NRCS lifts freeze on Mississippi flood mitigation funds
The Upper Bear Creek Watershed Project has received clearance to move forward with $26 million in federal funding for flood mitigation.
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Washington city unveils strategic work plan with infrastructure opportunities
Over the next two years, the new plan will work in tandem with the city’s existing planning tools to address infrastructure needs.
Colorado unveils microgrid roadmap to boost grid resilience
In the face of increasing climate threats, states are increasingly looking to microgrids as a solution.
State of Florida partners with tech company Futuri, University of Florida to launch AI-driven emergency broadcast system
The system, called BEACON, utilizes AI to capture, prioritize, deliver and translate public safety information from officials, then creates voice broadcast updates and advisories in multiple languages and localizes this content based on geography.
New York approves $665 million in water infrastructure funding, including $450 million for NYC
This approval gives municipalities access to low-interest-rate financing to begin work such as upgrading treatment facilities to remove emerging contaminants from drinking water.
$500 million available to help address climate change, natural disasters
Awards will help states establish low-interest loans to provide hazard mitigation assistance to local governments
$1.8 billion available to states, cities to prepare and prevent disasters
Grant guidance will focus on nation’s highest-risk areas, including urban areas that face the most significant threats
$119 million available for landscape-scale conservation and restoration projects
10-year program will use locally led and nationally scaled projects to conserve and restore 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030
EPA offering $30 million to support Gulf of Mexico watershed improvements
Healthy and Resilient Gulf of Mexico 2023 program is expected to award five grants of up to $6 million each for priority area projects in underserved communities
