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Pitkin County
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Pitkin County, of Aspen, CO, was obligated $21M in federal awards across the 3 fiscal years in which it reached the $1.0M listing floor (2023, 2024, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $12M, with contracts under the listing floor.
Pitkin County ranks 386 of 637 listed organisations located in CO by five-year obligations, and 17,318 of 30,000 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Transportation: 5 awards worth $57M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $5,444,363 | under $1.0M | $5,444,363 | — |
| FY2024 | $3,757,951 | under $1.0M | $3,757,951 | -31% |
| FY2025 | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
| FY2026 | $12,269,091 | under $1.0M | $12,269,091 | — |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in CO | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $21M | $39B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $12M | $12B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $21M | $39B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 17,318 of 30,000 | 1 of 637 in CO | 1 |
Largest in state: State of Colorado - DEPT of Health Care Policy & Financing. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Transportation | 5 | $57M | 100% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Pitkin County, CO $57M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.116 Airport Improvement Program | $37M | 21 Sep 2026 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.117 Airport Infrastructure Grants | $9.6M | 8 Apr 2026 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 20.106 Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs | $4.8M | 17 Jul 2023 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.106 Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs | $3.5M | 25 Jul 2024 | CO | USAspending |
| Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | GrantProject Grant (B) | 20.116 Airport Improvement Program | $2.1M | 17 Aug 2026 | CO | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $37M, Department of Transportation, 21 Sep 2026: PURPOSE: SHIFT RUNWAY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT SHIFTS EXISTING PAVED RUNWAY 15/33 BY 80 FEET TO BRING THE AIRPORT INTO CONFOR
- $9.6M, Department of Transportation, 8 Apr 2026: PURPOSE: SHIFT RUNWAY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT SHIFTS EXISTING PAVED RUNWAY 15/33 BY 80 FEET TO BRING THE AIRPORT INTO CONFOR
- $4.8M, Department of Transportation, 17 Jul 2023: PURPOSE: REHABILITATE DEICING PAD WITH ASSOCIATED FACILITIES; REHABILITATE TAXIWAY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT REHABILITATES 4,9
- $3.5M, Department of Transportation, 25 Jul 2024: PURPOSE: REHABILITATE TAXIWAY; REHABILITATE RUNWAY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT REHABILITATES 2,100 FEET OF RUNWAY 15/33 TO MAINT
- $2.1M, Department of Transportation, 17 Aug 2026: PURPOSE: SHIFT RUNWAY. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED/EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THIS PROJECT SHIFTS EXISTING PAVED RUNWAY 15/33 BY 80 FEET TO BRING THE AIRPORT INTO CONFOR
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Pitkin County receive?
$21M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $5.4M; FY2024: $3.8M; FY2026: $12M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Pitkin County?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Transportation ($57M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Airport Improvement Program (20.116), Airport Infrastructure Grants (20.117) and Airport Improvement Program, COVID-19 Airports Programs, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs (20.106).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: CO ($57M).
Is Pitkin County a large federal recipient?
It ranks 17,318 of 30,000 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 386 of 637 located in CO. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.