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  • Join the Workforce Innovation Network

    Thank you for your interest in serving as an Advisory Member of the NGA Workforce Innovation Network (NGA WIN). With over 20 national organizations already participating in NGA WIN as Advisory Members, NGA is continuing to ...

  • Michigan’s Cyber Security Infrastructure

    Under Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan utilizes two key programs to protect the state’s critical infrastructure. Michigan Cyber Civilian Corps Since its creation in 2013, the Michigan Cyber Civilian Corps (MiC3) has ...

  • Texas, Brays Bayou Project

    Following the devastating flooding from Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the state of Texas, the city of Houston, and federal agencies have prioritized increasing resilience and reducing the risk of flooding in the Houston area. ...

  • Iowa Watershed Approach to Disaster Mitigation

    Recent spring flooding in Iowa caused roughly $2 billion in damages. Just over a decade ago, in 2008, flooding caused an estimated $10 billion in damage across Iowa, destroying and damaging thousands of homes and businesses. ...

  • North Dakota Flood Diversion Project

    Flooding along the Red River in North Dakota has repeatedly damaged the Fargo-Moorhead area, including major floods in 1997, 2009 and 2011. The Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion Project will prevent catastrophic flooding with a ...

  • Florida’s Resilient Coastlines Program

    In 2017, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection launched the Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, which has developed the Resilient Coastlines Program to address the challenges posed by rising sea levels. ...

  • Vermont Transportation Resilience Planning Tool

    Following the damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) developed the Vermont Transportation Resilience Planning Tool (TRPT), a web-based application that identifies ...

  • Ohio’s Variable Speed and I-670 SmartLane Technology

    To increase safety and improve travel times on Ohio’s roadways, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has recently turned to variable speed limit technology through two pilot projects. For traffic eastbound on ...