Articles Tagged: Stormwater Funding

Municipal stormwater systems tend to operate quietly in the background, doing their job year after year with little attention. Pipes carry flows, culverts pass streams beneath roads, catch basins collect runoff, and ditches guide water away from infrastructure. Because these systems are largely out …

Municipal leaders and highway departments are under constant pressure to maintain aging infrastructure with limited local budgets. Culverts fail, roads deteriorate, and drainage systems quietly reach the end of their useful life, often without the funding needed to address them. Yet, while many muni…

For almost five years the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program served as FEMA’s flagship source of hazard-mitigation funding. It directed a steady slice of federal disaster-relief dollars toward projects that would lower future losses, and many small Municipal…

Upgrading stormwater infrastructure is a pressing priority for municipalities across the country, yet it often comes with a hefty price tag. Whether addressing outdated culverts, installing green infrastructure, or improving data management and compliance under an MS4 permit, funding is frequently t…