In Brief:
- FEMA provides $8.6 million for Gold Hill Pipeline in Greeley
- Jefferson County wildfire hazard mitigation receives $1 million
- Mesa County Douglas Wash Detention Basin project funded $869,000
- FEMA’s nationwide hazard mitigation funding totals over $189 million
DENVER — FEMA has made nearly $15 million available for hazard mitigation projects in Colorado, Montana and Utah through its Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant program.
The funding is intended to support projects that address flood, earthquake and wildfire risks before disasters occur.
The projects were authorized by Congress through the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act. Nationwide, FEMA expects more than $189 million in federal funding to support 125 projects in 40 states and one Tribal Nation…