Community Development Digest

Disaster Recovery

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Costner's 'Waterworld' Plot: How Implausible Was It?

If you're a Kevin Costner fan, you may recall his 1995 film "Waterworld." Critics at the time dissed the film, dismissing the plot as highly implausible. But was it really? According to online real estate markets analyst Zillow, if sea levels continue to rise at their current pace, climate scientists predict 36 U.S. cities will be completely lost by the year 2100 and Florida will take the biggest hit with an estimated one in eight homes sinking into the sea.

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Nat’l Disaster Resilience Competition Winners Named

The Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) announces winners of the $1 billion National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC). HUD, through NDRC, will provide funding for resilient housing and infrastructure projects to 13 states and communities that were impacted by major disasters between 2011 and 2013.

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California's Poor and Homeless Severely Impacted by El Niño

The long-anticipated El Niño downpours have finally arrived in drought-stricken California. And while the much-needed rain is a welcome boon to the state’s severely diminished water supply, its impact on the poor and the homeless could be disastrous.

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New NIST Guide Aides in Formulation of Resilience Plans

Prepared by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) economists, the “Community Resilience Economic Decision Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems” details steps for evaluating the “economic ramifications” of contemplated resilience investments as well as the option of maintaining the status quo.

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Preparing Small Businesses for Natural Disasters

Join Agility Recovery and the Small Business Administration on Tuesday, Jan. 12, for a free webinar that will examine how small businesses handled disaster-related losses in 2015, lessons learned, and the resulting best practices.

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SBA Reopens Filing Period for Superstorm Sandy Survivors

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has reopened the filing period for survivors in all states affected by Superstorm Sandy to apply for low-interest disaster loans. The new filing deadline for physical damage and economic injury losses is Dec. 1, 2016.

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A Decade of Recovery from Nation’s Worst Natural Disaster

Ten years ago this month, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the U.S. Gulf Coast, driving more than a million people from their homes and killing more than 1,800 individuals. To this day, Katrina remains the most devastating and costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.

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USDA Helps Landowners Play Pivotal Role in Gulf Recovery

Landowners in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida worked with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to make conservation improvements on more than 22 million acres during fiscal years 2010-2014.

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USDA Tags 256 Counties Eligible for Disaster Relief

Farmers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of the declaration to apply for loans to help cover part of their actual losses. Each loan application is considered on its own merits and based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability.

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Funding Helps Missourians Rebuild After Storms, Flooding

Late last week (Jan. 14), the Department of Labor announced the release of an additional $200,000 to aid the state's cleanup and recovery efforts.

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