Hosted by the CRO in partnership with the Governor's Office of Economic Recovery, this monthly call for local governments and communities focuses on navigating the unprecedented available funding opportunities at the federal and State level. The call includes DOLA and partner agency updates before covering information and resources for funding navigation and capacity building.

See past webinars here (see “Pathways to Recovery & Resiliency Funding Series” in the navigation bar on the left-hand side).

Interested participants are encouraged to register, even if they are unable to attend, to receive the call recording, presentation, and notes afterwards.

Upon registering, participants will be able to automatically add these recurring meetings to their calendars.

Hosted by the CRO in partnership with the Governor's Office of Economic Recovery, this monthly call for local governments and communities focuses on navigating the unprecedented available funding opportunities at the federal and State level. The call includes DOLA and partner agency updates before covering information and resources for funding navigation and capacity building.

See past webinars here (see “Pathways to Recovery & Resiliency Funding Series” in the navigation bar on the left-hand side).

Interested participants are encouraged to register, even if they are unable to attend, to receive the call recording, presentation, and notes afterwards.

Upon registering, participants will be able to automatically add these recurring meetings to their calendars.

Hosted by the CRO in partnership with the Governor's Office of Economic Recovery, this monthly call for local governments and communities focuses on navigating the unprecedented available funding opportunities at the federal and State level. The call includes DOLA and partner agency updates before covering information and resources for funding navigation and capacity building.

See past webinars here (see “Pathways to Recovery & Resiliency Funding Series” in the navigation bar on the left-hand side).

Interested participants are encouraged to register, even if they are unable to attend, to receive the call recording, presentation, and notes afterwards.

Upon registering, participants will be able to automatically add these recurring meetings to their calendars.

Hosted by the CRO in partnership with the Governor's Office of Economic Recovery, this monthly call for local governments and communities focuses on navigating the unprecedented available funding opportunities at the federal and State level. The call includes DOLA and partner agency updates before covering information and resources for funding navigation and capacity building.

See past webinars here (see “Pathways to Recovery & Resiliency Funding Series” in the navigation bar on the left-hand side).

Interested participants are encouraged to register, even if they are unable to attend, to receive the call recording, presentation, and notes afterwards.

Upon registering, participants will be able to automatically add these recurring meetings to their calendars.

The goal of this webinar series is to break down state and local funding opportunities to better help local governments and community partners navigate and access potential solutions for challenges they are facing. This series is hosted by the CRO in partnership with OEDIT with collaboration from multiple other state agencies.

These webinars are delivered as part of the Local Government Coordination Calls, hosted on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. To watch these live, ensure you are registered.

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Hosted by the CRO in partnership with the Governor's Office of Economic Recovery, this monthly call for local governments and communities focuses on navigating the unprecedented available funding opportunities at the federal and State level. The two-part call includes DOLA and partner agency updates before moving into our “Pathways to Recovery and Resiliency Funding” series, which highlights information and resources related to the American Rescue Plan Act, the Infrastructure Improvements and Jobs Act, and other forms of funding relevant to the local level.

See past webinars here (see “Pathways to Recovery & Resiliency Funding Series” in the navigation bar on the left-hand side).

After registering, you will be able to automatically add these recurring meetings to your calendar.

Hosted by the CRO in partnership with the Governor's Office of Economic Recovery, this monthly call for local governments and communities focuses on navigating the unprecedented available funding opportunities at the federal and State level. The two-part call includes DOLA and partner agency updates before moving into our “Pathways to Recovery and Resiliency Funding” series, which highlights information and resources related to the American Rescue Plan Act, the Infrastructure Improvements and Jobs Act, and other forms of funding relevant to the local level.

*Note: June's webinar is taking place one week early for our observance of the Juneteenth holiday.

See past webinars here (see “Pathways to Recovery & Resiliency Funding Series” in the navigation bar on the left-hand side).

After registering, you will be able to automatically add these recurring meetings to your calendar.

The goal of this webinar series is to break down state and local funding opportunities to better help local governments and community partners navigate and access potential solutions for challenges they are facing. This series is hosted by the CRO in partnership with OEDIT with collaboration from multiple other state agencies.

These webinars are delivered as part of the Local Government Coordination Calls, hosted on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. To watch these live, ensure you are registered.

*Note: June's webinar is taking place one week early for our observance of the Juneteenth holiday.

