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Smart Growth America cultivates vibrant, sustainable communities with diverse living and transportation options, enhancing quality of life for all.
Throughout the year, we host a number of in-person and virtual events covering topics related to public health, social equity, and climate resilience.
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By Ilana Preuss, October 10, 2014
New York, NY’s FDR Drive after flooding from Hurricane Sandy. Photo by David Shankbone, via Flickr.
Applications are currently open for HUD’s National Disaster Resilience Competition, and earlier this week, Smart Growth America hosted a webinar to discuss details of this $1 billion opportunity.
If you missed the webinar, you can now view the presentation slides online. The slides include an overview of the application process by Danielle Arigoni, Deputy Director, HUD Office of Economic Resilience, and Jessie Handforth Kome, Deputy Director, HUD Office of Block Grant Assistance.
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Still have questions? Email the HUD Resilience team directly at resilientrecovery hud gov.
We apologize to those who called in but could not join the audio portion of the webinar. We had an unexpectedly high turnout for the webinar and filled up the large webinar conference system quickly.
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