In the wake of the 2012 fires and the 2013 floods, Colorado recognized the opportunity for communities to avoid simply replacing what was lost, and instead, look for opportunities to build back stronger and more resilient. The Colorado Department of Local Affairs established the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Resilience Planning Program to complete the expenditure of nearly $16,000,000 in federal disaster recovery funds. Ninety community projects (some still in progress) will be completed program-wide by communities, watershed coalitions, and counties impacted by the declared disasters.
