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State overview

Colorado

state overview / Colorado

Colorado

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Colorado from the programs we've evaluated. Many of those funds are distributed to local governments and private entities, not used by the state government.

Program funding

programTotal funding (2022 + 2023)
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$829,716,591
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$769,402,836
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$473,240,549
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$326,392,899
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$234,539,964
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (INFRA)$188,130,000
Water Storage, Groundwater Storage, and Conveyance projects$160,000,000
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$151,723,730
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$118,006,531
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$116,062,350
Clean School Bus Program$112,924,000
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$98,503,500
Airport Terminals Program$95,200,000
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$93,092,599
Bridge Formula Program$90,000,000
Highway Safety Improvement Program$79,885,414
Aging Infrastructure Account$74,600,000
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$74,169,533
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$71,011,978
Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program$66,432,054
Public Housing Operating Fund$63,818,648
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program$53,797,309
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program$49,682,927
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program$46,610,269
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$43,238,000
Public Housing Capital Fund$41,392,861
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$40,425,100
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$39,827,495
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program$38,600,000
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$38,053,640
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$37,950,275
National Highway Freight Program$37,888,453
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program$37,475,000
Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program$34,622,207
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$33,375,448
Carbon Storage Validation and Testing Program$32,671,554
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$32,489,170
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program$29,095,480
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$27,091,468
Grid Resilience Utility and Industry Grants$26,214,275
Highway Safety Programs$25,865,985
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$22,759,749
Urban and community forestry grants$22,188,207
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$20,410,322
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)$19,017,378
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$17,090,153
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$16,505,010
Capital Investment Grants Program (New Starts/Small Starts)$16,269,200
Metropolitan Planning Program$14,093,576
Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program$13,877,947
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program$13,819,346
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$13,553,947
Weatherization Assistance Program$13,544,479
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$12,740,011
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program$12,514,765
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$10,752,873
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$8,341,260
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$7,358,453
Smart Grid Grants$6,699,586
Brownfields Program$6,527,292
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$6,438,066
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$6,223,939
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program$6,120,000
Tribal Transportation Program$4,602,598
Drought mitigation funding opportunities$3,673,456
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$3,212,000
Clean hydrogen electrolysis, manufacturing, and recycling activities$3,000,000
State Safety Oversight Program$2,818,548
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$2,793,413
Enabling Middle Mile Grant Program$2,710,971
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$2,661,256
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$2,596,028
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$2,532,671
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$2,000,000
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants$1,925,017
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$935,000
Bridge Investment Program$750,000
Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program$700,000
Contract Tower Competitive Grant Program$269,000
Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grant Program$92,203
Indian water rights settlements$2,632

Geographic Share

Where Is Funding Distributed?

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Equity scores

Is Infrastructure Funding Allocated Equitably?

For each federal program, we compared a jurisdiction’s ranking for per capita funding received (measured by percentile) with that jurisdiction’s ranking among different demographic and need indicators. A number above 0 means the jurisdiction is overfunded by that program compared with the selected indicator, and a number below 0 means the jurisdiction is underfunded by the program compared with the selected indicator.

National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)
indicator Equity score
Population share who are people of color visualization of equity score

-0.39

Poverty rate visualization of equity score

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Population density visualization of equity score

-0.14

Median household income visualization of equity score

-0.1

Car access visualization of equity score

0.06

Miles of highway visualization of equity score

0

Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

-0.26

Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

-0.3

Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

-0.32

Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

-0.78

About

Update: This tool was updated on March 13, 2025 to include data from fiscal year 2023, additional federal infrastructure programs, and new funding distribution measures. The title was also changed to "Are Federal Infrastructure Funds Meeting Your Community’s Needs" to make it clear that the tool tracks funding by a variety of characteristics, including geography, race, income level, and indicators of local need. This tool was originally named "Is Federal Infrastructure Spending Advancing Racial and Economic Equity?”

For this tool, we analyzed 85 grant programs funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, 9 grant programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, 2 programs funded by annual appropriations to the Department of Transportation, and 14 housing programs that use annual HUD appropriations. The data presented here are limited to fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023. We collected program data from federal departmental announcements and project fact sheets. Demographic and need indicator data are sourced from approximately two dozen publicly available sources, including the 2016–20 American Community Survey five-year estimates from the US Census Bureau and data produced by other federal agencies.

To learn more about how to use this tool, see our user guide. To review the complete list of data sources and methods used in this work, see our full report.

Project Credits

This data tool was funded by a grant from the Melville Charitable Trust as part of the Partnership for Equitable and Resilient Communities Initiative. We are grateful to them and to all our funders, who make it possible for Urban to advance its mission. The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the Urban Institute, its trustees, or its funders. Funders do not determine research findings or the insights and recommendations of our experts. More information on our funding principles is available here. Read our terms of service here.

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