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President Biden Announces $1 Billion in Project Selections to Make Communities More Resilient to Climate Change and Natural Hazards Through His Investing in America Agenda | Homeland Security

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President Biden ’s Investing in America Agenda Will Support 656 Resilience Projects Nationwide.

President Biden secured more than $50 billion for climate resilience and adaptation through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act .

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell : This effort highlights the importance of FEMA 's continued commitment to putting people first ”.

FEMA selected additional 600 projects totaling $208 million .

These awards will assist the most disadvantaged communities in building resilience to climate change and extreme weather events like hurricanes, flooding, tornadoes and extreme heat.

FEMA is also announcing 93 Tribes, local communities and territories that will receive non-financial direct technical assistance.