Federal grants in Boulder County, Colorado
Federal grants for work carried out in Boulder County, Colorado totaled $4.0 billion across 3,027 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Geosciences, with $846 million. The Regents of the University of Colorado received the most, $1.7 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$4.0 billion
- Awards3,027
- Awarded in FY 2025$875 million
- Share of Colorado's total4.6%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Colorado page and recipient pages count by the recipient's address instead. A university based in one county that runs a project in another shows up here under the county where the project runs.
Grants for statewide or multi-county work name no county. In Colorado that came to $60 billion of $88 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1,091 | $756 million |
| FY 2022 | 1,085 | $661 million |
| FY 2023 | 1,027 | $815 million |
| FY 2024 | 962 | $933 million |
| FY 2025 | 782 | $875 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | Colleges and universities | 1,876 | $1.7 billion |
| University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Nonprofits | 350 | $996 million |
| Oweesta Corp | Other | 6 | $205 million |
| Colorado Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 144 | $203 million |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | Businesses | 7 | $189 million |
| E Source Companies LLC | Businesses | 2 | $115 million |
| Zayo Group LLC | Businesses | 3 | $89.9 million |
| Clinica Campesina/Family Health Services | Other | 10 | $65.8 million |
| Unavco, Inc | Nonprofits | 8 | $25.7 million |
| Space Science Institute | Nonprofits | 87 | $25.1 million |
| County of Boulder | State and local governments | 17 | $23.7 million |
| Ion Clean Energy Inc | Businesses | 4 | $21.4 million |
| Bae Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc. | Businesses | 14 | $21.0 million |
| Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. | Other | 1 | $19.0 million |
| Wild Plum Center for Young Children and Families, Inc. | Nonprofits | 2 | $14.3 million |
| Radiasoft LLC | Small businesses | 24 | $14.2 million |
| City of Boulder Colorado | State and local governments | 11 | $13.3 million |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Nonprofits | 8 | $12.2 million |
| Tech-X Corporation | Small businesses | 17 | $11.7 million |
| Amp Robotics Corporation | Businesses | 2 | $8.1 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Boulder County, Colorado?
$4.0 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 3,027 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Boulder County, Colorado?
Geosciences, with $846 million in 323 awards.
Why is this different from the Colorado total?
The Colorado page counts grants by where the recipient is based. This page counts where the work is done, and grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no single county.