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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

Colorado Communities have the opportunity to fund shovel-ready and cost-effective mitigation projects through FEMA’s FY2024 Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Program. Governments with a FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plan may request funding for projects eligible under FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance programs. Please reach out to the offices of Senator Bennet, Senator Hickenlooper, and your Congressional Representative to make the initial request. If your project is selected, you will formally apply through DHSEM to FEMA in early 2024.

Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management mitigation staff supported a Colorado Local Hazard Mitigation Planning Policy Update webinar. 

The webinar covered the following:

Part I (30 min)

• The R8 Team
• Hazard Mitigation Planning
• New Policy Overview
• Special Topic: Climate Change
• Special Topic: Equity

Part II (90 min)

The Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management mitigation planning team had a busy summer.  Several counties and local jurisdictions completed their Hazard Mitigation Plan updates and received FEMA approval. This means that the counties will continue to be eligible for FEMA's mitigation grant programs and build resilience within their communities.

Congratulations to:

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: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA). These programs help elected officials, public works agencies, capital improvement staffs, and other local officials to implement mitigation projects that can dramatically reduce the impacts of a future natural disaster.

The Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) announces cost-share changes to funding opportunities for eligible jurisdictions to reduce long-term risks from natural hazards with assistance from FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).

View the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) sub-applicant briefing video for HMGP DR-4634 and HMGP post-fire 5423.

April 30 is the last day the donation and resource center will be open to Marshall Fire and Wind survivors.  Donation efforts will transfer to the Boulder County Long Term Recovery Group. 

Today is the last update for the Marshall Fire Recovery until the FEMA Public Assistance Grant Program data updates begin. 

Donation and Resource  Center

April 23 is the last day the donation and resource center will be open to Marshall Fire and Wind survivors.  Donation efforts will transfer to the Boulder County Long Term Recovery Group. 

April 23 is the last day the donation and resource center will be open to Marshall Fire and Wind survivors.  Donation efforts will transfer to the Boulder County Long Term Recovery Group.