DEGD0000977
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Colorado’s Southeast Economic Development (SEED) Grant Program
The Southeast Colorado Economic Development (SEED) Grant Program is aimed at leveraging federal funds to promote economic development in the communities impacted by the 3 Corners Connector (3CC) transmission line project.
The Southeast Colorado Economic Development (SEED) Grant Program is aimed at leveraging federal funds to promote economic development in the communities impacted by the 3 Corners Connector (3CC) transmission line project.
Funding Goals
THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO ENSURE THE TIMELY SITING AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW OR UPGRADED INTERSTATE OR OFFSHORE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES WHILE PROVIDING ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE AND STRENGTHEN SITING AND PERMITTING ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL SITING AND PERMITTING AUTHORITIES, THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT EFFORTS TO STANDARDIZE AND STREAMLINE SITING AND PERMITTING PROCESSES, COORDINATE ACROSS JURISDICTIONS, AND CARRY OUT ROBUST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, AMONG OTHER THINGS. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF INTERSTATE OR OFFSHORE TRANSMISSION LINES, INCLUDING ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE FUNDS TO SITING AUTHORITIES OR OTHER TYPES OF STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO SUPPORT A WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE BENEFITS TARGETED TO THE NEEDS OF IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Denver,
Colorado
80203-2241
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Colorado Department Of Local Affairs was awarded
Southeast Colorado Economic Development Grant Program
Cooperative Agreement DEGD0000977
worth $9,500,000
from the Department of Energy in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Denver Colorado United States.
The grant
has a duration of 6 years 8 months and
was awarded through assistance program 81.254 Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience.
$500,000 (5.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity Inflation Reduction Act - Transmission Siting and Economic Development Program.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 5/21/25
Period of Performance
1/1/25
Start Date
9/30/31
End Date
Funding Split
$9.5M
Federal Obligation
$500.0K
Non-Federal Obligation
$10.0M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to DEGD0000977
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
DEGD0000977
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI NOT AVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
892433 NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Funding Office
892411 GRID DEPLOYMENT OFFICE (GDO)
Awardee UEI
NUJ5Q3DW7U98
Awardee CAGE
39GC3
Performance District
CO-01
Senators
Michael Bennet
John Hickenlooper
John Hickenlooper
Modified: 5/21/25