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The Obama administration aspires to work with communities to help them rebuild smarter and better by providing the best data about the risks they face, setting clear resilience standards to help protect against those risks, and bringing a wide range of stakeholders together to foster innovative ideas and ensure a comprehensive regional approach to rebuilding.

This Rebuilding Strategy establishes guidelines for the investment of the Federal funds made available for recovery and sets the region on the path to being built back smarter and stronger with several outcomes in mind:

• Aligning this funding with local rebuilding visions.
• Cutting red tape and getting assistance to families, businesses, and communities efficiently and effectively, with maximum accountability.
• Coordinating the efforts of the Federal, State, and local governments and ensuring a regionwide approach to rebuilding.
• Ensuring the region is rebuilt in a way that makes it more resilient – that is, better able to withstand future storms and other risks posed by a changing climate.

The first main section contains background material, including future risk assessment and discussion of resilience – the science and technology behind it and the need for a regional approach. The second section addresses long-term planning objectives for rebuilding. It addresses key priorities in promoting resilience and supporting all key stakeholder groups. The final section discusses efforts to drive implementation and the need to monitor progress.

Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy