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  August 12, 2022-   Subscribe In This Issue: More than $3 Billion in Funding for Two FEMA Programs to Increase Climate Resiliency Nationwide FEMA Releases Guidance About Hazard Mitigation Grant Program’s 90/10 Cost Share Changes External Stakeholder Working Group: 2023 Membership Biden-Harris Administration Announces Finalists for over $1 Billion in Funding to Make Communities More Resilient to Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance Summer Engagement Series More than $3 Billion in Funding for Two FEMA Programs to Increase Climate Resiliency Nationwide   FEMA has published funding notices for two resilience grant programs for more than $3 billion to help communities become more resilient to climate change and associated extreme weather events and other hazards.    The funding level for the  Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)  annual grant program will more than double to nearly $2.3 billion while the  Flood Mitigation Assistance

 As new Month Dawns, We present the following courtesy FEMA:   FEMA BULLETIN In this Edition: FEMA Kicks-Off Hazard Mitigation Assistance Summer Engagement Series FEMA Podcast: 10 Years of Wireless Emergency Alerts FEMA and AARP Releases New Resources to Reduce Natural Hazards Risk Upcoming Deadlines and Reminders Important Deadlines & Reminders IPAWS Users Conference  at 1 p.m. ET. National Continuous Improvement Guidance  webinar at 3 p.m. ET. CIP National engagement period  closes at midnight ET. FEMA Kicks-Off Hazard Mitigation Assistance Summer Engagement Series   On Aug. 4, FEMA will kick-off its 2022  Hazard Mitigation Assistance  Summer Engagement Series.  The 10-part series features experts and special guests who will provide information and insights on the  Hazard Mitigation Grant Program ,  Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities  and  Flood Mitigation Assistance  programs.   Three webinars will be presented to provide an overview of the fiscal year 2022 Notice