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How the Federal Economic Stimulus Bill Will Help Denver
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the federal economic stimulus bill) provides a great opportunity for Denver. As you may be aware, Denver will receive some stimulus dollars for critical city projects and programs, but because funding will come from multiple places and on different schedules, we do not yet know how much funding will ultimately be available to us. It may be a year or more before Denver has a final total of funds received as a result of this federal legislation.
Funding may come through several avenues:
1. Direct allocations to the City – i.e., Community Development Block Grants
2. Regional distributions from organizations like the Denver Regional Council of Governments – DRCOG has approximately $60 million in transportation funds to distribute
3. The State of Colorado – formula funds, grants and competitive processes (including new energy funds and transportation projects)
4. Federal agencies – i.e., regional Housing and Urban Development(HUD), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
The City of Denver is in the process of applying for funds where possible and appropriate, although in some cases, the City is still waiting for both the state and federal government to send specific directives/deadlines/criteria for the funds. The Mayor’s Office is working closely with the Governor’s Office and the federal delegation to ensure Denver is aware of all possible opportunities.
Grants Denver Has Been Awarded
The City of Denver has been awarded the following amounts specifically as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:
Formula Grants
those funds allocated to the city by the federal government in pre-determined amounts
Competitive Grants
those funds allocated to the city for specific projects through a competitive application process:
| For More Info |
Grant Type |
Amount |
| DRCOG |
Grant for Central Park Boulevard Interchange at Stapleton
For more information on the Central Park Boulevard Project, Click here.
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$12 M |
| DRCOG |
Grant for Bikeway Enhancements
For more information on Bikeway Enhancements, Click here.
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$250 K
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| Federal Aviation Administration |
Airport Improvement Grants
For more information on Airport Improvement Projects, click on the following links: Airport Improvement Project 1 and Airport Improvement Project 2
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$11.48 M |
| Corporation for National and Community Service |
AmeriCorps Program
For more information on the AmeriCorps Program Grant, Click here.
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$175 K |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency |
Emergency Food and Shelter Grants
For more information on the FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Grants, Click here.
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$38 K |
| National Endowment for the Arts |
Sub-Granting Program
For more information on the Sub-Granting Program, Click here.
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$250 K |
| Environmental Protection Agency |
National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program
For more information on the National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program, Click here.
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$700 K |
| State of Colorado-Byrne Justice Assistance Grant |
AmeriCorps: Community Building Partnerships/Youth in Transition Program
For more information on the AmeriCorps Program, Click here. |
$208 K |
| State of Colorado-Byrne Justice Assistance Grant |
City Attorney: Electronic Case Management System
For more information on the City Attorney's System, Click here.
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$520 K |
| State of Colorado-Byrne Justice Assistance Grant |
District Attorney: Building Healthy Teen Relationships Program
For more information on the Building Healthy Teen Relationships Program, Click here.
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$75 K |
| State of Colorado-Byrne Justice Assistance Grant |
Sheriff's Office: Courthouse and Fugitive Officers
For more information on the Sheriff's Office program, Click here.
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$509 K |
| State of Colorado-Byrne Justice Assistance Grant |
Denver Police Department: Additional Technology |
$100 K |
| State of Colorado-Violence Against Women Act |
District Attorney: Training and Resource Coordination
For more information on the District Attorney's program, Click here.
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$105 K |
| State of Colorado-Violence Against Women Act |
Denver Police Department: Domestice Violence Pilot Project
For more information on the Domestic Violence Pilot Project, Click here.
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$286 K |
| State of Colorado-Violence Against Women Act |
District Attorney: Sexual Assault Specialist
For more information on the District Attorney's Program, Click here.
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$185 K |
| State of Colorado-Victims of Crime Act |
District Attorney: Elderly Community Advocate
For more information on the District Attorney's Program, Click here.
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$50 K |
| Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Community Services |
Stregthening Communities
For more information on the Stregthening Communities Grant, Click here. |
$120 K |
| Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families |
Head Start Expansion
For more information on the Head Start Expansion Grant, Click here.
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$612 K |
| State of Colorado-Byrne Justice Assistance Grant |
Sheriff's Department: K-9 Unit
For more information on the Sheriff's Department program, Click here.
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$120 K |
| Colorado State Forest Service |
Parks and Recreation: Forest Restoration and Fuel Mitigation
For more information on the on the Forest Restoration Grant, Click here.
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$275 K |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development |
Neighborhood Stabilization Grant
For more information on the Neighborhood Stabilization Grant Click here. |
$19 M |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development |
Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grant 2
For more information on the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grant 2 Click here. |
$19 M |
| Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment |
Environmental Remediation Grant
For more information on the the Environmental Remediation Grant Click here. |
$200 K |
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TOTAL AWARDED THROUGH COMPETITIVE GRANTS |
$66.26 M
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Total Benefit to the City of Denver: $93.8 M Competitive grants will continue to be awarded in the weeks and months to come. As Denver receives funds and as programs and projects progress, this page will be updated. Please check back regularly for additional information.
Frequently Asked Questions
How will the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act impact the City budget? Does this mean the City can avoid furloughs or other budget cuts?
The stimulus dollars are one-time funds primarily for capital (construction) projects that will not come to the City’s general fund. The bill also says that stimulus funds cannot be used to supplant existing funds (meaning we can’t just use federal money for a project we already have funding for – the money is for NEW projects). While the stimulus money will certainly help, it will not relieve the general fund budget issues.
Where is the list of projects submitted to Congress?
Denver never submitted a request list to Congress. In November 2008, the U.S. Conference of Mayors asked for a sample list of infrastructure projects to help demonstrate the need for a stimulus. Denver suggested numerous projects from our capital projects list, but they were projects that could be accomplished over several years. At the same time, Congress began work on a bill that did two things:
1) expanded beyond infrastructure to other programs like food stamps, unemployment, housing assistance, etc.; and
2) required projects to go out in 120 or 180 days.
Because of those changes, many of the projects shared with the U.S. Conference of Mayors are not eligible for stimulus funding, although Denver will compete for funds where we are eligible.
The Mayor's Economic Stimulus Oversight Committee will not meet in March - - Friday, March 19, 2010
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, April 8, 2010 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm in the City Council Conference Room (City and County Building, 3rd Floor).
The Oversight Committee was formed for the purposes of accountability and transparency for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. If you have any questions, please submit them to milehighstimulus@denvergov.org.
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