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BEST Grants - Statewide

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Note: Missing last year’s revenue (FY2024)

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BEST – All Projects Funded in the History of the Program

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BEST Applications – Past 5 years

YEAR

# of Requests

BEST amount

Local Match

Total

24-25

56

$ 658,716,933

$ 280,437,818

$ 939,154,752

23-24

57

$ 521,706,550

$ 241,228,500

$ 726,935,051

22-23

64

$ 337,827,396

$ 220,752,221

$ 558,579,618

21-22

45

$ 340,395,273

$ 326,358,356

$ 666,753,629

20-21

69

$ 605,616,576

$ 532,032,558

$ 1,137,649,135

 

291

$ 2,464,262,728

$ 1,600,809,453

$ 4,029,072,185

 

 

 

 

 

Grants – Past 5 years

YEAR

# Awarded

BEST amount

Local Match

Total

24-25

36

$ 155,245,826

$ 83,087,714

$ 238,333,540

23-24

22

$ 120,264,162

$ 85,047,187

$ 205,311,350

22-23

42

$ 110,000,000

$ 85,923,424

$ 195,923,424

21-22

42

$ 289,215,557

$ 215,045,023

$ 474,124,624

20-21

38

$ 135,798,487

$ 120,958,619

$ 256,757,051

 

180

$ 810,524,032

$ 590,061,967

$ 1,370,449,989

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In Governor Polis’ budget proposal letter on November 1 to the Joint Budget Committee and the General Assembly, the Governor proposes reducing statutory revenue to the BEST program by $60-80 million annually.