The DHSEM Mitigation and Recovery Staff forwarded this information from our partners at FEMA to share with our stakeholders. This information will be applicable to many as DHSEM begins the applicatoin process for FEMA's Pre-Disaster Migitation and Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants. Learn more about Planning for Drought Resilience by following the links below.
To learn about mitigating drought, read the “Planning for Drought Resilience Fact Sheet”. To learn more about these project types, visit “Mitigating Flood and Drought Conditions Under Hazard Mitigation Assistance.” To learn more about various Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) project types, visit the “Hazard Mitigation Assistance Mitigation Activity Chart.”
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About “Mitigation Minute”
This series is provided by FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance Division. The “Mitigation Minute” contains a weekly fact about grants and resources provided across the country to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from natural hazards.
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Planning for Drought Resilience from FEMA
Free Webinars Suggested by DHSEM Mitigation and Recovery
Webinar Opportunities
On July 28, join us for Care of Books and Scrapbooks with Rebecca Elder at 2:00 -3:30 PM EDT. See https://www.connectingtocollections.org/books-and-scrapbooks/ for more information and to sign up.
On August 9, we are offering Are You Ready? Your Animals Depend on It - Contingency Planning for Collections with Dr. Yvonne Nadler DVM MPH and Ashley Zielinski at 2:00 – 3:30 PM EDT. This webinar is about emergency planning when you have living animals in your collections, however, the concept of contingency planning for emergencies should be of interest to all. See https://www.connectingtocollections.org/are-you-ready-animals-depend-on-it/ for more information and to sign up.
These webinars are offered free to all – join us, what do you have to loose? One of our recent webinar participants said “Overall these are excellent resources for me and my institution. Our funds are limited and any free training is appreciated – and, the quality of these presentations is excellent.”
DHSEM Accepting Grant Applications for Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Flood Mitigation Assistance
Grant Application Period Open
FEMA has formally announced the FY 2017 PDM and FMA grants. These nationally competitive grants provide mitigation funding on a cost share basis to local communities for the completion of eligible, cost effective mitigation projects. FEMA’s announcements state that $90 million and $150 million have been allocated to the PDM and FMA programs for FY 2017 respectively.- Eligible project types include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Hazard mitigation planning
- Localized flood control to protect critical facilities
- Wildfire mitigation (to include hazard fuels reduction, defensible space and ignition-resistant construction)
- Floodwater storage and diversion
- Floodplain and stream restoration
- Property acquisition and demolition in high hazard areas
- Water and sanitary sewer system protective measures
- Utility protective measures
- Community safe room construction
Additional information available on our Grant Announcements page under the 2017 Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) and Flood Mitigation Assistance tab.
Grant Priorities
Detailed information is posted on our PDM and FMA Program Grant Priorties tab under the Grants tab. A summary of important dates is listed below:
Grant Subapplication Submission Timelines (applicable to both PDM and FMA grants)
FEMA will be opening eGrants to prospective applicants August 14, 2017. Applicants are required to develop preliminary applications in DHSEM’s EMGrants system prior to this date. DHSEM has replicated the FEMA eGrants application in EMGrants to avoid duplication of effort prior to FEMA making applications available in eGrants. Completion of a project/plan application in EMGrants will facilitate the application completion process in eGrants.
Draft subapplications in eGrants are due to the State by October 18, 2017. The compressed timeline suggests that the most competitive projects will be those in alignment with Federal program priorities, previously scoped, in pre-design, and with a well-established cost estimate. Below are the important DHSEM deadlines:
- July 28, 2017: EMGrants Preliminary Application due to DHSEM via EMGrants
- August 18, 2017: Draft Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) Submitted to DHSEM for Review
- October 18, 2017: Draft Applications Submitted to DHSEM in eGrants
- November 10, 2017: State Application Completed in eGrants and Submitted to FEMA
- January 30, 2018: FEMA Identifies Sub-Applications for Further Review (estimated date)
Logan Fire Recovery Upate
State Recovery Efforts
- State Assistance for Logan Fire
- Colorado DHSEM leading State recovery efforts
- Colorado Department of Local Affairs is the lead agency for the DAC
- Colorado Health and Human Services supporting DAC and connection to local health
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Colorado Department of Agriculture
- Coordinate disposal of animals
- Colorado Cattleman’s Association
- Colorado Farm Bureau
- Disaster Action Center (DAC): Thursday, March 16, 2017, Haxtun Community Center, 3-7 p.m. The center would be open to all victims of the fire (Logan and Phillips) with local government representation from Logan and Phillips County.
