$515,135 is awarded to boulder county for rural and tribal assistance pilot program to support legal, technical, and financial advisors to help advance infrastructure projects

The Department of Transportation awarded $515,135 to Boulder County under the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program (CFDA 20.943) on August 24, 2026, to support engineering and pre-construction activities for the Boulder to Eerie Regional Trail (BERT) in Boulder County, Colorado.

The award funds legal, technical, and financial advisors to advance the trail project during its development phase. Boulder County will deliver a work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables, and 2 CFR 200 compliance documentation. The beneficiaries are users of the Eerie Regional Trail.

The period of performance runs through August 23, 2029. Work is performed in Colorado. The Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program, established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, provides early-stage development assistance to rural and tribal transportation infrastructure projects by supporting the hiring of staff or procurement of expert advisory firms to deliver financial, technical, and legal services reasonably expected to advance projects eligible for certain DOT credit and grant programs.

Activities to be performed: advancing the engineering and pre-construction activities of the boulder to eerie regional trail (bert) in boulder, county colorado. Deliverables/expected outcomes: work plan, quarterly reports, project deliverables and 2 CFR 200 compliance. Beneficiaries: users of eerie regional trail