January 17, 2025
Colorado communities once again have the opportunity to reduce their long-term risks from natural
hazards with assistance from FEMA’s two annual competitive Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA)
programs:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced a Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Assessment For Utility Improvement Projects in the State of Colorado that will be open until September 14, 2024 for public comment.
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024
Note that the official FEMA BRIC and FMA NOFO’s have not been posted and the information within this announcement is subject to change based on the posted NOFO.
Colorado communities once again have the opportunity to reduce their long-term risks from natural hazards with assistance from FEMA’s two annual competitive Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA)
programs:
Between February 22 and 29, 2024, DHSEM’s Mitigation Section submitted its applications to FEMA for three grant programs:
Please visit the Grant Funding Opportunities webpage for current information on grant funding that was announced in December 2023.
Colorado businesses and residents Dec. 26 is the deadline to apply for SBA disaster loan for property damage caused by the severe storms, flooding & tornadoes that occurred June 8 – 23 as part of the Rural Area Declaration.
Businesses of all sizes, most private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters may apply for SBA federal disaster loans to repair or replace disaster damaged property. These low-interest federal disaster loans are available as part of the Rural Area Disaster Declaration the following counties:
Shared on behalf of US SBA and published on by Disaster Field Operations Center West
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West today announced the opening of three Disaster Loan Outreach Centers to meet the needs of businesses and individuals who were affected by severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes that occurred June 8 – 23. The centers will open as indicated below.
FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program has identified Greeley’s Gold Hill Pipeline project for further review. This project will reduce the impacts of any hazard that would cause either of Greeley’s water treatment plants to be taken offline, such as drought, wildfire, or cyberattack.
FEMA designated nine census tracts in Colorado as Community Disaster Resilience Zones (CDRZ) on September 6, 2023. They are located in
Communities may apply for FEMA mitigation grants through DHSEM and may receive an increased federal cost share for projects that are in, or primarily benefit, the designated zones.
Seeking Public Comment on the Development of a Draft Environmental Assessment for the Chaffee County Public Safety and Emergency Medical Services Building Project, Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado