RESEARCH LABS
AND JOINT INSTITUTES
Colorado has one of the highest per capita concentrations of federally-funded science, research, and engineering facilities in the nation.
Over 30 federally-funded scientific research laboratories and institutes in our state are home to renowned scientists whose work has global impact in a number of areas including natural resource management, climate change, agriculture, bioscience, renewable energy, photonics, and astrophysics.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Earth System Research Laboratory
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Boulder, CO
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Division of Vector Borne Diseases
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Fort Collins, CO
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Golden, CO
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Boulder, CO
National Solar Observatory
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Boulder, CO
Bureau of Reclamation
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Denver, CO
National Center for Atmospheric Research
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Boulder, CO
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
​Institute for Telecommunications Sciences
Boulder, CO
National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)​
Boulder, CO
National Ice Core Research Lab​
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Lakewood, CO
U.S. Geological Survey​
Water Mission Area Laboratories
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Boulder, CO
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
(UCAR)
​Boulder, CO
U.S. Forest Service
Rocky Mountain Research Station
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Fort Collins, CO
U.S. Dept of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
Fort Collins, CO
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U.S. Dept of Agriculture
National Wildlife Research Center
​Fort Collins, CO
First Responders Network Authority
​Boulder, CO
U.S. Dept of the Interior
National Invasive Species Council
Secretariat
​Fort Collins, CO
Federal Railroad Administration
Transportation Technology Center
Pueblo, CO
NIST Public Safety Communications Research
Boulder, CO
National Park Service
​Continental Divide Research Learning Center
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​Estes Park, CO
National Integrated Drought Information System
Boulder, CO
Space Weather Prediction Center
Boulder, CO
National Weather Service
Boulder, CO
Joint Institutes
