A $1 million state grant will be awarded to Colorado Springs to complete its long-sought Legacy Loop trail around downtown.

Great Outdoors Colorado, or GOCO, announced the award Tuesday in a news release. It is among 37 GOCO grants approved Tuesday that will be distributed statewide.

The GOCO money will help fund 2.3 miles of new trails and the addition of underpasses, pedestrian bridges and other safe trail crossings to close gaps in the city’s Legacy Loop, a 10-mile route that will connect several popular commuter trails around downtown.

GOCO invests a portion of Colorado Lottery proceeds to help preserve and enhance the state’s parks, trails, wildlife rivers and open spaces. Grants are distributed on a competitive basis.