Federal grants in Colorado's 3rd congressional district (CO-03)
Federal grants for work carried out in Colorado's 3rd congressional district totaled $2.8 billion across 2,444 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $931 million. Colorado Department of Transportation received the most, $954 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.8 billion
- Awards2,444
- Awarded in FY 2025$566 million
- Share of Colorado's total3.2%
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 district that runs a project in another shows up here under the district where the project runs.
Grants recorded for several districts or the whole state count in no district, so district totals add up to less than the Colorado total of $88 billion by place of performance. Districts are the current ones as USAspending maps them.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 680 | $597 million |
| FY 2022 | 711 | $451 million |
| FY 2023 | 745 | $597 million |
| FY 2024 | 628 | $582 million |
| FY 2025 | 534 | $566 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 584 | $954 million |
| Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority | State and local governments | 25 | $149 million |
| Holy Cross Electric Association, Inc | Nonprofits | 1 | $99.3 million |
| Department of Human Services Colorado | State and local governments | 4 | $70.7 million |
| Colorado State University-Pueblo | Colleges and universities | 36 | $66.4 million |
| Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | Tribal governments and organizations | 76 | $63.3 million |
| Southern Ute Indian Tribe | Tribal governments and organizations | 33 | $62.1 million |
| Tribal Energy Consortium | Nonprofits | 1 | $50.0 million |
| Valley-Wide Health Systems | Other | 9 | $48.7 million |
| City of Durango | Other | 19 | $47.5 million |
| State Board of Community Colleges and Occupational Education | Colleges and universities | 17 | $46.2 million |
| Colorado Mesa University | Colleges and universities | 18 | $42.9 million |
| Fort Lewis College | Colleges and universities | 42 | $41.6 million |
| City of Pueblo, Colorado Municipal Building Corporation | State and local governments | 36 | $41.1 million |
| Adams State University | Colleges and universities | 20 | $33.1 million |
| Pueblo Community Health Center | Other | 8 | $33.0 million |
| State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education | Colleges and universities | 9 | $32.7 million |
| Montrose County | Other | 20 | $32.3 million |
| Housing Authority of the City of Pueblo | Other | 34 | $29.6 million |
| Gunnison, County of | Other | 16 | $27.2 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Colorado's 3rd congressional district?
$2.8 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,444 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Colorado's 3rd congressional district?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $931 million in 580 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-district work count in no single district.