FEMA
and the State of Colorado provide several grant programs to support state and
local flood mitigation efforts.
Flood Mitigation
Assistance (FMA) program provides FEMA
funds to assist States and communities implement measures that reduce or
eliminate the long-term risk of flood damage to buildings, manufactured homes,
and other structures insured under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
These funds support both flood mitigation planning and projects to implement measures to reduce flood losses, such as elevation,
acquisition, or relocation of NFIP-insured structures.
Repetitive Flood
Claims (RFC)
is a FEMA program to assist States and communities reduce flood damages to
insured properties that have had one or more claims to the National Flood
Insurance Program (NFIP). RFC
provides funds to reduce the risk of flood damage to individual properties
insured under the NFIP that have had one or more claim payments for flood
damages.
State
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (SHMP) is sponsored by the Colorado Division of
Emergency Management in support of a variety of mitigation projects, including
floods. This program may provide support for flood related mitigation
activities such as hydrological studies, benefit-cost analysis, and planning. For
more information about this program or to make a request for financial
assistance, please contact Scott Baldwin at 303-852-6696.
Technical
Assistance Grants for Flood Response from
the Colorado Water Conservation Board may provide a limited amount of funds to
assist local governments with flood assessment, feasibility, design and
planning needs. These funds are intended to assist local governments who are
expected to provide a significant cost share toward final products. With
limited exceptions, these funds are not to be used to help fund construction. These
funds are awarded to requesting local governments on a case-by-case basis,
based on the amount of funds available in any particular year and the amount of
money requested. Not all requests will be funded, but consideration will be given
to all requests. For more information about this program or to make a request
for financial assistance, please contact Kevin Houck at 303-866-3441 x3219.
For
additional information, please feel free to contact CDEM Mitigation Team staff:
·
Ken
Brink, Mitigation Team Supervisor (Denver Metro), Colorado Division of
Emergency Management, 720-852-6695, kenneth.brink@state.co.us
·
Iain
Hyde, Mitigation Specialist (Southern Colorado), Colorado Division of Emergency
Management, (720) 852-6698, iain.hyde@state.co.us
·
Deanna
Butterbaugh, Mitigation Specialist (Northern Colorado), Colorado Division of
Emergency Management, (720) 852-6697, deanna.butterbaugh@state.co.us
