Infrastructure Deal Provides FEMA Billions for Community Mitigation Investments

President Joe Biden recently signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The legislation takes decisive action, allowing $1.2 trillion to tackle the climate crisis and strengthen the nation’s resilience, including underserved communities that are most vulnerable. Notably, the Act provides $6.8 billion that FEMA will invest in communitywide mitigation to reduce disaster suffering and avoid future disaster costs in the face of more frequent and severe events arising from wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, tornados and floods. “The pace and severity of natural disasters in this country are undeniably increasing. The resources required to respond and recover from these events requires bold action from across