Bennet includes nearly $3 million for local behavioral health facility in spending bill

The office of Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet recently issued the following press release on the $82 million in congressionally directed spending (CDS) that he helped secure in the Senate version of the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations bills for 62 Colorado projects, including $2.7 million for a new 28-bed inpatient Vail Health Behavioral Health Facility in Edwards.

“The psychiatric facility for adolescents and adults will be the only inpatient facility between Denver and Grand Junction and it will provide care for patients from the surrounding rural communities and from across Colorado, addressing a critical gap in behavioral health beds across the state,” according to Bennet’s office. Here’s the rest of the release:

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that he secured nearly $82 million for 62 Colorado projects through the congressionally directed spending (CDS) process. In total, $92 million in funding for Colorado projects was included in the various appropriations bills. 

“These projects and priorities are direct reflections of the conversations I’ve had with Coloradans about the biggest challenges that face our state,” said Bennet. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to pass final legislation that responds to the needs of our communities.”

Bennet also worked to include federal funding for priorities across the state in the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) appropriations bills, including the Arkansas Valley Conduit, the Amache National Historic Site, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). A list of additional priorities included in the FY23 appropriations bills is available HERE.

The Senate is expected to vote on the bills by the end of the year either individually or as a combined package.

Bennet-secured Colorado projects in FY23 Senate appropriations bills

PROJECT TITLE	RECIPIENT	LOCATION	AMOUNT	OTHER MEMBERS
Colorado State Forest Service for Creating Resilient Forests in Colorado	Colorado State Forest Service	Statewide	$3.464 million
Town of La Jara for Wastewater Sewer Lagoon Rehab Project	Town of La Jara	La Jara, CO	$600,000
Town of Naturita for  Wastewater Treatment Plant Lagoon Upgrade and Collection System	Town of Naturita	Naturita, CO	$1.25 million	Hickenlooper
City of Delta for North Delta Waterline Replacement	City of Delta	Delta County	$380,000	Hickenlooper
Beulah Water Works District for Raw Water Storage	Beulah Water Works District	Beulah, CO	$380,000	Hickenlooper
Town of De Beque for Wastewater Treatment Plan	Town of De Beque	De Beque, CO	$1.246 million	Hickenlooper
Career Pathways Program for Essential Frontline Healthcare Workers in Colorado	Banner Health Foundation	Larimer, Logan, Morgan and Weld Counties	$717,000	Hickenlooper
Building Apprenticeship Pathways in Education and Health Care	CareerWise	Statewide	$1.5 million	Hickenlooper
Using Simulation in a Rural Community College Nursing Program	Morgan Community College	Fort Morgan, CO	$274,000	Hickenlooper
Inner City Health Center Expansion Phases 2 & 3	Inner City Health Center	Inner City Health Center	$2.820 million	Hickenlooper
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility	La Plata County	La Plata County	$1.825 million	Hickenlooper
New Doors to Health	Marillac Health	Clifton, CO	$2.500 million	Hickenlooper
Post COVID and Viral Respiratory Illnesses Center	National Jewish Health	Denver, CO	$6.075 million
Nursing Workforce Education Degree Program	Fort Lewis College	Durango, CO	$1.3 million	Hickenlooper
Inpatient Behavioral Health Facility in Rural Colorado Community	Vail Health	Edwards, CO	$2.705 million	Hickenlooper
U.S. Air Force Academy Cemetery Expansion	U.S. Air Force Academy	USAFA	$3.4 million	Hickenlooper
Monte Vista Emergency Disaster Resources	City of Monte Vista	Monte Vista, CO	$828,000	Hickenlooper
Jefferson County Emergency Operations Center Relocation	Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office	Golden, CO	$480,000