- Colorado Department of Local Affairs is the lead agency for the DAC
- DHSEM State Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL)
- Farmer’s Home Administration
- Colorado State University Extension
- Natural Resource Conservation Service
- Farm Service Agency
- Centennial Mental Health
- Northeast Colorado Health Department
- USDA
- Colorado Department of Agriculture
- Insurance – State of Colorado
- Colorado Health and Human Services
- Damage Assessments
- March 8, 2017 Initial Damage Assessments with RFM and county OEM representatives
- March 14, 2017 to determine potential for Emergency Disaster Programs Administered by the Farm Service Agency with field check for the FSA draft plan:
- DHSEM Recovery Specialists (2)
- Department of Agriculture
- Farm Services Agency
- CDOT damages being evaluated and assessed to determine if Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funds available or other programs.
- Funding
- Executive Order – D2017-006 Declaring a Disaster Emergency Due to the Logan Fire in Logan and Phillips Counties
- State Disaster Declaration – verbal authorization from Governor
- Disaster Emergency Funds (DEF)
- Resource Mobilization Fund – authorized by DHSEM Director
- Local Declarations
- Logan County: Disaster of Emergency
- Phillips County: Disaster of Emergency
Donation Center Opening Sunday to Accept Specific Items for Beulah Hill Fire
A Beulah Hill Fire Donation Center opens on Sunday, October 9 to accept specific items for fire survivors. The Donation Center is located the State Fairgrounds, 4-H Auditorium in Pueblo. The collection of donations will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. beginning on Sunday October 9 and running through
October 16. The Center is managed by a partnership between the State of Colorado's
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Adventist
Community Services Disaster Relief and the Pueblo County Sheriff's
Office.
Items Needed for Donation
The items requested and limited to the following:- Food
- New clothing and underwear-all sizes
- Paper towels/products
- New bath towels
- New bed linens and new pillows
- Baby diapers
- Cleaning supplies
- Laundry supplies
- Pet supplies
- Gloves
- Trash bags
- Tools
- Pots and pans
- Sunscreen
- Hygiene products
- Gift cards
Items Not Accepted
The donation center cannot accept the following items:- No appliances
- No mattresses
- No furniture
- No home cooked food
- No used clothing or shoes
- No electronics
Items Available at the Disaster Assistance Center
Bulk items of food and clean up kits are available at the Disaster Assistance Center (DAC). The DAC is also at the 4-H Auditorium for Beulah Hill Fire residents.Cash Donations and Volunteers Accepted Online
Cash assistance for Beulah Hill Fire relief is being collected by Pueblo United Way. Volunteers may also sign up at HelpColoradoNow.org.
DHSEM Mitigation and Recovery Program Report: September 2016
Opportunity to Help with Cold Springs Fire Clean Up
Boulder Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters has activated Crisis Cleanup. If your organizations is interested in helping with the Cold Springs Fire recovery, please register at https://www.crisiscleanup.org/register.
CDBG-DR Infrastructure Call Reminder for June 17, 2016
On June 17, DHSEM will be hosting the monthly CDBG-DR Infrastructure conference call at 9 a.m. View the agenda for the call, as well as the Round Three Review Schedule. Please feel free to contact DHSEM with any questions.
