Adams County
ADAMS COUNTY ARRA FUNDING AND PROJECTS
Based on the latest information available to the Governor’s Office. This report is not comprehensive because new Recovery Act awards are announced frequently. This does not include funds - including income tax cuts, increased COBRA benefits, increased funds to cover Medicaid services and others - that cannot be broken down by county. The numbers below represent funds that have been awarded and are expected to be received over the life of the Recovery Act. The funds are distributed to a wide range of groups in the county and do not necessarily touch county government.
COMMUNITY SERVICES / SAFETY NET:
| $696,243 |
Community Services Block grant to Adams County for poverty reduction and revitalization of low-income communities. The county will partner with local agencies, including ACCESS Housing, Adams County Foundation, Children's Outreach Project, Alternatives for Family Violence and Almost Home.
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| $53,843 |
Federal grant to Adams County to hire three full-time staff and pay overtime to existing staff to expedite the processing of applications for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), traditionally known as food stamps.
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| $4,689,409 |
Federal funds to provide an extra 13 percent in food stamp benefits to about 37,000 people in Adams County between April 1 and October 31, 2009.
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| $42,861 |
Federal funds to Adams County for TEFAP administration to distribute emergency food commodities to households and provide meals for needy people.
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| $250,000 |
Strengthening Communities Fund grant to Adams County for increasing capacity of non-profit agencies to address community issues, including job creation and housing
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| $546,776 |
Community Development Block grant to Adams County
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| $1,176,163 |
Grant to Adams County for Child Care and Development programs
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PUBLIC SAFETY:
| $872,612 |
Federal grant to the Commerce City Police Department, as part of a program called Community Oriented Policing, to hire four police officers for three years.
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| $287,969 |
Justice Assistance grant to Adams County
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| $57,774 |
Justice Assistance grant to City of Brighton
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| $104,942 |
Justice Assistance grant to Commerce City
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| $251,409 |
Justice Assistance grant to City of Thornton
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| $73,572 |
Justice Assistance grant to City of Northglenn
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| $186,864 |
Justice Assistance grant to City of Westminster
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| $37,463 |
Justice Assistance grant to City of Federal Heights
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| $133,954 |
Grant to the City of Brighton Police Department to pay for a new investigative technician position.
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| $482,289 |
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant to the 17th Judicial District's District Attorney's Office in Adams County to create one full-time advocate position who will provide direct services to Spanish speaking victims/witnesses in court cases filed for prosecution in the 17th Judicial District.
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| $25,665 |
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant to Alternatives to Family Violence to restore a .5 FTE bilingual women's counselor to serve new counseling groups.
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| $100,000 |
Grant to the Aurora Police Department Metro Gang Task Force, a multi-agency partnership of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies who work to prevent and control crime in the Denver/Aurora metropolitan area. It specifically targets violent crime and organized drug and gang conspiracies.
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| $100,570 |
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant to St. Anthony Health Foundation (17th Judicial District including Adams and Broomfield Counties) for their SANE Program that provides healthcare, including forensic examination, evidence collection and documentation, to adolescent and adult survivors of sexual assault.
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TRANSPORTATION:
| $2,222,733 |
Grant to construct roundabouts at the interchange at I-76 at 96th Avenue
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| $333,489 |
Grant to install metering on the ramps in Adams, Douglas and Jefferson counties, on I-25, US 36 and C-470.
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| $328,632 |
Grant to install median cable guardrail to prevent crossover accidents on I-70 between Pena Boulevard and Tower Road
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| $1,077,890 |
Grant to reconstruct interchange at I-225 and US 40 (Colfax Avenue in Adams and Arapahoe counties
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| $10,876,514 |
Grant to replace two bridges on I-76 over UPRR and State Highway 224
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| $10,000,000 |
Grant to construct grade separated interchange at Pecos Street
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| $260,000 |
Grant to construct a new bicycle/pedestrian trail segment on US 36 Trail Bradburn Blvd. Segment (city of Westminster)
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| $150,438 |
Grant to City of Westminster for Lowell Boulevard streetscape enhancements
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WORKFORCE SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS:
| $2,445,229 |
Workforce Investment Act funds for job training (315 youth and 182 adults) in Adams County
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| $568,202 |
Wagner Peyser (WP) & Reemployment Services (RES) for Adams County
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| $90,062,431 |
Up to 20 weeks of benefits to 13,684 people through the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program (as of June 30, 2010)
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| $19,108,075 |
Extra $25 per week in unemployment benefits through the Federal Additional Compensation program to 27,695 people (as of June 30, 2010)
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| $9,508,689 |
Additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits through a new state law to 3,063 people (as of June 30, 2010)
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| $2,600,000 |
Grant to the University of Colorado College of Nursing to advance the use of Health Information Technology by educating professionals to work in this field
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ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT:
| $683,800 |
Energy Efficiency Conservation Block grant to Adams County to improve energy efficiency in the county.