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Hosted by the CRO in partnership with the Governor's Office of Economic Recovery, this monthly call for local governments and communities focuses on navigating the unprecedented available funding opportunities at the federal and State level. The two-part call includes DOLA and partner agency updates before moving into our “Pathways to Recovery and Resiliency Funding” series, which highlights information and resources related to the American Rescue Plan Act, the Infrastructure Improvements and Jobs Act, and other forms of funding relevant to the local level.

See past webinars here (see “Pathways to Recovery & Resiliency Funding Series” in the navigation bar on the left-hand side).

After registering, you will be able to automatically add these recurring meetings to your calendar.

The goal of this webinar series is to break down state and local funding opportunities to better help local governments and community partners navigate and access potential solutions for challenges they are facing. This series is hosted by the CRO in partnership with OEDIT with collaboration from multiple other state agencies.

These webinars are delivered as part of the Local Government Coordination Calls, hosted on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. To watch these live, ensure you are registered.

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The goal of this webinar series is to break down state and local funding opportunities to better help local governments and community partners navigate and access potential solutions for challenges they are facing. This series is hosted by the CRO in partnership with OEDIT with collaboration from multiple other state agencies.

These webinars are delivered as part of the Local Government Coordination Calls, hosted on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. To watch these live, ensure you are registered.

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This monthly call is a resource for COVID recovery for local governments and also has shifted to include a focus on assisting local communities in navigating available unprecedented funding opportunities. These include, but are not limited to, updates related to the American Rescue Plan Act, the Infrastructure Improvements and Jobs Act, as well as other forms of funding that are relevant to the local level. It takes place on the third Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. Topics vary based on current events, but always include updates from the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

This meeting will also include webinars from our “Pathways to Recovery and Resiliency Funding” series that are organized to help local communities get a deeper understanding of funding opportunities and guidance on solutions for local issues. See past webinars here (see “Pathways to Recovery & Resiliency Funding Series” in the navigation bar on the left-hand side).

After registering, you will be able to automatically add these recurring meetings to your calendar.

Technical Assistance Offerings

This session will include an overview of free technical assistance, Colorado Solar and Storage Association’s (COSSA) Solar In Your Community programming, and direct pay overview from the Colorado Energy Office.

Welcome to Camp Resilience: A Rural Prosperity Leadership Academy.

** Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event will be rescheduled. We will reach out to participants with more information.

Nothing is future proof, but at Camp Resilience we will help you build the skills to ensure your communities are responsive to change. Resilient Colorado communities will be able to adapt and thrive no matter what disruptions they face. Disruptions facing Colorado communities include long-term stresses such as drought, aging populations, loss of population, climate change, industry transitions, and lack of affordable housing as well as short-term shocks such as fire and highway closures.You will walk away from camp able to integrate resilience into all aspects of your projects, programs, and plans. This will ensure you are investing in actions that will withstand change and disruption and endure for many generations. As with any good camp, there will be opportunities to break the rules, especially with regard to ways of doing business that no longer serve you. We hope you will walk away a little changed-at least as it relates to how you position your communities to take on the future. Singing kumbaya will be optional, but creativity will be front and center. We promise camp is never boring. 

The Details:

What:

A free, one day, in-person workshop.

When:

April 9, 2024, in Akron, Colorado from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Who:

Rural county or municipal teams of 3-5 people consisting of local government representatives and local partners. We are suggesting a municipal/county manager, local government leadership staff representing different departments, community development staff, elected officials, and local partners. Local partners could include an economic development or nonprofit representative, chamber or business representative, or other community leader. Local partners can be invited based on the project you would like to workshop and if they play a role. Local governments have ultimate discretion as to who they want to bring.

Team Selection:

Given limited capacity, 5-6 teams will be selected based on commitment to action, enthusiasm, and statement of need. Please fill out our Request to Participate form by March 5th if interested. 

For communities who are interested but unable to bring a whole team or are not selected, one representative from the community can attend. If you wish to just attend as a representative of your community, email Kate Guibert, and you Regional Manager, and we will add you to the invitation list.

Outcomes:

• Participants will leave camp with a framework for integrating resilience into their organizations including identified shocks and stresses the community might face and the tools to address those vulnerabilities in all the work they do. 

• Participants will workshop one community project, plan, or program to make their project more adaptive to change. 

• Participants will be better able to integrate resilience into grant applications. 

• Participants will have a chance to hear from peer communities on how they are positioning their communities for the future. 

