Biden Doubling Spending to Prepare for Hurricanes, Storms

Biden Doubling Spending to Prepare for Hurricanes, Storms
President Joe Biden participates in a briefing on the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, at FEMA headquarters in Washington on May 24, 2021. Evan Vucci/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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President Joe Biden announced Monday that he’s doubling U.S. emergency spending to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather events.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide $1 billion for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC program, which helps states, local communities, tribes and territories to develop projects to prepare for and reduce risks from disasters and natural hazards.