FY25 consolidated planning denver

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) a Formula Grant of $3.24 million on July 17, 2025, under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). This award supports FY25 consolidated planning activities for the Denver metropolitan region and statewide planning initiatives. The funding enables CDOT to develop and maintain comprehensive transportation planning documents, including long-range transportation plans, Statewide Transportation Improvement Programs (STIPs), and Unified Planning Work Programs (UPWPs). These planning activities incorporate multimodal transportation considerations, public input processes, and technical analyses to support balanced transportation investment decisions across urbanized and non-metropolitan areas.

CDOT is distributing a portion of this award to the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) as a sub-grantee to support FY25 consolidated planning efforts within the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area. DRCOG, which represents 58 member jurisdictions, will utilize these funds to advance regional transportation planning coordination and support the development of Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) and related planning initiatives. This pass-through structure enables effective distribution of federal planning resources across Colorado's diverse urban and regional transportation planning needs while ensuring compliance with federal transportation planning requirements and supporting both CDOT's statewide planning mandate and DRCOG's metropolitan planning responsibilities.

Project description

FY25 consolidated planning denver-statewide-FY2025 CPG drcog