• The day promises to be fun and creative and get local governments and their partners outside their day-to-day boxes to do future looking and adaptive thinking. 

• A follow-up consultation with the Colorado Resiliency Office will be offered to each team to help further work the resilience priorities of the community. 

• The workshop will build a coalition of resilience practitioners across regions poised to take their communities into the future, while honoring the things that make their communities unique.

Agenda

Morning

• Call to Camp: The Superpowers of Resilience 

• Exercise: Communities identify key vulnerabilities through a shocks and stresses exercise 

• Adaptive Thinking Presentation 

• Exercise: Communities develop a few resilience criteria they would like to integrate into their organizations to buffer against disruption and be adaptive to change

Afternoon

• Resilience in Action Presentation 

• Workshop: Through a series of questions and prompts, communities integrate their resilience criteria into a plan, project, or program they are currently working on

Questions?

Contact Kate Guibert.

Microgrids for Community Resilience Overview & Best Practices

This session will include an overview of the project, eligible entities and projects, as well as best practices learned from previous awardees.

This monthly call is a resource for COVID recovery for local governments and also has shifted to include a focus on assisting local communities in navigating available unprecedented funding opportunities. These include, but are not limited to, updates related to the American Rescue Plan Act, the Infrastructure Improvements and Jobs Act, as well as other forms of funding that are relevant to the local level. It takes place on the third Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. Topics vary based on current events, but always include updates from the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

This meeting will also include webinars from our “Pathways to Recovery and Resiliency Funding” series that are organized to help local communities get a deeper understanding of funding opportunities and guidance on solutions for local issues. See past webinars here (see “Pathways to Recovery & Resiliency Funding Series” in the navigation bar on the left-hand side).

After registering, you will be able to automatically add these recurring meetings to your calendar.

The goal of this webinar series is to break down state and local funding opportunities to better help local governments and community partners navigate and access potential solutions for challenges they are facing. This series is hosted by the CRO in partnership with OEDIT with collaboration from multiple other state agencies.

These webinars are delivered as part of the Local Government Coordination Calls, hosted on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. To watch these live, ensure you are registered.

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Public Health, Extreme Weather, and Microgrids

This session included presentations from Collective Energy and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on the intersecting needs of healthcare centers, extreme weather, and grid resilience. 

Pathways to Recovery and Resiliency Funding Webinar Series: Federal Funding Compliance and Monitoring

The goal of this webinar series is to break down state and local funding opportunities to better help local governments and community partners navigate and access potential solutions for challenges they are facing. This series is hosted by the CRO in partnership with OEDIT with collaboration from multiple other state agencies.

These webinars are delivered as part of the Local Government Coordination Calls, hosted on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. To watch these live, ensure you are registered.

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February Local Government Coordination Call

This monthly call is a resource for COVID recovery for local governments and also has shifted to include a focus on assisting local communities in navigating available unprecedented funding opportunities. These include, but are not limited to, updates related to the American Rescue Plan Act, the Infrastructure Improvements and Jobs Act, as well as other forms of funding that are relevant to the local level. It takes place on the third Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. Topics vary based on current events, but always include updates from the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

This meeting will also include webinars from our “Pathways to Recovery and Resiliency Funding” series that are organized to help local communities get a deeper understanding of funding opportunities and guidance on solutions for local issues. See past webinars here (see “Pathways to Recovery & Resiliency Funding Series” in the navigation bar on the left-hand side).

After registering, you will be able to automatically add these recurring meetings to your calendar.

2024 Virtual Colorado Resiliency Summit

Our third annual Colorado Resiliency Summit’s theme was Stories of Resilience: Uniting for Climate Adaptation. We were be joined by story-tellers, subject matter experts at the state and local level, and local communities to discuss the importance of telling our story in achieving climate adaptation goals.

