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Water Supply Finance and Construction Program - Project Data Grantee: Colorado Water Conservation Board County: Statewide I)rujed Name: Colorado Floodplain Map Modernization Program Project Type: Flood Protl'Ction Program Matching Funds for Federal Grants IlralnaRc nuln: All River Basins in Colorado Water Source: N/A . Totall'rojer. Co~t: $1,900,000 T)'pe of Grantee: State Government CWCB Non-Reimbursable Jov.: $500,000 FundlnR Source: CWCB Canst. Fund ,\Iedlan Household Income: N/A Interest Rail': N/A Term: N/A SUMMARY Beginning in August 2003, Colorado has received on the over $5.5 million in federal grant dollars for floodplain mapping activities as part of the floodplain Map Modcmi7-3lion program initiated by FEMA. The FEMA funds arc being matched by eWeB and local cost-share dollars 10 implement the map update work that includes engineering and GIS to create new digital countywide maps. The initial Map Modernization Program funds authoril-cd in the 2003 and all subsequent Construction Fund Bills have provided the required non-federal matching dollars (80/20 cost share program). The State funds are further leveraged by local cost share dollars and in-kind services from many communities thus far. The total funding amounts have been instrumental in keeping Colorado as a Icad slate within FEMA Region 8 and will continue to benefit a variely of Colorado communilies in the months and years 10 comc. Without the cwcn matching dollars, Colorado could miss out on millions of dollars in federal grants. It is fully expected that high levels of FEMA funding (millions of$) will stream into Colorado during the next several years and beyond. Additionally, the Map Modernization work will become part of the proposed Flood DSS system 10 increase data capture and enhance Colorado's decision support tools. . The impact area of the Floodplain Map Modernization Program is within the entire slate of Colorado. The Project objective is to develop updated countywide floodplain maps using current community base map information within a digital environment. The use of statc.-of-the-art GIS technology will be employed for all new countywide studies in Colorado for easc of distribution, updating and viewing. . r=II Flood MoIp Mod~llatlon Count~ lCornpkolPd,Ongolnq.or cUtrl"nl FVQ6 slart!