Federal grants to County of Mesa
County of Mesa in Grand Junction, Colorado received $29.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 27 awards. Its largest program was Federal Transit Formula Grants, with $14.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $6.7 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$29.4 million
- Awards27
- Awarded in FY 2025$6.7 million
- Largest award$2.8 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 4 | $2.8 million |
| FY 2022 | 5 | $2.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 10 | $8.0 million |
| FY 2024 | 6 | $9.0 million |
| FY 2025 | 5 | $6.7 million |
Programs that fund County of Mesa
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Transit Formula Grants | 9 | $14.4 million |
| Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | 4 | $7.4 million |
| Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants | 1 | $2.5 million |
| High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program | 5 | $2.2 million |
| Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Soil and Water Conservation | 1 | $570,000 |
| Emergency Watershed Protection Program | 1 | $493,580 |
| Safe Streets and Roads for All | 1 | $245,045 |
| BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities | 1 | $195,000 |
| Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program | 1 | $46,923 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 15 | $23.3 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 1 | $2.5 million |
| Executive Office of the President | 5 | $2.2 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Department of the Interior | 2 | $212,500 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application purpose: construction of the grand valley transit (GVT) fleet maintenance facility to be used to maintain the gvt buses for fixed-route and paratransit service.; activities performed: the construction of the gvt fleet maintenance facility and costs directly from the cm/gc contract for th | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | September 9, 2024 | $2.8 million |
| Application purpose: the purpose of this award is for mesa county is to fund fixed route operating assistance preventive maintenance ada paratransit operating assistance and security expenditures.; activities performed: funds will be used to cover fixed route operating assistance preventive maintena | Federal Transit Formula Grants | June 23, 2025 | $2.7 million |
| Application purpose: mesa county is providing fixed route operating assistance preventive maintenance ada paratransit operating assistance and security expenditures.; activities performed: fixed route operating assistance preventive maintenance ada paratransit operating assistance and security expen | Federal Transit Formula Grants | July 22, 2024 | $2.5 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 |
| Application purpose: mesa county is using the full apportionment of FY22 5307 small urban formula funding in the amount of $2462406 towards fixed route operating assistance preventive maintenance ada paratransit operating assistance and security expenditures.; activities performed: fixed route opera | Federal Transit Formula Grants | May 10, 2023 | $2.5 million |
| Application purpose: fund the acquisition of needed transit vehicles and equipment for grand valley transits new bus maintenance facility.; activities performed: budget revision 1THIS budget revision includes directing funds to partially fund the purchase of a second expansion low floor bus. This ex | Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs | April 28, 2025 | $2.4 million |
| Application purpose: construction of the grand valley transit (GVT) fleet maintenance facility to be used to maintain the gvt buses for fixed-route and paratransit service.; activities performed: the construction of the gvt fleet maintenance facility and costs directly from the cm/gc contract for th | Federal Transit Formula Grants | September 9, 2024 | $2.0 million |
| Purpose: mesa county is using FFY21 5307 small urban area formula funding in the amount of $1912603 (full apportionment) for grand valley transit (GVT).activities to be performed: FFY21 5307 funds will be used to cover fixed route operating assistance preventive maintenance ada paratransit operating a | Federal Transit Formula Grants | December 21, 2021 | $1.9 million |
| Application purpose: budget revision 3 - to update the scope and completion dates for the solar security lighting to account for anticipated actual order date and subsequent arrival. To update the scope of the ali for security funds to direct the activity to a third-party security contract rather th | Federal Transit Formula Grants | November 24, 2020 | $1.8 million |
| Application purpose: the purchase of three replacement low-floor buses.; activities performed: procurement of three buses.; expected outcomes: replace buses that have met the end of their useful life.; intended beneficiaries: mesa county riders including the elderly and disabled who use transit serv | Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending | August 8, 2023 | $1.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does County of Mesa get?
$29.4 million in 27 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives County of Mesa the most?
The Department of Transportation, with $23.3 million in 15 awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Executive Office of the President follow.
What is County of Mesa's largest federal grant?
$2.8 million under Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs, with its first action in the period on September 9, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund County of Mesa?
Its largest are Federal Transit Formula Grants, Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs and Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous grants.
Other grant recipients in Grand Junction
- Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority
- Colorado Mesa University
- Marillac Clinic, Inc.
- Grand Valley Rural Power Lines, Inc.
- City of Grand Junction
- Grand Valley Irrigation Company
- Karis, Inc.
- Grand Valley Catholic Outreach, Inc.
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