If you were unable to join us for the live event, we encourage you to checkout the following recordings and takeaway materials:

Key Takeaways, Resources, and Materials

Keynote Presentation: Ernest House, Jr. | Senior Policy Director and Director for the Center of Tribal and Indigenous Engagement, Keystone Policy Center

Ernest discussed how resiliency is at the heart of Indigenous communities in his presentation titled “Beyond Land Acknowledgements - Stories of Resilience.” This discussion took a deep dive into the many questions related to land acknowledgements, and uses this conversation as a means in which to level set around the often unknown historical context and stories of the 2 Federally-recognized Tribes in Colorado: The Ute-Mountain-Ute Tribe and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. Ernest emphasizes the importance of Indigenous communities being part of conversations related to climate, particularly because of their historic relationship to the land, and this being integral and central to Indigenous culture, as well as how understanding and recognizing history and stories of Tribes in Colorado is crucial to building effective partnerships and developing a path forward. Land acknowledgements should never be a means of “checking a box,” and the emphasis should be instead on understanding this historic context, such as the fact that Indigenous communities were forcibly removed from their traditional homelands, and opening conversations for how organizations can repair relationships and seek intentional collaboration with Tribes in Colorado.

Ernest highlights that “collaboration happens at the speed of trust,” and shared where there is need for Local/Tribal Consultation including:

• To enable the creation of strategies that effectively address unique challenges and opportunities of Indigenous communities in Colorado.

• To leverage opportunities for mutually beneficial collaborations between municipalities, State agencies, Tribes, and Colorado’s American Indian/Alaskan Native communities.

• To meet consultation requirements established under memorandum of understanding (MOU) and/or additional Federal or State guidelines.

Contact Ernest House, Jr.

Center of Tribal and Indigenous Engagement, Keystone Policy Center

“Stories of Resilience”

We took the opportunity to showcase examples from across Colorado where storytelling can mobilize action for climate adaptation.

Andrea Gibson | Colorado Poet Laureate

Andrea shared their poem “Homesick: A Plea for our Planet” as a way to show how “devastating truth” can be deeply impactful, but yet hopeful, and is the kind of art that ignites a desire for us to take action. This poem was an example of how the power of words can move us and inspire us, and a beautiful telling of how the planet supports our livelihood in an abundance of ways, and how we too, “can make the thorns proud” by being in relationship with the earth.

Visit Andrea’s Website

Beth Osnes | SHINE

Beth shared with us the magic that can happen when we empower youth through theatre and performance, and how this can have a place in governmental climate adaptation planning! As the creator, Beth demonstrated Shine Performance, a mini-musical for youth engagement in resilience planning and climate solutions within your community, all free Open-Source materials - everything you need - for producing a musical with youth in your school, organization or faith community.

Shine Curriculum

This was developed for addressing 4th grade Colorado Next Generation Science Standards and is grab-and-go curriculum ready for use in any 4th grade classroom to engage students in learning about energy, climate, and how to be a communicator of resilience and climate solutions. Free Open-Source materials - everything you need - to guide this in your classroom, co-created with 4th grade teachers in Jefferson County and classroom tested!

Full Curriculum and Supporting Materials Downloadable PDF

Enacting Climate

This is a website containing 4-5th grade level top 82 climate solutions. Includes delightfully illustrated and Open-Source materials engaging for 4-5th grade learners.

Please contact Beth Osnes with any questions or for encouragement and support in using any of these resources as you engage youth in your community to be co-authors of an equitable, survivable, and thrive-able world for life and the ecosystems upon which life depends.

Destiny Hardney & Wayne Watts | Dream, Create, Inspire Tour (DCI Tour)

Destiny and Wayne, co-founders of Dream, Create, Inspire Tour, facilitate songwriting workshops as a means of connecting through storytelling, collaboration, and liberatory practices. During the Summit, DCI Tour worked with the participants to provide a taste of what these workshops can look like! This session focused on an embodiment exercise to help participants use and identify language that can move us all from a space of feeling grief as it relates to our climate, and move us instead to a space of hope and inspiration.

The following is the lyrics to the song that was co-created with participants of the summit:

Intro:
Chief in my bloodline

I sit at the heart of it

Since time and memorial

We’ve been a part of it.

Verse:

I fly like a butterfly shining in Boulder

My energy can never be destroyed I told ya

Collaboration happens at the speed of trust

150 tribes who you need is us (singing)

Mantra-Based Chorus:

I am one with all things (4x)

In alignment with all lifeforms (4x)

I am in full partnership with our planet (4x)

*** The strings in my heart are in tune with the universe (4x) ***

*** taken from Sun Ra’s “I Am Strange” ***

Remapping Activity | From Zoom Chat

• Clear

• Majestic

• Bursts of Color

• The freshness

• Birds chirping

• Sunlight

• Plants

• Feel Right

Last Mantra: “Species Thriving Together”

Highlighting State Climate Adaptation Progress

Anne Miller, Colorado Resiliency Office Director & Jonathan Asher, Governor’s Office of Climate Preparedness and Disaster Recovery Director

Anne and Jonathan shared the progress and important work happening at the State related to climate adaptation. With the standing up of the Governor’s Office of Climate Preparedness and Disaster Recovery, provides an opportunity for an additional layer of coordination and added capacity for inter-agency climate adaptation progress.

