ISD Develops Solutions for the Future of Community Development

• Only 13 states have Chief Resilience Officers - ISD is encouraging other states to institute these offices.

• There are only three public-private Community Resilience Networks - ISD co-founded Together for LA which could be a model for others.

• A handful of states have revolving loan funds to support upgrades in resilient infrastructure - ISD helped the state of Maryland build one of the first.

• CDBG-DR — the main federal recovery program — routinely take more than two years to reach the ground. ISD is working on solutions to get money to flow more swiftly.

• As resources become more scarce, state and local governments are not built for sudden shocks — or for the slow stresses that hurt communities the most. We need to build state and local capacity to care for themselves. ISD is building an Academy of Fellows to provide this resource.

• Meanwhile, we are in the midst of an overwhelming technological revolution and many of our communities are not ready for it. ISD is developing white papers and hosting strategic planning workshops to help communities think through how they want to handle it.

• Our communities deserve better. At ISD, we are doing what we can to move the needle.