Fostering Small-Business Resilience: Local Government Plays a Key Role By Patrick Howell Featured in ICMA’s Public Management Magazine! The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) estimates that roughly 40 to 60 percent of small businesses…
Lessons from Hurricanes: Unlocking Community-Scale Resilience After Katrina, Sandy, and Maria By Patrick Howell Featured on Triple Pundit! As Hurricane Michael—among the strongest storms ever in the U.S.—fades from the headlines and long-term…
Stepping Back to Move Forward: The Benefits of Community Energy Strategic Planning Featured in the North American Clean Energy Magazine! Community energy strategic planning is a crucial first step for cities and counties…
Disaster Mitigation and Resilience: Bouncing Back Sooner from a Disaster Preparation and relationship-building took center stage as IBTS Chief Marketing and Development Officer, Chris Fennell, recently moderated a National Association of Counties (NACo) roundtable…
Emergency Shelter Assessment By David Hattis, Senior Advisor of Federal and State Programs, IBTS Establishing strategies for evacuation and local emergency shelter is an essential component of comprehensive resilience planning to ensure the safety…
States and Community Energy Strategies Featured in The Council of State Governments’ Book of the States 2017 Community Solar and Community Choice Aggregation, or CCA, are two relatively new, increasingly pursued, and still evolving…
A Regional Approach: Collaborating with Non-Profits Featured in the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Government Finance Review Magazine! Public agencies of all sizes face financial challenges and difficulties in securing the resources needed to…
IBTS and FEMA: Hurricane Season Recovery August and September of 2017 proved to be a record-breaking hurricane season for the southern United States, causing widespread destruction in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Hundreds of thousands…
Understanding Substantial Damage Determination After a flood event, homeowners often struggle to understand the requirements and procedures of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), presenting unexpected challenges in an already dire situation. Homeowners must have…
Navigating Disaster Recovery and the Subrecipient Process Disaster recovery can be a long, drawn-out process that takes a toll on not only the community members but also on local governments that have to provide routine…
