Tag: Funding
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Denver PrideFest slated for weekend amid funding loss
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver PrideFest will take over Civic Center Park downtown this weekend and organizers estimate it will attract more than 500,000 people. The festival is one of three main events slated for this year’s Denver Pride weekend, which will also feature a parade and a…
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RTD will see additional $53M in funding from American Rescue Plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s Regional Transportation District will see more than $53 million in additional funding from the American Rescue Plan to pay its workers and help expand services. The Biden administration said Monday it was awarding $2.2 billion in coronavirus relief money from the American Rescue Plan…
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Polis assures infrastructure sector of funding as he pledges to reduce transportation-related fees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Polis administration on Thursday assured the transportation sector that plans to save Coloradans money by reducing or delaying several fees — the same revenue streams the governor and his Democratic allies approved last year to fund the state’s 10-year transportation program — will not slow…
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Enrollment declines could lead to DPS schools closing, consolidating
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Public Schools is considering closing and consolidating some schools as district enrollment continues to decline. Superintendent Alex Marrero said during a board of education meeting Thursday that the decline in elementary level students began in 2015 and is an indicator for the future. When…
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Colorado to receive additional FEMA funding for COVID-19 response
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Colorado will receive an additional $1.6 million to assist with the state’s COVID-19 response effort. This additional funding will go to the state’s Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to assist in administering and managing public assistance awards,…