Resources shared:

• 2023 Annual Progress Report for the Colorado Resiliency Framework Implementation

• Colorado Climate Preparedness Roadmap

• Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap

• Monthly Local Government Coordination Calls and Pathways to Recovery & Resiliency Series Webinars

• Climate Resilience Challenge

• Colorado’s Climate Action Website

Breakout Sessions

The second half of the Summit’s agenda consisted of two breakout sessions. These were an opportunity for participants to dive into more specific topics around story-telling as it relates to climate adaptation.

Breakout Session 1: Beyond Data: Telling Your Community’s Story with Multimedia, People, and Places

This breakout featured panelists Phaedra Pezzullo, PhD., Associate Professor from the CU Boulder College of Media, Communication, and Information and Evan Barrientos, Conservation Filmmaker and Photographer and the Creator of Fireforest. Each of them shared examples of tools, technologies, and resources for telling the impacts of climate change on local communities, referencing how equity-related data can tell a story, but how the use of multimedia and qualitative approaches can be used to weave a more complete story.

Key Takeaways:

• Phaedra shared and defined Theory vs Practice when using data to tell stories: In Environmental Justice communities, data alone is not enough. We need to identify and tell communities’ stories by making sure the stories we tell are empowering communities and not focusing on the negative or the need, while making sure to avoid creating narrative fatigue or asking communities to retell their story over and over.

  • Phaedra Highlighted the Storymaps used in the Colorado Enviroscreen tool that tell the story of climate adaptation and the diverse stories across Colorado

  • Contact Phaedra Pezzullo

• Evan Highlighted Fireforest, as an example of how timelapse photography and photo monitoring better helped truly show a forest’s ability to recover following a major wildfire, in this case the Cameron Peak Wildfire. The use of this multimedia can better help inform forest management practices and shows how fire is not always negative.

  • Contact Evan Barrientos
    

Breakout Session 2: Finding Common Ground through Storytelling

This breakout featured panelists Sarah Bucci from Climate Nexus, Pat Keys, Associate Professor of the CSU Department of Atmospheric Science, and Heather Bergman, Senior Facilitator and President of Peak Facilitation. This breakout pointed out that while diverse perspectives exist on climate issues, it is essential to recognize that we all share a common planet and future. This breakout featured personal stories, experiences, challenges, and real-world examples where storytelling facilitated the achievement of climate adaptation goals and fostered sustainable action, in addition to highlighting the importance of finding common ground and fostering unity among different stakeholders to collectively combat climate change.

Key Takeaways:

• Pat Keys shared how he supports his students in envisioning the future through using innovative modeling techniques to help move towards preparedness and resilience versus being stuck in the present.

  • Contact Pat Keys

• Sarah Bucci highlighted storytelling-based communication techniques, including the importance of meeting communities where they are at, leading with values, and offering solutions versus focusing on the problem. She emphasized that urgency + hope = action.

  • Resilient Colorado River Work

  • Water Hub

  • Water Hub Newsletter

  • Contact Sarah Bucci

• Heather Bergman discussed how to find commonality with stakeholders that might not agree, including connecting to life stories, connecting as humans, and the importance of moving forward and not focusing on political connections.

  • Learn more about Peak Facilitation

  • Contact Heather Bergman

Thank you for another amazing Summit!

We extend our deepest thanks and gratitude to our 2024 speakers and creatives, as well as all who participated in this event. If you attended the event, we would love to know what we can do to improve in future events. Please let us know by taking our short survey.

January Local Government Coordination Call

This monthly call is a resource for COVID recovery for local governments and also has shifted to include a focus on assisting local communities in navigating available unprecedented funding opportunities. These include, but are not limited to, updates related to the American Rescue Plan Act, the Infrastructure Improvements and Jobs Act, as well as other forms of funding that are relevant to the local level. It takes place on the third Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. Topics vary based on current events, but always include updates from the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

This meeting will also include webinars from our “Pathways to Recovery and Resiliency Funding” series that are organized to help local communities get a deeper understanding of funding opportunities and guidance on solutions for local issues. See past webinars here (see “Pathways to Recovery & Resiliency Funding Series” in the navigation bar on the left-hand side).

