Preventing Natural Disasters: Increased Support for Most Vulnerable Communities
This act aims to better prepare communities for natural disasters by increasing financial and technical support, especially for high-risk areas, communities of color, low-income communities, and tribal communities. It focuses on planning and building infrastructure resilient to future climate threats.
Key points
Increased funding for disaster prevention, including raising the federal share to 90% of costs for small, impoverished communities and environmental justice communities.
Prioritization of high-risk communities, environmental justice communities, communities with low tax revenue, and those with poor infrastructure in accessing aid.
Technical assistance and guidance on incorporating climate change into planning and building disaster prevention projects.
Creation of a central database to track disaster prevention and response spending, including demographic data and analysis of spending effectiveness.
Expired
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