DHSEM CDBG-DR Infrastructure Program Manager
Hotline: 720--852-6713
cdps_dhsem_cdbg@state.co.us
Contact Information
Recover Colorado Infrastructure ProgramDHSEM CDBG-DR Infrastructure Program Manager
Hotline: 720--852-6713
cdps_dhsem_cdbg@state.co.us
Disaster Recovery Resource Seminar
Bringing Together the Pieces of Recovery on November 10, 2015
Recovery from unexpected disaster events can be an overwhelming process. Residents affected by the 2015 Spring flooding or landslides will gain insight into resources available, planning help, legal advice and more.
Date: November 10, 2015
Time: 4 - 7 p.m.
Location:
El Paso County Office of Emergency Management (Sheriff's Office)
3755 Mark Dabling Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907
DHSEM Mitigation and Recovery Program Report: October 21, 2015
DHSEM Mitigation and Recovery Program Report: October 1, 2015
Information Resources for DR-4229
To find information specific to DR-4229 Colorado Spring Storms use the information sources below:
DHSEM DR-4229 Website
The DHSEM website will provided updates for the recovery operations. Also, specific information related to the Public Assistance Program for DR-4229 is also posted.DHSEM DR-4229 Event and Important Date Calendar
State, FEMA Open Joint Field Office to Support Disaster Recovery from Spring Storms
The Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have established a Joint Field Office to coordinate the recovery from this spring’s flooding and severe weather.
The Joint Field Office in Denver will house state and federal personnel involved in the response and recovery from the severe storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides that occurred between May 4 and June 16, 2015.
The State of Colorado has also established a media phone line for inquiries to the state:
DHSEM Media and Information Line: 720-432-2433.
On July 16, President Obama issued a disaster declaration for Baca, Elbert, El Paso, Fremont, Logan, Morgan, Pueblo, Saguache, Sedgwick, Washington, and Yuma counties, making state, county, and local governments, as well as certain non-profit organizations, eligible to receive reimbursement for repairing infrastructure damage caused by the storms, as well as the cost of responding to them.
Additional counties are being evaluated at this time to determine if the state will request federal aid for them as well.
DHSEM Mitigation and Recovery Program Report: June 17, 2015
DHSEM Mitigation & Recovery Program Report: May 27
Required Training for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Applicants
The FEMA Disaster Procurement Assistance Team (DPAT) will be conducting training the afternoon of May 27th and the morning of May 28th. Training on the morning of the 27th will focus heavily on the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program; training on the 28th will focus heavily on the Public Assistance Program. Based on DHS OIG audit findings to date for Public Assistance Program in Colorado, procurement not following federal regulation is one of the key issues we have.
Attendance is mandatory for all Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) applicants conducting procurement as part of their project.
This training will cover essential Federal procurement guidelines to be applied to DRs 4067, 4133, 4134, and 4145 and future disaster events. If you or a member of your team has already attended previous iterations of this training, please send other representatives from your organization that will benefit. If you can’t make the session specific to your program, you may attend the other session.
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FEMA
DPAT Training Sessions
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Date
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Time
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Wednesday, May 27,
2015
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1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Thursday, May 28, 2015
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8:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.
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Location
The training sessions will be held in person at the State Emergency Operation Center. South Metro Fire/Rescue Building, 9195 E. Mineral Ave. Centennial, CO 80112 (second floor). Please park on the roof of the parking garage.Please share this information to all persons administering the Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs within your entity as this training is mandatory and will cover procurement information pertinent to all involved. Finance and program staff administering other FEMA programs such as Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Flood Mitigation Assistance Program are also invited to attend.
DHSEM Mitigation and Recovery Report: April 23, 2015
The DHSEM Mitigation and Recovery Report for April 23, 2015 is available to view and download.
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| Disaster Case Management Program Statistics for April 23, 2015 |
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COVOAD members met in Lyons this week at the Lyons Chamber of
Commerce
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DHSEM Miigation and Recovery Report
The DHSEM Mitigation and Recovery Report dated April 7 is available to view or download on our division website.
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| Disaster Case Management Program Statistics |
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