1. National Disaster Resilience Competition State CDBG Public Hearing February 19, 2015

2. Funds Available $1B available from to communities impacted by disasters from 2011 - 2013  $181M: NYC, NY, NJ  $820M: 67 states and local governments eligible to apply HUD Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery funds Technical assistance partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation

3. Qualifying Disasters & Areas September 25, 2012 Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding Ferry and Okanogan Counties and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4083https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4083 March 5, 2012 Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides Clallam, Grays Harbor, King, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston, and Wahkiakum Counties https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4056 March 25, 2011 Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides King, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Skagit, Skamania, and Wahkiakum Counties https://www.fema.gov/disaster/1963 https://www.fema.gov/disaster/1963

4. Timeline Sept 17Funding availability announced Feb 11-25Public comment March 27Phase 1 submission due June 2015Phase 1 winners announced Oct 2015Phase 2 submission due Dec 2015Winners announced Early 2016Funding available

5. Competition Phases Phase 1 - Concept / Framing the Needs & Objectives  Document threshold and project area  Identify partners Phase 2 – From Framing to Implementation  Propose actual projects/programs to fund

6. Threshold Tied to the disaster Most Impacted – Distressed – Unmet Recovery Needs Tacoma/Puyallup Metro Area DR-4056: Severe winter storms, flooding and landslides, 2012 Mount Vernon/Skagit River Area DR-1963: Severe winter storms, flooding and landslides, 2011

7. Need Extreme precipitation events  Flood  Landslide Seismic  Earthquake  Volcano  Tsunami Climate Change  Frequency  Intensity

8. Soundness of Approach Summit to Sea Collective Leverage existing strategies and resources to expand partnerships and build resilience:  Reconnect floodplains  Reduce physical barriers to streamflow  Improve stormwater management with green infrastructure  Increase urban tree density  Support small businesses  Incentivize flood insurance  Improve critical infrastructure  Engage communities

9. Partners State Departments Commerce, Military/Emergency Mgt, Ecology, Natural Resource, Transportation, Governors Office UW Sea Grant, Climate Impacts Group Local Governments Pierce County, King County, Mount Vernon Tribes Puyallup Private/Non-Profit Catalyst 2030/PNW Resilience Challenge And more…

10. Resilience Incorporated  Obama’s Climate Preparedness and Resilience Task Force: Inslee is a member  Integrated Climate Change Response Strategy  Floodplains by Design  Resilient Washington State  Planning: Enhanced Hazard Mitigation Plan, Growth Management Act  Community Rating System – NFIP  Clean Energy Loan Revolving Fund  HUD Preferred Sustainability Status

11. Opportunity to comment and learn more Phase 1 - February Public Hearing Feb. 19, 11am 15 day comment period Feb. 11-25 Commerce NDRC webpageNDRC webpage or www.commerce.wa.gov/cdbg HUD NDRC webpageNDRC webpage or www.hud.gov/resilience

12. www.commerce.wa.gov Presented by: Kaaren Roe State CDBG Program Manager kaaren.roe@commerce.wa.govkaaren.roe@commerce.wa.gov, 360.725.3018 www.commerce.wa.gov/cdbg @WAStateCommerce