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Montezuma County seeks new hazard-mitigation plan grant; county staff ask commissioners to approve match and sign application
Summary
Emergency Manager Steven Anderson asked the Montezuma County Commission to approve the county’s hazard-mitigation plan grant submission and the required local match so staff can sign and submit the application by the March deadline.
Montezuma County Emergency Manager Steven Anderson briefed commissioners on the county’s proposed hazard mitigation plan (HMP) grant application to the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). Anderson said new FEMA requirements for community outreach and increased consulting time have raised costs compared with the last plan cycle.
Anderson summarized the financials presented to the board: a total project cost of $115,955; total matching funds of $28,090 (including an in-kind component of roughly $16,000); and a cash match requirement of about $13,000. Anderson said an earlier internal estimate of needing an additional $810 cash match had been discussed, but the fuller budget shows the larger, stated totals. He told commissioners the grant application deadline is in March (staff stated March 10) and that awards—if received—would likely arrive in November of the following year.
Why it matters: the county’s hazard mitigation plan must be updated every five years to remain eligible for certain federal and state mitigation grants. Anderson said several local projects stem from prior mitigation planning (generators, sirens, water-district planning grants) and that an approved and current HMP is a prerequisite for future funding.
Anderson said the county had reviewed comparable HMP projects in similar Colorado counties and adjusted the scope to match current FEMA requirements. He asked commissioners to approve the grant submission and the cash match, and to allow staff to sign the application so it can be submitted on schedule.
Commissioners asked questions about cost, match sources and timing. Anderson noted that the match will primarily come from county funds and in-kind contributions (volunteer time and wages recorded as match). He reported that the county intends to award any consultant work via a competitive bid after the grant is secured.
Next steps: Commissioners indicated they would consider the request and Anderson said he would bring the document for signature the following day. Staff will finalize the scope of work and budget for the grant application and proceed with submission by the stated deadline.
