CO-2021-027
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) will use FY20 BUILD discretionary funds in the amount of $13,009,000 (full discretionary award). RFTA is a regional transit agency for three rural counties and eight towns in central Colorado.
RFTA's request to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for Better Utilizing Investments Leveraging Development (BUILD) funding is to upgrade its deficient over-capacity satellite maintenance facility known as the Glenwood Springs Maintenance Facility (GMF) into a new centrally located Operations Maintenance and Administrative Center known as the Regional Transit Center (RTC). The project will support RFTA's current and future transportation services that connect residents to jobs, healthcare, education, and other destinations. The project will enable RFTA to expand its services to respond to rapid population growth and associated traffic and safety challenges, as well as to fulfill new demands for connections to neighboring regional and statewide transit systems.
RFTA's RTC will be completed in 10 phases. The FY20 BUILD funds will be used for the design and construction of Phase 4 and Phase 5. This grant includes one project with two activities: one for consultant support and the other for design and construction of these two phases.
The local match for this project comes from a voter-approved property tax.
Supporting documents include:
- STIP
- Funding Matrix (Budget Spreadsheet)
- CAT EX Worksheet
- FTA TRO-8 CAT EX Approval Letter
- Discretionary Award Notice
- Discretionary Application
- Schedule
RFTA's request to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for Better Utilizing Investments Leveraging Development (BUILD) funding is to upgrade its deficient over-capacity satellite maintenance facility known as the Glenwood Springs Maintenance Facility (GMF) into a new centrally located Operations Maintenance and Administrative Center known as the Regional Transit Center (RTC). The project will support RFTA's current and future transportation services that connect residents to jobs, healthcare, education, and other destinations. The project will enable RFTA to expand its services to respond to rapid population growth and associated traffic and safety challenges, as well as to fulfill new demands for connections to neighboring regional and statewide transit systems.
RFTA's RTC will be completed in 10 phases. The FY20 BUILD funds will be used for the design and construction of Phase 4 and Phase 5. This grant includes one project with two activities: one for consultant support and the other for design and construction of these two phases.
The local match for this project comes from a voter-approved property tax.
Supporting documents include:
- STIP
- Funding Matrix (Budget Spreadsheet)
- CAT EX Worksheet
- FTA TRO-8 CAT EX Approval Letter
- Discretionary Award Notice
- Discretionary Application
- Schedule
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Colorado
United States
Geographic Scope
State-Wide
Related Opportunity
NOT APPLICABLE
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 36% from $18,584,137 to $25,261,616.
Roaring Fork Transportation Authority was awarded
RFTA's RTC Upgrade with FY20 BUILD Funds
Project Grant CO-2021-027
worth $13,009,000
from the FTA Office of Budget and Policy in July 2021 with work to be completed primarily in Colorado United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years 9 months and
was awarded through assistance program 20.933 National Infrastructure Investments.
$12,252,616 (49.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 6/23/25
Period of Performance
7/21/21
Start Date
4/30/25
End Date
Funding Split
$13.0M
Federal Obligation
$12.3M
Non-Federal Obligation
$25.3M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to CO-2021-027
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
CO-2021-027
SAI Number
CO-2021-027-01-20.933
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
6982SY REGION 8 DOT FTA
Funding Office
693JJ8 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND POLICY(TBP)
Awardee UEI
NJJQCBHM51X3
Awardee CAGE
5NJF5
Performance District
CO-03
Senators
Michael Bennet
John Hickenlooper
John Hickenlooper
Modified: 6/23/25