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Rural Capacity

  • Extreme heat is not just an urban threat: The risk to rural communities

    Extreme heat is not just an urban threat: The risk to rural communities

    Kelly Pohl

    Extreme heat poses health risks to millions of rural Americans. Solutions need to be tailored to meet the unique characteristics of rural places. Read more

  • Reinvesting in rural America

    Reinvesting in rural America

    Patricia Hernandez

    Reversing the legacy of rural disinvestment—and deliberately designing solutions for rural America—is a down payment on our shared future. Read more

  • Federal climate vulnerability maps overlook low-capacity communities

    Federal climate vulnerability maps overlook low-capacity communities

    Patricia Hernandez

    Federal maps designed to identify “at-risk and in-need” communities have failed to identify those at the lower end of the capacity spectrum. Read more

  • A rural capacity map

    A rural capacity map

    Patricia Hernandez

    A new map helps identify communities where investments in staffing and expertise are needed to support infrastructure and climate resilience projects. Read more

  • FEMA’s BRIC program continues to fund innovative risk reduction – but community capacity limits access

    FEMA’s BRIC program continues to fund innovative risk reduction – but community capacity limits access

    Kris Smith, Ph.D.

    Headwaters Economics has analyzed the latest project selections announced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program. Read more

  • Match requirements prevent rural and low-capacity communities from accessing climate resilience funding

    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

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