Energy & Agriculture

The COVID Recovery Funding Series is part of DOLA’s bi-weekly Local Government Coordination Call. The series features representatives from State agencies and departments who provide valuable information about important funding programs that can support local governments during the recovery process as they address their local recovery priorities and strategies.

Wildfire, Water, & Environment

The COVID Recovery Funding Series is part of DOLA’s bi-weekly Local Government Coordination Call. The series features representatives from State agencies and departments who provide valuable information about important funding programs that can support local governments during the recovery process as they address their local recovery priorities and strategies.

Broadband and Transportation

The COVID Recovery Funding Series is part of DOLA’s bi-weekly Local Government Coordination Call. The series features representatives from State agencies and departments who provide valuable information about important funding programs that can support local governments during the recovery process as they address their local recovery priorities and strategies.

Workforce Development

The COVID Recovery Funding Series is part of DOLA’s bi-weekly Local Government Coordination Call. The series features representatives from State agencies and departments who provide valuable information about important funding programs that can support local governments during the recovery process as they address their local recovery priorities and strategies.

This webinar features Lee Wheeler-Berliner, Director of the Colorado Workforce Development Council Office.

Efficiency and Sustainability in Water Treatment Plants

This webinar offers both innovative and increasingly more commonplace methods for water treatment plants to reduce energy use and costs while increasing water use efficiency. This webinar covers methane capture, alternative fuels, and more while showcasing examples from here in Colorado.

Economy and Business

The COVID Recovery Funding Series is part of DOLA’s bi-weekly Local Government Coordination Call. The series features representatives from State agencies and departments who provide valuable information about important funding programs that can support local governments during the recovery process as they address their local recovery priorities and strategies.

This webinar features Katharina Papenbrock from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade.

Community Development & Housing

The COVID Recovery Funding Series is part of DOLA’s bi-weekly Local Government Coordination Call. The series features representatives from State agencies and departments who provide valuable information about important funding programs that can support local governments during the recovery process as they address their local recovery priorities and strategies.

This webinar features the Community Development Office and Division of Housing from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs. First you hear from Andy Hill from the Community Development Office and then Andrew Paredes from the Division of Housing.

Colorado Department of Human Services

The COVID Recovery Funding Series is part of DOLA’s bi-weekly Local Government Coordination Call. The series features representatives from State agencies and departments who provide valuable information about important funding programs that can support local governments during the recovery process as they address their local recovery priorities and strategies.

This webinar features: Human Services. First you hear from Robert Werthwein from the Office of Behavioral Health and then Sarah Lipscomb from the Department of Human Services.

Embedding Climate Equity in Your Community

This webinar discusses how Colorado communities are disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change and how local governments are responding equitably. An overview of CDPHE's Climate Equity Framework to assist local governments in applying climate equity principles in their community is provided.

Energy Resiliency Through Microgrids

Colorado communities faced with an increasing number of climate change-related natural hazards like fires, floods, and winter storms are turning towards microgrids to build their energy resiliency for power outages. This webinar provides a high-level overview of what a micro-grid is, then dives into Colorado examples that leveraging State and Federal resources to ensure uninterrupted power at emergency shelters and key public facilities across the state.

This webinar will provide the tools and resources to ensure that new buildings integrate energy efficiency best practices and can navigate all-important energy and resiliency-related building codes. You'll also hear from local governments that are leading the way in new building construction here in Colorado.

Planning and Support for Transportation Electrification

Colorado's Greenhouse Gas Roadmap lays out a pathway and requirement for electric vehicles (EV) and infrastructure. This webinar provides an overview of state EV policies and programs, local government planning, and available grant support. You’ll hear from the following leaders in Colorado about:

• Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) — the State Greenhouse Gas Roadmap as context, share related transportation initiatives and grant opportunities.

• CO Energy Office — the State EV plan, mention upcoming EV equity study, related educational initiatives, and ChargeAhead grant opportunities

• Pueblo County — their EV readiness plan and share success stories and challenges/lessons learned.

• Estes Park — their EV plan, how they’re leveraging electrification to increase tourism, and their opportunities and challenges.

This webinar will provide background, tools, and resources for local governments to be able to implement good land use planning and development patterns that are both reducing emissions and adapting to the impacts of climate change. We'll explain principles like smart growth, integrated planning, transportation demand management, and natural climate solutions such as green infrastructure. You’ll hear from:

• The Colorado Department of Transportation on transportation infrastructure for resiliency;

• The Town of Winter Park on their Lift Transit Program;

• Colorado Stormwater Center on green infrastructure solutions; and

• The Town of Ridgway on their approach to green infrastructure.

Actionable Climate Action Planning

Climate Action Plans (CAPs) are an important first step in mitigating and adapting to climate change -- and many Colorado communities are already leading the way. This webinar will provide background, tools, and resources on how a Climate Action Plan will set data-backed priorities and a pipeline of projects for reducing energy use and reducing climate risks and vulnerabilities in your region. Join us to hear from the following Colorado-based leaders:

• State resources & perspectives (Patrick Rondinelli, Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) & Megan Holcomb, Department of Natural Resources (DNR))

• Why and how to create a CAP (Angie Fyfe, International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI))

• CAP advice & lessons learned from Aspen (Chris Menges, City of Aspen)

Economic Recovery Through Energy Cost Savings

As Colorado communities make hard budget decisions on their path to economic recovery, the highest impact no-cost solution is through the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) Energy Performance Contract program.

This webinar discusses how local governments can invest in infrastructure improvements and enhance water efficiency by leveraging the projected savings from efficiency upgrades to finance the project on the front end. This webinar also provides information on how to use advanced metering & energy efficiency to create reliable & resilient water districts. The end goal for these projects is for local governments to enhance the effectiveness of their facility operations, mitigate water loss, and reduce their carbon footprint while maximizing the efficiency and life of existing assets.

San Miguel County Clean Energy Projects

This webinar describes how one small Colorado county is capitalizing on opportunities for local governments with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) and Colorado Energy Office (CEO) to generate renewable energy, reduce greenhouse gases, and also achieve organizational savings.

The webinar features stories of developing partnerships, project design, contracting, funding and energy generation and energy efficiency projects at San Miguel County facilities that generate solar electricity, use batteries to provide resiliency to mission-critical operations, incorporate beneficial electrification, and increase energy efficiency to maximize reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and produce a positive cash flow for the county organization.