Federal grants in El Paso County, Colorado
Federal grants for work carried out in El Paso County, Colorado totaled $1.1 billion across 688 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $314 million. Colorado Department of Transportation received the most, $314 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.1 billion
- Awards688
- Awarded in FY 2025$196 million
- Share of Colorado's total1.3%
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 | 193 | $294 million |
| FY 2022 | 187 | $195 million |
| FY 2023 | 197 | $205 million |
| FY 2024 | 190 | $234 million |
| FY 2025 | 145 | $196 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 193 | $314 million |
| El Paso County School District #8 | State and local governments | 11 | $173 million |
| City of Colorado Springs Airport | State and local governments | 18 | $91.8 million |
| Community Partnership for Child Development | Other | 2 | $74.2 million |
| Peak Vista Community Health Centers | Other | 6 | $68.9 million |
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | Colleges and universities | 55 | $62.4 million |
| Colorado Springs City Government | State and local governments | 26 | $55.4 million |
| Pikes Peak State College | Colleges and universities | 6 | $47.7 million |
| United States Anti-Doping Agency | Nonprofits | 2 | $29.0 million |
| Housing Authority of the City of Colorado Springs | State and local governments | 25 | $21.9 million |
| County of El Paso School District 20 | State and local governments | 12 | $18.4 million |
| El Paso, County of | State and local governments | 9 | $16.2 million |
| BSCS Science Learning | Businesses | 12 | $15.6 million |
| Colorado Springs Utilities | State and local governments | 3 | $10.4 million |
| Colorado Springs City Government | State and local governments | 22 | $8.8 million |
| Homeward Pikes Peak | Other | 15 | $7.7 million |
| The Colorado College | State and local governments | 17 | $7.2 million |
| Red Wind Consulting Inc | State and local governments | 7 | $7.2 million |
| Falcon School District 49 | State and local governments | 8 | $6.9 million |
| Widefield School District 3 | State and local governments | 8 | $6.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to El Paso County, Colorado?
$1.1 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 688 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in El Paso County, Colorado?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $314 million in 193 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.