$2,000,000 awarded to state of colorado governors office of economic recovery for the purpose of providing capacity building technical assistance for the thriving communities program-regional cohort…

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), through its Thriving Communities Program Capacity Builders Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 20.942), awarded a $2,000,000 cooperative agreement to the Executive Office of the State of Colorado (Governor's Office) on June 10, 2024. The funding will provide technical assistance and capacity building support to enable disadvantaged and under-resourced communities in Colorado's Southeast Transportation Planning Region (Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, and Prowers counties) to advance a pipeline of transformative transportation and community revitalization infrastructure projects. Key activities include facilitating planning and development, providing tools to access Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, and enhancing mobility, reducing pollution, and expanding affordable transportation options for commuters in the region.

Activities

Technical assistance, and capacity building support to enable disadvantaged and under-resourced communities to advance a pipeline of transformative infrastructure projects in the colorado regional cohort.

Expected outcomes

Facilitation of the planning and development of transportation and community revitalization activities and provide tools to ensure that the colorado regional cohort can access the funding provided in the bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL).

Intended beneficiaries

Commuters in six counties in its southeast transportation planning region (SE TPR): baca, bent, crowley, kiowa, otero, and prowers counties. "