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| $185,200 |
Energy Audit Program & Development of the Energy Efficiency/Conservation Plan to Commerce City.
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| $965,500 |
Energy Efficiency Conservation Block grant to City of Thornton.
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| $952,800 |
Energy Efficiency Conservation Block grant to City of Westminster
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| $3,927,131 |
Estimated amount in grants to improve energy efficiency in low-income homes in Adams County
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| $1,200,000 |
Loan forgiveness for water distribution system upgrades at the Hi-Land Acres WSD
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| $1,044,000 |
Loan forgiveness to the City of Brighton for water treatment facility upgrades.
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| $22,000,000 |
US Department of Energy grant to Rentech and Clearfuels to build a gassifier at their Commerce City plant that will convert biowaste to synthetic jet fuel
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| $58,194 |
Rebates to 378 people in Adams County for the purchase of energy-efficient appliances, including dishwashers, refrigerators, furnaces and boilers.
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EDUCATION:
| $9,197,932 |
Title I funds for Low Income Schools in Adams County.
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| $24,641 |
Education Technology grant to Mapleton District 1
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| $79,855 |
Education Technology grant to Adams County School District #50
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| $15,846 |
Education Technology grant to Brighton 27J
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| $112,088 |
Education Technology grant to Northglenn-Thornton 12
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| $53,465 |
Education Technology grant to Adams County School District 14
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| $14,131,487 |
IDEA Part B funds for services to disabled students to Adams County
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| $545,038 |
IDEA Part B funds for disabled preschool students in Adams County
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| $21,949 |
Grants to Adams County to improve the School Lunch Program
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| $44,815 |
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education funds to Adams County School District 14
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| $50,000 |
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education funds to Adams County School District 50
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| $60,000 |
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education funds to Adams-Arapahoe 28J School District
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| $60,000 |
McKinney-Vento Homeless Education funds to Brighton School 27J District
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| $297,743 |
Education Technology grant to Adams 12 Five Star Schools
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| $34,929 |
Federal work study funds to students at ITT Educational Services, Inc.
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| $174,643 |
Federal work study funds to students at Westwood College -- Denver North (Trav Corporation)
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| $487,815 |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant to Adams County for expansion of Head Start programs.
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| $231,750 |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant to Adams County for Head Start Quality Improvement funds
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| $49.7 million |
Research grants to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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HOUSING:
| $142,661 |
US Department of Housing and Urban Development Public Housing Capital Fund grant for capital projects to the Adams County Housing Authority
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| $1,897,740 |
HUD Section 8 Housing Assistance payments to Renaissance 88 Apartments
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| $976,661 |
HUD Section 8 Housing Assistance payments to Adams Property Group
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| $270,799 |
HUD grant for Project Based Section 8 to Orchard Crossing
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| $161,008 |
Neighborhood Stabilization Program grant to Adams County to address foreclosed homes
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| $4,439,203 |
Neighborhood Stabilization Program grant to Adams County to address foreclosed homes
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| $836,047 |
Homelessness Prevention & Rapid Rehousing Program grant to serve people at-risk of homelessness in Adams County
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| $2,887,330 |
Funds from the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Assistance Program, administered by the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, to build Panorama Point, a 72-unit complex in Westminster
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SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES:
| $14,974,260 | Small Business Administration loans to businesses in Adams County. |
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY FUNDS:
| $546,730 |
Capital Improvement grant to Limon Doctors Committee (from the US Department of Health and Human Services)
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| $6,611,681 |
Funds from the General Services Administration to Fiore & Sons, Inc. for work on a Federal Center Utilities Infrastructure Project
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| $2,469 |
Funds from the General Services Administration to Steelock Corporation for work on a Federal Center Utilities Infrastructure Project
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| $25,778 |
Funds from the General Services Administration to Crane & Hoist Sales, Inc. for work on a Federal Center Utilities Infrastructure Project
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| $2,191 |
Funds from the US Department of Defense to KD Kanopy, Inc. $2,191 for two complete canopies with graphics.
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| $1,210,600 |
Funds from the Department of the Air Force for work on the FE Warren AFB Aquatic Center
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| $278,122 |
Contract from the Department of the Air Force to St. Andrews Construction Services Corp. in Eastlake
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