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The purpose of this paper is to establish state policy, guidelines and procedures for the provision of state disaster emergency financial assistance in state and federally declared disaster emergency situations.

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...