Division of Local Government

The Colorado Resiliency Working Group, a multi-agency committee convened by the Colorado Resiliency Office and charged with overseeing the Colorado Resiliency Framework (CRF), released the 2024 Annual Progress Report today, which presented progress made in 2024 toward implementation of the Framework’s priority strategies.

Today, Governor Polis unveiled a map highlighting 33 communities across Colorado that have been awarded federal funding with support of the Office of the Governor and the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA).

The Department of Local Affairs’ (DOLA) Division of Local Government (DLG) awarded $43,826,950 across 60 projects in Energy/Mineral Impact Assistance Fund (EIAF) grants during Cycle 24-11, which closed August 1, 2024.

Today Governor Polis, the Department of Local Affairs Colorado Resiliency Office (DOLA CRO) and the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced program outcomes after closing out their three and a half year Regional Resiliency and Recovery Roadmaps program, which resulted in the creation of 842 jobs and formation of $9,386,882 in capital across rural Colorado.

Today, the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), through the Division of Local Government (DLG), has reached the first significant milestone in implementation of land use and housing legislation passed during the 2024 legislative session. DLG published the final maps for minimum parking requirements as required by HB24-1304: Minimum Parking Requirements and the final transit-oriented communities maps as required by HB24-1313: Transit-Oriented Communities after months of feedback from interested parties.

The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) is proud to announce that its Southeast Economic Development Grant Program (SEED Grant Program) has been selected as one of 20 projects nationwide to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Transmission Siting and Economic Development Grants Program through the Grid Deployment Office.

The Department of Local Affairs’ (DOLA) Division of Local Government (DLG) awarded $64,940,795 across 82 projects for Energy/Mineral Impact Assistance Fund (EIAF) grants in Cycle 24-07, the 43rd cycle.

The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) recently awarded $780,000 to 10 projects across Colorado through the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI) program, which aims to help rural communities diversify their local economies and build resilience.

After almost two years, the Housing Recovery Program (HRP) will wind down intake of applications on July 15, 2024 for all Rebuilding and Mitigation forgivable and traditional loan applications from recent disasters prioritizing lower income Coloradans with the remaining funds.

The Department of Local Affairs’ (DOLA) Division of Local Government (DLG) awarded $39,036,715 across 73 projects for Energy/Mineral Impact Assistance Fund (EIAF) grants in Cycle 24-03.