Roadmap Program
Colorado COVID-19 Regional Resiliency and Recovery Roadmaps
COVID-19 represents one of the greatest disruptions of our lifetimes, requiring our communities to partner across jurisdictional boundaries in order to effectively respond to change and elevate community assets to solve shared problems. We are excited to offer communities an opportunity to work together to support diversifying and strengthening their economies while building your region’s resiliency.
About the Program & Partners
The Roadmaps Program brings together 16 Regional Community Teams made up of over 150 rural jurisdictions in addition to non-governmental partners. Since November 2021, these local partners have been actively working with the State and their own Roadmaps consultant to prioritize and strategize around shared regional objectives through a two-year planning and implementation process.
Each Regional Community Team has developed a Roadmap that will result in regionally-aligned and actionable strategies that will help Colorado's rural communities recover from COVID and be more resilient to future disruptions. Click on the map to the right to get to know the Regional Community Teams and their objectives, or go straight to viewing their draft or final Resiliency Roadmap and considering getting engaged:
Click to learn about each Regional Community Team and the objectives they are prioritizing for the Roadmaps Program.
Hear from some of the Regional Community Team leadership involved in Roadmaps about the importance of this work and what we’re learning!
Get involved:
The goals and strategies in each region are forward-thinking and ambitious, requiring organizational and community support. Please email either the Roadmaps Program Manager, Marguerite Harden, at marguerite.harden@state.co.us or reach out directly to the contact listed for your region on the RoadMaps StoryMap.
We envision that by identifying, including, and serving disproportionately impacted and socially or economically disadvantaged groups through the Roadmaps Program, these populations will be less vulnerable and less impacted during future shocks and stressors. We are taking an inclusive approach to the Roadmaps planning process and we encourage community organizations to get involved in their region and/or in the planning process across regions.
The State will continue to engage all Roadmap and rural communities through our e-newsletter that goes out as-needed (generally on a ~quarterly basis). View past e-newsletters and sign-up here to stay in touch on relevant funding, technical assistance, and program highlights:
Program Updates & Resources
The Western San Luis Valley Team met in November 2022 to share their Roadmap strategies and progress with partners.
As part of the Roadmaps process, the State team has been hosting a of webinars, with takeaways and recordings that can benefit all of rural Colorado:
Community leaders meet in Burlington, Colorado to workshop strategies during the Resilience Roadmaps process.
This opportunity is coordinated by:
The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), along with Community Builders, are partnering to provide this opportunity to regional communities. This opportunity is funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (see the March 2021 press release).
