Centennial,
Colo. –July 29, 2015 – The Colorado Division of Homeland
Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) begins Public Assistance Applicant
Briefings on Thursday, July 30
continuing through Thursday, August 13, 2015.
The Applicant Briefings are the first step for impacted jurisdictions in
the Public Assistance Grant Program process.
The Public Assistance Program provides grants to state, local, and
federally recognized tribal governments and certain private non-profit entities
to assist them with the response to and recovery from disasters. Specifically, the program provides assistance
for debris removal, emergency protective measures, and permanent restoration of
infrastructure. The Public Assistance Grant Program is a reimbursement
program.
The Applicant Briefings are
scheduled for:
|
Date
|
County
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Location
|
Time
|
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Thursday, July 30
|
Elbert County
|
BOCC Board Room, 215
Comanche Street, Kiowa 80117
|
1 p.m.
|
|
Friday, July 31
|
Iliff
|
Iliff Town Hall, 405 W.
2nd St., Iliff 80736
|
10 a.m.
|
|
Monday, August 3
|
El Paso / City Colorado
Springs
|
Colorado Springs OEM, 370
Printers Parkway, Colorado Springs 80910
|
10 a.m.
|
|
Tuesday, August 4
|
Fremont County
|
Garden Park Building, 201
N. 6th Street, Cañon City 81212
|
10 a.m.
|
|
Wednesday, August 5
|
Saguache County
|
Saguache County Road and
Bridge Building, 305 3rd St., Saguache 81149
|
10 a.m.
|
|
Thursday, August 6
|
Pueblo County
|
Pueblo County Emergency
Services Center, 101 W. 10th Street, Pueblo 81003
|
10 a.m.
|
|
Friday, August 7
|
Baca County
|
Springfield City Council
Chambers, 748 Main Street, Springfield 81073
|
10 a.m.
|
|
Monday, August 10
|
Morgan County
|
Morgan County
Administration Building (Basement), 231 Ensign Street, Fort Morgan 80701
|
10 a.m.
|
|
Tuesday, August 11
|
Logan County
|
Board of County
Commissioners Chambers, Logan County Courthouse, 315 Main Street, Sterling
80751
|
11 a.m.
|
|
Tuesday, August 11
|
Sedgwick County
|
Board of County Commissioners
Chambers, Logan County Courthouse, 315 Main Street, Sterling 80751,
|
11 a.m.
|
|
Wednesday, August 12
|
Yuma County
|
Yuma Ambulance Building Classroom, 302 E.
2nd Avenue, Yuma 80759
|
10 a.m.
|
|
Thursday, August 13
|
Washington County
|
Washington County Courthouse,
150 Ash Street, Akron 80720
|
10 a.m.
|
The Public Assistance
process begins after the disaster declaration. The Colorado DHSEM conducts the
Applicant Briefings for state, territorial, local, tribal and Private Non Profit
(PNP) officials to inform them of the assistance available and how to apply for
it. A Request for Public Assistance must be filed by the grantee within 30 days
after the area is designated eligible for assistance.
Following the
Applicant's Briefing, a Kickoff Meeting is conducted where damages will be
discussed, needs assessed, and a plan of action put in place. A combined
federal/state/territorial/tribal/local team proceeds with Project Formulation,
which is the process of documenting the eligible facility, the eligible work,
and the eligible cost for fixing the damages to every public or PNP facility
identified by State, territorial, tribal, or local representatives. The team
prepares a Project Worksheet (PW) based on actual costs or on the basis of an
estimate for each project.
The
State of Colorado was awarded a major disaster declaration on July 16, 2015 for
11 counties be included in the disaster declaration for Public Assistance based
on the joint preliminary damage assessments conducted in Baca, Elbert, El Paso,
Fremont, Logan, Morgan, Pueblo, Saguache, Sedgwick, Washington, and Yuma
counties. Additional counties may be
added if verified damages meet indicators following Preliminary Damage
Assessments currently underway in five additional counties.
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