Inspired by an office that launched in Colorado nearly a decade ago, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow wants to set aside more than a billion dollars to help states and Native American tribes prepare for climate change.
Governments could use the grant money to create and maintain resiliency offices, launch programs and build planning and analytic tools, Crow said.
States and tribes applying for the grants would receive priority if they have a focus on equity and form an advisory group that includes members of disadvantaged communities, labor and workforce development, tribal nations, local governments and public health or climate experts, Crow said. Communities across the country already are spending billions to recover from natural disasters and other effects of climate change, Crow said. He nodded to victims of the, and estimated that recovery costs for that disaster alone will surpass $1 billion.
“We can either spend a much smaller amount now to become more resilient, more secure and stronger,” Crow said. “Or we’re going to spend a lot more money later.”
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