Applications Due December 20, 2019
The National League of Cities is currently accepting applications from member cities to participate in the 2020 Leadership in Community Resilience (LCR) program. The goal of LCR is to improve the capacity of local governments as they identify and achieve their climate resilience and disaster preparedness benchmarks. Since 2017, a total of
25 cities have successfully participated in the program.
The resilience concept is being embraced by all sectors of government as a holistic, proactive approach to mitigate risk, improve the reliability and capacity of city services and critical infrastructure, and adapt to changing conditions. City plans and programs designed to increase preparedness in advance of shocks can save lives and reduce recovery costs. These efforts can take many forms including community engagement, reducing resident vulnerability to climate impacts, or capacity building for staff and elected officials.
LCR supports city projects by focusing on planning, implementation, and peer-learning among cohort cities. Applicants should be able to achieve substantial completion of their proposed project in one year.
Assistance will be delivered in four ways:
- $10,000 grant to build local resilience capacity by supporting an implementation project or hosting a mayoral-level engagement event.
- Technical Assistance from NLC staff (e.g., consultation, accountability, case studies, and best practices).
- An invitation and travel support to an in-person convening for your mayor and one key staff member (2020 date and location TBD).
- NLC Staff city visit. At least one NLC staff member will support your project with a site visit. Depending on your city's needs, these visits can be used to facilitate public engagement, leverage support from elected officials, help coordinate key partners, and other related activities.
To be considered:
- Applications must be received by December 20, 2019.
- Cities will be selected by January 31, 2020.
- Program begins shortly thereafter, and assistance continues throughout the calendar year.
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