Recovery, Rebuilding, and Resiliency
The Division of Local Government is committed to providing support and assistance to local communities in their resiliency planning activities and in recovering from disasters.
Disaster Recovery, Rebuilding, and Resiliency
Resiliency and Recovery Funding
- Colorado Forward
- Community Development Block Grant - Covid (CDBG-CV)
- Innovative Affordable Housing
- Local Match Program (Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act)
- Microgrids for Community Resilience Program
- Non-profit Infrastructure Grant Program
- Renewable and Clean Energy Initiatives
- Rural Economic Advancement of Colorado Towns (REACT)
- Rural Economic Development Initiative
- Small Business Relief Program
Disaster Recovery
Check-in with Your Regional Manager Team
A Regional Manager can help develop your projects with careful consideration of the mixture of available funding from a wide variety of sources. Each Regional Manager has extensive experience at the local, county, and state levels in project development and funding. In addition to project planning, Regional Managers have the skill and resources to assist in budgeting, facilitation and strategic planning.
A Regional Assistant can help you manage your contract requirements and the financial obligations to your grant. They can provide training and resources for using the portal, filling out requests for reimbursement forms and reports, and finalizing documentation for your project.
Local Government Resources Call
Hosted by the CRO in partnership with the Governor's Office of Economic Recovery, this monthly call for local governments and communities focuses on navigating the historic funding opportunities available at the federal and State level. The call includes DOLA and partner agency updates before covering information and resources for funding navigation and capacity building.
- Interested participants are encouraged to register, even if they are unable to attend, to receive the call recording, presentation, and notes afterwards.
- Upon registering, participants will be able to automatically add these recurring meetings to their calendars.
Local Match Program
Funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is expansive in its reach, addressing energy and power infrastructure, access to broadband internet, transportation, water infrastructure, and more. Some of the new programs funded by the bill could provide the resources needed to address a variety of infrastructure needs at the local level.
Learn more on how to use this program to improve your local community infrastructure.
Disaster Resilience Rebuilding Program
Since 2018, twenty-seven state or federal natural disasters have been declared across Colorado and extensive property loss and environmental impact occurred. The Disaster Resilience Rebuilding Program was established to assist areas of Colorado impacted by those disasters. The program is available to assist homeowners, businesses, local governments and communities rebuild after natural disasters and is intended to help local communities and the state recover from the devastating physical and economic effects of natural disasters.
Colorado Resiliency Office
The Colorado Resiliency Office is a key partner and resource to help communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptions and ongoing stressors. Access a variety of tools, resources, and information to help empower your community to become more resilient in the face of changing conditions. Check out the events calendar, sign up for our monthly newsletter, or explore our resiliency resources and toolkits at coresiliency.com.