After registering, you will be able to automatically add these recurring meetings to your calendar.

Pathways to Recovery and Resiliency Funding Webinar Series: IIJA Public Transit Funding

The goal of this webinar series is to break down state and local funding opportunities to better help local governments and community partners navigate and access potential solutions for challenges they are facing. This series is hosted by the CRO in partnership with OEDIT with collaboration from multiple other state agencies.

These webinars are delivered as part of the Local Government Coordination Calls, hosted on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. To watch these live, ensure you are registered.

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IIJA Road and Bridge Funding

The goal of this webinar series is to break down state and local funding opportunities to better help local governments and community partners navigate and access potential solutions for challenges they are facing. This series is hosted by the CRO in partnership with OEDIT with collaboration from multiple other state agencies.

These webinars are delivered as part of the Local Government Coordination Calls, hosted on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. To watch these live, ensure you are registered.

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December Local Government Coordination Call

This monthly call is a resource for COVID recovery for local governments and also has shifted to include a focus on assisting local communities in navigating available unprecedented funding opportunities. These include, but are not limited to, updates related to the American Rescue Plan Act, the Infrastructure Improvements and Jobs Act, as well as other forms of funding that are relevant to the local level. It takes place on the third Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. Topics vary based on current events, but always include updates from the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

This meeting will also include webinars from our “Pathways to Recovery and Resiliency Funding” series that are organized to help local communities get a deeper understanding of funding opportunities and guidance on solutions for local issues. See past webinars (see “Pathways to Recovery & Resiliency Funding Series” in the navigation bar on the left-hand side).

After registering, you will be able to automatically add these recurring meetings to your calendar.

November Local Government Coordination Call

This monthly call is a resource for COVID recovery for local governments and also has shifted to include a focus on assisting local communities in navigating available unprecedented funding opportunities. These include, but are not limited to, updates related to the American Rescue Plan Act, the Infrastructure Improvements and Jobs Act, as well as other forms of funding that are relevant to the local level. It takes place on the third Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. Topics vary based on current events, but always include updates from the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

This meeting will also include webinars from our “Pathways to Recovery and Resiliency Funding” series that are organized to help local communities get a deeper understanding of funding opportunities and guidance on solutions for local issues. See past webinars (see “Pathways to Recovery & Resiliency Funding Series” in the navigation bar on the left-hand side).

After registering, you will be able to automatically add these recurring meetings to your calendar.

Collaboration for Capacity Building

The goal of this webinar series is to break down state and local funding opportunities to better help local governments and community partners navigate and access potential solutions for challenges they are facing. This series is hosted by the CRO in partnership with OEDIT with collaboration from multiple other state agencies.

These webinars are delivered as part of the Local Government Coordination Calls, hosted on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. To watch these live, ensure you are registered.

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Economic Vibrancy and Diversity

This is an opportunity offered on a quarterly basis to gain awareness of innovative ideas, conversations, and projects happening around Colorado's commitment to a more climate-adapted and resilient future.

The purpose of this series is to equip local governments with the tools, resources, and knowledge aimed at addressing climate change in Colorado. This is facilitated by including speakers who are subject matter experts that provide different perspectives and build awareness of the opportunities available and strategies to implement. 

This webinar aims to discuss how local governments can approach climate action strategies through economic diversity and showcases how this can generate vibrancy in local and rural communities. This webinar included topics such as “green” (climate-focused) business programs and expansion, examples of communities integrating climate adaptation goals, and the Mainstreet Open for Business Grant.

October Local Government Coordination Call

This monthly call is a resource for COVID recovery for local governments and also has shifted to include a focus on assisting local communities in navigating available unprecedented funding opportunities. These include, but are not limited to, updates related to the American Rescue Plan Act, the Infrastructure Improvements and Jobs Act, as well as other forms of funding that are relevant to the local level. It takes place on the third Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. Topics vary based on current events, but always include updates from the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

This meeting will also include webinars from our “Pathways to Recovery and Resiliency Funding” series that are organized to help local communities get a deeper understanding of funding opportunities and guidance on solutions for local issues. See past webinars (see “Pathways to Recovery & Resiliency Funding Series” in the navigation bar on the left-hand side).

After registering, you will be able to automatically add these recurring meetings to your calendar.