Chaffee County North-End Public Safety Complex	Chaffee County Government	Buena Vista, CO	$1 million	Hickenlooper
Affordable Housing Modular Factory	City of Boulder Department of Housing & Human Services	Boulder, CO	$506,000	Hickenlooper
Archway Communities Park Hill Campus Rehabilitation	Archway Housing & Services	Denver, CO	$3 million	Hickenlooper
Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado Truck Package	Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado	Statewide	$1.05 million
Child Advocacy Center for the Pikes Peak Region Co-Location Capital Campaign	Children’s Advocacy Center for the Pikes Peak Region (DBA Safe Passage)	Colorado Springs, CO	$360,000
Cleo Parker Campus Expansion	Cleo Parker Robinson Dance	Denver, CO	$1 million
Clifton Community Campus Early Childhood Education Training Center	Mesa County	Clifton, CO	$2.5 million	Hickenlooper
Dr. Felix Gilbert King’s Crossing Affordable Housing	Restoration Christian Ministries	Aurora, CO	$3 million
I-70 Remnant Parcels for Community Restoration	Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver, Inc	Denver, CO	$1.55 million	Hickenlooper
Las Bodegas: Art + Research + Workforce Development	Latino Cultural Arts Center	Denver, CO	$2.5 million
Mile High United Way United for Families Initiative	Mile High United Way	Denver, CO	$1.5 million	Hickenlooper
Creating a Housing and Services Hub for Youth and Young Adults Experiencing Homelessness: Renovation and Expansion of The Source	TGTHR	Boulder, CO	$2 million	Hickenlooper
The Village on San Juan	CASA of the 7th Judicial District	Montrose, CO	$2.5 million
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Rodeo Drive Multi-Family Housing Development	Ute Mountain Ute Tribe	Cortez, CO	$2.5 million	Hickenlooper
Wapiti Commons- An Affordable Homeownership Development by Habitat for Humanity RFV	Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley	Rifle, CO	$1.2 million	Hickenlooper
West End Housing & Blight Remediation Project	West End Economic Development Corporation	Montrose and San Miguel Counties	$900,000	Hickenlooper
YWCA Pueblo Childcare Center Development	YWCA Pueblo	Pueblo, CO	$1.5 million	Hickenlooper
Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB) North Gate Access and Safety improvements	Colorado Department of Transportation	Colorado Springs, CO	$500,000	Hickenlooper
Transfort Maintenance Facility Major Upgrades and Repairs	City of Fort Collins, Transfort in collaboration with CASTA	Fort Collins, CO	$1.5 million	Hickenlooper
Denver Sheriff Department Housing Navigation Program	Denver Mayors Office	Denver, CO	$750,000	Hickenlooper
Denver’s Community-Based Violence Intervention Program	Denver Mayors Office	Denver, CO	$799,000	Hickenlooper
Night Moves Youth Violence Program	City and County of Denver	Denver, CO	$350,000	Hickenlooper
Solidified Natural Gas: Methane Emission Capture and Conversion	Colorado School of Mines	Golden, CO	$1.15 million	Hickenlooper
Access to Justice Initiatives for Rural Colorado	Colorado Access to Justice Commission	Statewide	$627,000	Hickenlooper
Rio Blanco County Law Enforcement Training Center	Rio Blanco County	Meeker, CO	$350,000	Hickenlooper
Pueblo PD FARO 3D Scanner	CIty of Pueblo	Pueblo, CO	$86,000	Hickenlooper
Denver District Attorney’s Office Human Trafficking Unit Project	Denver Mayor’s Office	Denver, CO	$178,000	Hickenlooper
Substance Use Navigator (SUN) at the AID Diversion Center	Denver Mayor’s Office	Denver, CO	$187,000	Hickenlooper
Denver Sheriff Department Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Expansion Program	Denver Mayor’s Office	Denver, CO	$1.65 million	Hickenlooper
Rapid DNA Instrument	City of Thornton	Thornton, CO	$171,000	Hickenlooper
Faro 3D crime and accident scene scanner	City of Thornton	Thornton, CO	$102,000	Hickenlooper
The Rifle Police Department In-Car and Body-Worn Camera Project	City of Rifle	Rifle, CO	$317,000	Hickenlooper
Black Economic Opportunity	AYA Foundation	Denver, CO

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