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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Friday January 10, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome Additional $250 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Arkansas Valley Conduit
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado Senators Have Secured $500 Million In Total to Complete the Conduit Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed the announcement from the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) that $250 million in new funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law would be made available to expedite construction of the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC). "For over a decade, I'v  more

Hickenlooper, Bennet Celebrate Federal Funding to Address Mental Health Crisis, Develop Model to Expand Care
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Funding comes from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet celebrated the announcement that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) selected Colorado to receive $1 million in federal funding to address the mental health crisis and expand community behavioral health care. The one-year Certified Community Behavi  more

Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome $4.8 Million for Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: WaterSMART program receives funding from the senators' Bipartisan Infrastructure Law WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed the Bureau of Reclamation's (BOR) announcement of $4.8 million in WaterSMART grant funding for three Colorado ecosystem restoration projects. BOR provided the investment through its WaterSMART Environmental Water Resources Projects prog  more