Federal grants to Aurora, City of
Aurora, City of in Aurora, Colorado received $50.0 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 41 awards. Its largest program was Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants, with $8.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $11.2 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$50.0 million
- Awards41
- Awarded in FY 2025$11.2 million
- Largest award$5.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 5 | $5.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 8 | $2.5 million |
| FY 2023 | 11 | $17.5 million |
| FY 2024 | 9 | $13.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 10 | $11.2 million |
Programs that fund Aurora, City of
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | 3 | $8.0 million |
| Home Investment Partnerships Program | 4 | $7.7 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 3 | $6.8 million |
| Congressionally Mandated Projects | 3 | $5.7 million |
| Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | 1 | $5.0 million |
| Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief | 1 | $5.0 million |
| Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program | 1 | $3.6 million |
| Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | 6 | $2.4 million |
| Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grant | 4 | $985,263 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 16 | $27.0 million |
| Department of Justice | 14 | $5.8 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 3 | $5.7 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 1 | $5.0 million |
| Department of the Interior | 1 | $5.0 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The city of aurora (CITY), southeast of denver, Colorado, constructed the prairie waters project (PWP) after the severe drought in 2002 to improve the citys drought resiliency. The pwp system at the north campus consists of an aquifer recharge and recovery site and a riverbank filtration well field | Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief | September 21, 2023 | $5.0 million |
| Inflation reduction act reinvesting in auroras urban canopy for social equity and climate resilience | Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | April 5, 2024 | $5.0 million |
| Home investment partnerships program | Home Investment Partnerships Program | September 20, 2021 | $4.2 million |
| Purpose: the lead-based paint hazard reduction (LHR) grant program is to maximize the number of children under the age of six protected from lead poisoning by assisting states, cities, counties/parishes, native american tribes or other units of local government in undertaking comprehensive programs | Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program | September 30, 2025 | $3.6 million |
| Purpose: economic development initiative, community project funding/congressional directed spending awards are authorized under the consolidated appropriations act, 2022 public law 117-328 and the explanatory statement for division l of that act. Projects selected for community project funding/congr | Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | August 20, 2024 | $3.0 million |
| Description: this agreement provides funding to the city of aurora to implement its project to replace waterlines as directed in the 2023 consolidated appropriations act or as identified in an approved technical correction if one has been approved for this project.activities: the activities to be perf | Congressionally Mandated Projects | August 26, 2024 | $2.8 million |
| Community development block grants/entitlement grants | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | October 21, 2022 | $2.7 million |
| Purpose: the community development block grant (CDBG) program provides annual grants on a formula basis to states, cities, and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | February 5, 2025 | $2.7 million |
| Purpose: the community development block grant (CDBG) program provides annual grants on a formula basis to states, cities, and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and | Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | September 22, 2023 | $2.6 million |
| Economic development initiative, community project funding, and miscellaneous grants | Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | August 4, 2023 | $2.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Aurora, City of get?
$50.0 million in 41 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Aurora, City of the most?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, with $27.0 million in 16 awards. The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency follow.
What is Aurora, City of's largest federal grant?
$5.0 million under Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief, with its first action in the period on September 21, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Aurora, City of?
Its largest are Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants, Home Investment Partnerships Program and Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants.
Other grant recipients in Aurora
- The Regents of the University of Colorado
- Children's Hospital Colorado
- State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education
- Aurora Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center, Inc.
- City of Aurora Colorado
- Joint School District No 28-J of the Counties of Adams & Arapahoe
- Z Biotech, LLC
- Allander Biotechnologies, Inc.
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