Option

Establish and pursue funding mechanisms for resilience projects

Details

Focus of action

Funding

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan	Hazards Sort descending	Assets	Region	Source Plan
Develop a local funding mechanism (e.g., gas tax or tax increment financing) to provide dollars towards non-capacity transportation projects.	Air Quality High Winds Landslides Severe Winter Weather Extreme Heat Flooding – Coastal Flooding – General Flooding – Rainfall-induced	Transportation and Mobility	Southeast	Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 188)
Determine the cost sharing structure for capital investment, water rates, ownership, and operation and maintenance, etc.	Drought	People	Northeast	Tompkins County, NY Resiliency and Recovery Plan (p. 579)
Identify potential funding sources for harbor construction	Erosion and Shoreline Recession	Critical Facilities		Climate Change in Port Heiden, AK (p. 45)
Form a stormwater utility that can create fee-based services to help pay for flood risk reduction projects.	Flooding – General	Water Infrastructure – Stormwater	Southeast	State of Louisiana Regional Adaptation Strategy (p. 104)
Work with a regional organization like a Council of Government to help the surrounding jurisdictions work together to form a regional stormwater utility that uses fee-based services that help pay for	Flooding – General	Water Infrastructure – Stormwater	Southeast	State of Louisiana Regional Adaptation Strategy (p. 104)
Aggressively participate in FEMA funding programs to protect private Property.	Flooding – Rainfall-induced	Property	Southeast	Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 189)
Create and pursue new and emerging revenue sources, both public and private.	Multiple or All Hazards	Multiple or All Assets	Southeast	Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 188)
Identify and implement strategies to fund wetland restoration.	Multiple or All Hazards Shifting Species, Habitats, and Ecosystems Water Quality Flooding – Coastal Flooding – General	Water Infrastructure – Wastewater Natural Areas and Wildlife	Southeast	Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 188)
Levy impact fees or use other funding sources to fund capital improvements related to wildfire protection (e.g., fire trucks, hydrants).	Wildfire	Multiple or All Assets	Northwest	Missoula, MT Regional Adaptation Strategy (p. 43 (pdf p. 59))

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