Roadmap Program
COVID-19 represents one of the greatest disruptions of our lifetimes, requiring communities to partner across jurisdictional boundaries in order to effectively respond to change and elevate community assets to solve shared problems. We are excited to offer communities an opportunity to work together to support diversifying and strengthening their economies while building your region’s resiliency.
The Roadmaps Program brought together 16 Regional Community Teams made up of over 150 rural jurisdictions, in addition to non-governmental partners. Launch the Resiliency Roadmap Final Report for a complete summary of the program and outcomes.
Get to Know the Teams and Resiliency Roadmap
Get an introduction to each of the 16 Regional Community Teams and the regional priorities that were defined through the Roadmaps process.
More on the Teams and Resiliency Roadmap
Each Regional Community Team’s final Roadmap resulted in regionally prioritized and actionable strategies that are helping Colorado's rural communities recover from COVID and be more resilient to future disruptions. View the final roadmap for each of the sixteen teams, which identify long-term strategies and goals that are still relevant today:
Final Roadmaps
- Clear Creek Region (Completed September 2022)
- Central San Juan High Alpine (Completed January 2023)
Overview and Handout - Eagle Valley (Completed March 2023)
- East Central Colorado (Completed March 2023)
- Gunnison County / One Valley (Completed October 2023)
- Mesa County First Responders (Completed March 2023)
Strategies Matrix - Montezuma County (Completed December 2022)
- Northern Colorado (Completed March 23, 2023)
- Northeast Colorado (Completed September 2022)
Priorities Overview One-Pager - Northwest Colorado (Completed January 2023)
- Pitkin/Roaring Fork Valley (Completed August 2022)
- South/Eastern San Luis Valley (Completed March 2023)
- South Central COG (Completed September 2022)
- Summit County Region (Completed October 2022)
Spanish Summary Version - Southeast Colorado (Completed March 2023)
- Western San Luis Valley (Completed March 2023)
Hear from some of the Regional Community Team leadership involved in Roadmaps as they reflect on the importance of this work.
Get Involved
The goals and strategies in each region are forward-thinking and ambitious, requiring organizational and community support. Please email either the Roadmaps Program Manager, Marguerite Harden, at marguerite.harden@state.co.us or reach out directly to the contact listed for your region on the RoadMaps StoryMap.
We envision that by identifying, including, and serving disproportionately impacted and socially or economically disadvantaged groups through the Roadmaps Program, these populations will be less vulnerable and less impacted during future shocks and stressors. We are taking an inclusive approach to the Roadmaps planning process and we encourage community organizations to get involved in their region and/or in the planning process across regions.
The Western San Luis Valley Team met in November 2022 to share their Roadmap strategies and progress with partners.
Community leaders meet in Burlington, Colorado to workshop strategies during the Resilience Roadmaps process.
Opportunity Coordinated By
The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), partnered with the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE), and Community Builders, to provide this opportunity to regional communities. This opportunity was funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
