Roles and Responsibilities
- Update the State of Colorado Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan
- Administer the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs
- Administer the State Hazard Mitigation Program
- Chair the State Hazard Mitigation Team
- Oversee post-disaster mitigation operations and coordinate mitigation resources
- Participate on hazard mitigation task forces, councils, and forums
- Conduct mitigation trainings, workshops, and exercises
- Promote local hazard mitigation planning
- Review local hazard mitigation plans
- Conduct mitigation awareness campaigns
Types of technical assistance available to local jurisdictions
- Facilitating a planning process
- Ensuring public involvement criteria are met
- Conducting risk assessments
- Identifying and selecting mitigation strategies
- Applying for grants
- Reporting grant-related activities
- Requesting reimbursements
- Understanding environmental and historic preservation conditions
- Successfully closing out grants
Resources
- Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Notice of Intent/Interest (NOI) Form
- Colorado Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Policy Rollout Webinar
Mitigation Contacts
The team provides a point of contact for technical assistance on hazard mitigation planning and grants.
State Hazard Mitigation Officer
State and Local Mitigation Planning Program Manager
Mitigation Planning Specialist
Project Contacts