Social Vulnerability Index

In 2020, our research team at Colorado State University developed the Wildfire Social Vulnerability Index (WFSVI) in order to set a criteria for reduced match for the Forest Restoration & Wildfire Risk Mitigation (FRWRM) Grant. This report describes updates to the WFSVI including updated data from the US Census, alignment with the CO HB21-1266 EnviroScreen tool, and further analysis of the WFSVI and reduced match criteria. The number of census block groups qualifying for reduced match has increased due to updated data and the inclusion of disproportionately impacted communities information from CO EnviroScreen.

Updating Reduced Match Criteria for the Forest Restoration & Wildfire Risk Mitigation Grant.