The mitigation team supports:
- Updates the State of Colorado Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan
- Administers the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Programs
- Administers the State Hazard Mitigation Program
- Chairs the State Hazard Mitigation Team
- Oversees post-disaster mitigation operations and coordinate mitigation resources
- Participates on hazard mitigation task forces, councils, and forums
- Conducts mitigation trainings, workshops, and exercises
- Promotes local hazard mitigation planning
- Reviews local hazard mitigation plans
- Conducts 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
Deputy State Hazard Mitigation Officer
Project Contacts