December 2021Maine launches Community Resilience Partnership; Connecticut funds stormwater authorities

November 2021NYC flood-project redesign split East River consensus; Massachusetts announces funds

November 18, 2021 Legislative Update — Resilience provisions in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

October 2021 Treasury urges use of ARPA; extends reporting deadline; towns have more capacity than they realize.

September 2021Staten Island reef project advances; officials offer advice on funding; four job openings.

September 8 Special IssueIda reinforces need for investing in resilience, Massachusetts awards $21M.

August 2021FEMA schedules webinars for grantees; environmental justice = first step in resilience, expert says.

July 2021 — House Appropriations votes to end spending deadline for CDBG-DR, NDRC projects; Maine funds infrastructure.

July 8 Update — Join webinar on July 13 on American Rescue Plan funding.

June 2021 — Municipalities use American Rescue Plan for climate action; city uses environmental impact bonds.

June 9 UpdateClimate action to be part of Maine legislative hearing on American Rescue Plan allocations.

May 2021American Rescue Plan Act will fund projects through 2024; Maine to use funds for climate action.

May 17 UpdateTreasury issues rule for funding climate-change projects from American Rescue Plan Act.

May 10 UpdateHUD Secretary lauds Hoboken flood project; NJ legislators seek expenditure deadline extension.

April 2021Funding ideas: sales tax, property insurance surcharge, real-estate conveyance fee.

April 12 UpdateConnecticut climate bills advance; webinar; Cape Cod flood-buyout session scheduled.

April 5 Update — Deadlines for Massachusetts & EPA grants and Maine Historic Plan comments.

March 2021Conveyance fee in April 13 funding webinar; Portland upgrades sewer with revolving loan fund.

March 11 UpdateEPA, National Fish & Wildlife, Massachusetts announce grant opportunities.

February 2021Annapolis, MD sues oil industry for flood damage.

February 9 UpdateMassachusetts, Maine events scheduled; stormwater-revenue webinar.

January 2021FEMA funding facts; increased federal funding requires greater “local match.”