COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Total received in grants · trailing 12 months
$5.6M
vs. GOVERNOR'S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE ($39.0B), largest tracked grant recipient
$0for every U.S. household÷ 131M U.S. households
In perspective
0.0%of all $162.9B in tracked grants
3separate grants, trailing 12 months

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY has received $5.6M across 3 federal grants of $1M or more on record.

Data as of July 24, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov, prime contract awards $1M+. Federal spending data lags and has known gaps. This is not a real-time or complete record.

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2021 COLORADO JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT
$3,276,716
ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025, THERE WAS A SCHOOL SHOOTING AT EVERGREEN HIGH SCHOOL (EHS) IN EVERGREEN, CO. DURING THE INCIDENT, TWO STUDENTS WERE SHOT AND LEFT IN CRITICAL CONDITION, A TEACHER SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS HAND FROM DEBRIS, AND THE SHOOTER DIED FROM A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND. THIS FUNDING WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE VICTIMS OF THIS INCIDENT. THESE FUNDS WILL PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES, RESTORE THEIR SENSE OF EQUILIBRIUM AND ASSIST IN THE HEALING PROCESS, AND REIMBURSE COSTS RELATED TO VICTIM SERVICES.
$1,356,892
THE COLORADO DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (DCJ), WITHIN THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, ADMINISTERS THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (NCHIP) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (CBI), THE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING COLORADOS CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, DCJ WILL PROVIDE STATEWIDE GRANT MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT, MONITORING, REPORTING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES THAT IMPROVE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, AND ACCESSIBILITY OF COLORADOS CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS AND RELATED SYSTEMS. COLORADOS FY 2025 CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROPOSAL INCLUDES PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY, IMPROVE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD QUALITY, AND STRENGTHEN RECORDS USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM (NICS). FUNDING WILL SUPPORT EFFORTS TO RECOVER AND PROCESS HISTORICAL FINGERPRINT RECORDS THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO THE FBI BUT NEVER RECEIVED BY COLORADO. THIS WORK WILL IMPROVE THE COMPLETENESS OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS IN STATE AND FEDERAL SYSTEMS AND HELP REDUCE DELAYS AND INACCURACIES RELATED TO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. FUNDING WILL ALSO SUPPORT A PHASED MODERNIZATION EFFORT TO ASSESS AND IMPROVE COLORADOS CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD SYSTEMS BY REDUCING BACKLOG ISSUES, IMPROVING CRIMINAL RECORD DATA EXCHANGE PROCESSES, AND DEVELOPING TOOLS TO SUPPORT MORE ACCURATE RECORD MATCHING AND DISPOSITION UPDATES. IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT TWO FULL TIME DATA MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES WHO WILL PROCESS ADULT AND JUVENILE DISPOSITION AND ARREST RECORD UPDATES RECEIVED FROM THE FBI NICS PROGRAM AND OTHER AUTHORIZED REQUESTS. TOGETHER, THESE ACTIVITIES WILL IMPROVE RECORD COMPLETENESS, INCREASE THE ACCURACY OF CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION, AND STRENGTHEN THE QUALITY OF RECORDS AVAILABLE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERS THROUGHOUT COLORADO AND THE NATION.
$1,006,147