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Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness program draws calls for larger authorization; advocates push $500 million
Summary
Stakeholders and municipal officials urged the committee to raise the bill’s MVP authorization from $315 million to $500 million, saying current demand and federal cuts leave communities undersupplied.
A large group of municipal officials, regional planning agencies and resilience advocates recommended the Joint Committee substantially increase funding for the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program alongside the Mass Ready Act.
The administration proposes $315,000,000 for the popular MVP program, a 2.5‑fold increase over current authorizations, Secretary Rebecca Tepper told the committee. But many municipalities and resilience coalitions said the scale of climate hazards and recent federal…
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