by Local Infrastructure Hub | Jan 10, 2025 | Disaster Preparedness, Resources, Webinar Recordings & Summaries
Video not working? Click here to view the webinar on YouTube. The Local Infrastructure Hub hosted a session on January 7, 2024 to discuss resources available to help cities with climate resiliency efforts. As climate change accelerates, cities are facing increasingly...
by Local Infrastructure Hub | Jan 7, 2025 | Disaster Preparedness, Explainer/Guide, Resources
Current as of: December 17, 2024 Disaster preparedness and climate resilience are critical priorities for city leaders due to the increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act include several...
by Local Infrastructure Hub | Dec 18, 2024 | Disaster Preparedness, Explainer/Guide, Resources
In 2023 alone, the U.S. experienced 28 “billion-dollar disasters,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); this has been followed by 24 such disasters in 2024, through November 1, 2024. Damages from all events in 2023 totaled at least...
by jnguye60 | Oct 13, 2023 | Archived Resources, Disaster Preparedness, Resources, Technology and Innovation Series, Webinar Recordings & Summaries
In this session, Austin officials discussed how two digital twin pilots are helping model smoke clouds from building and wildfires, and optimize workflows and layouts inside a new emergency operations center, and how the city structures its partnership with...
by jnguye60 | Oct 10, 2023 | Archived Resources, Disaster Preparedness, Resources, Winning Strategies
The BRIC program provides funding directly to states for preventive investments in natural disaster resilience, including hazard mitigation planning and projects that will reduce the risk of damage in the event of a natural disaster. Below are five winning strategies...
by jnguye60 | Oct 10, 2023 | Archived Resources, Disaster Preparedness, Explainer/Guide, Program/NOFO Deadlines, Resources
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) includes an array of grants to address flood mitigation. The below table provides background and context around the BIL flood mitigation landscape.
