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Transportation Grants in Colorado (2026)

There are currently 52 active transportation grants available to organizations in Colorado. Transportation grants fund public transit, road and bridge improvements, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and transportation planning. GrantSonar tracks these opportunities and sends alerts when new transportation funding opens in CO.

Open Transportation Grants in Colorado

Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)
$100,000 $5,000,000
TransportationAir QualityEnvironmentTransit+1 more

CMAQ funds are programmed by MPOs in nonattainment/maintenance areas. Projects must demonstrate emissions reductions. Includes transit, bike-ped, EV c…

Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)
$250,000 $20,000,000
TransportationRoadsBridgesMultimodal+1 more

STBG-Urban funds are suballocated to MPOs for urbanized areas. Flexible use for roads, bridges, transit, bike-ped, and planning. Largest formula fundi…

Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)
$25,000 $500,000
TransportationPlanningStudies

UPWP funds MPO transportation planning activities including long-range plans, TIP development, travel demand modeling, and special studies. Subcontrac…

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Transportation grants in Colorado: common questions

How many transportation grants in Colorado are available right now?

GrantSonar is tracking 52 open transportation grants in Colorado as of today. That count reflects opportunities that are currently accepting applications — closed rounds and award announcements are excluded, which is why it is smaller than the headline figures some directories advertise. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested daily.

Who funds transportation grants in Colorado?

The most active funders behind the 52 open transportation grants in Colorado on this page are Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) and CDOT (Colorado DOT). Foundation funders are profiled from public IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings, so you can see a funder's actual past giving rather than only its stated priorities.

Who is eligible for transportation grants in Colorado?

Eligibility for transportation grants in Colorado varies by opportunity, but the listings on this page are open to nonprofits, government agencies, school districts and other eligible organizations. Each listing states its own eligible applicant types, and GrantSonar filters your matches against your organization type, geography and programs so ineligible opportunities are demoted rather than surfaced.

Can an organization outside Colorado apply for these grants?

It depends on the opportunity. Some of the 52 listings here are national programs open to applicants anywhere in the U.S. and simply relevant to Colorado; others are restricted to Colorado organizations or to specific counties. Each listing shows its own geographic eligibility, and national programs are not excluded from this page.

When are the deadlines for transportation grants in Colorado?

Deadlines differ per opportunity and some are rolling with no fixed close date. Every listing on this page shows its own close date where the funder publishes one, and GrantSonar re-checks source pages so a deadline that moves is picked up rather than left stale.

Is there a free way to search transportation grants in Colorado?

Yes. This page is free to browse with no account. A free GrantSonar account additionally matches these transportation grants in Colorado against your organization's profile and eligibility, so you get a ranked shortlist rather than a list you filter by hand.

How often is this list of transportation grants in Colorado updated?

Daily. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested every day, duplicate listings are collapsed onto a canonical record, and listing URLs are checked for rot — a stale catalogue is worse than a smaller current one, so dead links are flagged rather than left to look live.