This project will develop resources for local and county governments in northeastern illinois to help make their flood resilience project prioritization processes more equitable by updating the…

This Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), within the Department of Commerce, will provide $350,000 to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (Cmap) to develop new resources for flood resilience prioritization. Funded through NOAA's Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469), Cmap will update the Chicago region's Urban Flood Susceptibility Index with additional data to help local and county governments in Northeastern Illinois more equitably prioritize flood resilience projects. This will better address the needs of communities most vulnerable to climate change impacts. By September 2023, Cmap aims to deliver revised analytical tools to guide equitable flood mitigation planning and project selection across the region.

This project will develop resources for local and county governments in northeastern illinois to help make their flood resilience project prioritization processes more equitable by updating the chicago metropolitan agency for planning's urban flood susceptibility index with new data to help county and local governments equitably prioritize flood resilience projects to address the needs of those most vulnerable to climate change.