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Building wildfire-resistant homes after disasters will save billions

Patricia Hernandez

Upfront investments in rebuilding to wildfire-resistant standards can save billions in future avoided economic losses. Read more
Match requirements prevent rural and low-capacity communities from accessing climate resilience funding

Kris Smith, Ph.D.

Many federal grant programs require communities to provide a local match, creating barriers for rural and underserved places. Read more
Capacity-limited states still struggle to access FEMA BRIC grants

Kris Smith, Ph.D.

Places with lower capacity are failing to get funding through FEMA’s flagship grant program, Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC). Read more
Mountain, Midwest, and Gulf States fail to secure FEMA resilience funding

Kris Smith, Ph.D.

Rural and lower capacity communities failed to successfully compete for FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) funding in FY 2020. Read more

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