Tag: grant funding
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Colorado gets another dam grant
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that Colorado will receive a $705,473 grant to enhance its dam safety efforts. Rich Hansen, FEMA Region 8 Dam Safety Program Specialist, said the annual funding comes from the National Dam Safety State Assistance Grant Program, which provides financial assistance for activities such as dam safety training, inspections, development…
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Denver receives grant funding from EPA for brownfield improvements
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Denver will receive a $500,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant to advance cleanup and revitalization of properties along the Federal Boulevard Corridor. Priority sites include a former college campus, a vacant commercial property and a former gas station. Denver’s Department of Public Health and Environment as well as Denver Economic…
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Denver Public Schools to unveil its first electric school bus
Denver Public Schools will unveil the district’s first electric school bus Thursday. The bus known as “Elvis” will serve students from far northeast Denver and will give them an environmentally friendly option to get to school. District officials used a grant from the Alternative Fuels Colorado and Xcel Energy’s Electric Vehicle Supply Infrastructure Program to…