage Tank |
$ 1,061,100 |
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Rio Blanco County Broadband Infrastructure |
$ 2,000,000 |
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San Miguel County Norwood R&B Maintenance Shop |
$ 491,210 |
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Thompson Rivers P&R Dist. Milliken Community Center |
$ 1,000,000 |
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Trinidad Water Treatment Plant Upgrades |
$ 1,192,500 |
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Upper San Juan HSD Primary Care Building Phase I |
$ 2,000,000 |
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Woodland Park Fleet Maintenance Facility |
$ 874,733 |
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Yampa Town Hall/Museum Rehabilitation Phase 3 |
$ 400,000 |
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Total |
$ 34,240,176 |
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More information about the Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance Fund can be found here.
