nature based solutions funding

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Helping Communities Reduce Risk from Natural Disasters by Investing in Nature

With extreme weather on the rise, communities across the country are turning to ‘nature-based solutions’ such as restoring floodplains, planting trees, and creating natural areas that store stormwater to reduce risk … Read more

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Growing Support for Nature-Based Solutions

Efforts to strengthen community resilience in the face of climate change continue to advance, and this year’s FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) National Competition highlights continued progress with … Read more

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Laying the BRICs of Resilience

As we approach the end of February, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is set to close the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities … Read more

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Let the Funding Flow

Towns and cities across the Mississippi River basin are experiencing more frequent and intense floods as the climate warms. Communities in the basin are forced to frequently rebuild with cobbled-together … Read more