Turning the tide toward equity: simplifying federal flood assistance applications
How application complexity hinders access to federal flood assistance for small municipalities and low-income people.
Turning the tide toward fairness: improving federal flood programs to serve financially-distressed communities
Renters, unbanked populations, and non-English speakers fall through the cracks of federal flood insurance programs.
Turning the tide toward equity: making federal flood programs work for low-income people
Federal flood program eligibility requirements leave out low-income communities.
Spring flooding and COVID-19 collide in the Midwest
As spring flooding threatens cities across the Midwest, local government leaders on the frontlines of COVID-19 prepare for a “dual disaster” response.
$400M+ expected to go to cities and towns for resilience projects this fall
FEMA’s new Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program opens up money for resilience projects.
6 Necessary Components of Flood Adaptation Planning for Local Governments
As the costliest and most common natural disaster in the United States, flooding is a risk factor that local governments cannot ignore.
Local resilience on the rise: lessons from CROs in Florida
Adding CROs to municipal governments is a monumental step towards resilience. Here’s how Surfside, FL and other municipalities have done it.
Coming up FAST: coalition surface transportation priorities
The expiration of the FAST Act in 2020 calls for a new Highway Bill that encourages proactive investment, strengthens critical routes, and defines key terminology