As states and communities regularly respond to disasters, ERIS and ASTHO have completed several joint projects to help state environment and health agencies, and communities consider and plan for greater resiliency. The Tools and Resources Hub below pulls together information on state plans, programs, and guidance; funding opportunities; and training, data resources, and more for easy access. Earlier projects from 2022 and 2024 explored Resiliency and Vulnerable Communities and Resiliency in the Face of Complex Disasters.
Case Studies
These two case studies developed as part of the Resiliency Hub project show some of the different state approaches to addressing resiliency.
Tools and Resources
Featured Resources
U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit
This website is designed to help people find and use tools, information, and subject matter expertise to build climate resilience.
Preparedness and Resilience Training
Selected trainings from U.S. EPA’s Watershed Academy provide information on how to increase adaptive capacity; strengthen infrastructure and ecosystem resiliency; and identify how changes in the environment may affect provision of services.
Flood Funding Finder
This website simplifies the complex federal grants system to help small communities identify and prioritize opportunities to fund flood resilience.
Drinking Water and Wastewater Resilience
Shares information on the basics of water resilience and links to a summary of EPA's Water Resilience Tools and Resources.
Resilient Rhody Strategy (2018)
This strategy responds to changing weather and environmental conditions and proposes climate resilience actions to protect the state against severe weather events and address underlying chronic stresses.
State and Local Governments Use Innovative Financing to Build Disaster Resilience
This report discusses how state and local governments are building resilience with investments in planning and projects that help counter flooding, wildfire, and other disaster threats.
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State Resiliency Plans, Programs, and Guidance
Document and resources describing state efforts to address resiliency can be accessed here.
State and Federal Funding Mechanisms
Find various funding opportunities across states and the federal government.
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All the resources including plans, programs, and guidance, funding mechanisms, trainings, case studies, and data sets can be explored here.
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Resiliency and Vulnerable Communities
Based on information gathered from listening sessions with state agencies, this project looked at resiliency planning considerations across geographic regions including how states engage vulnerable communities in these efforts.
Resiliency in the Face of Complex Disasters
Based on experiences dealing with disasters during the COVID-19 pandemic, this project pulled together lessons on resilience and vulnerability in the face of complex disasters.