Investing in Community Resilience Act of 2024

The Investing in Community Resilience Act of 2024 amends the Stafford Act to expand eligibility for federal disaster resilience funding. It adds programs that improve building standards and land use practices to reduce vulnerability to natural disasters (like storms, floods, and wildfires) and includes support for community emergency response teams and non-governmental organizations providing disaster assistance through training and preparedness exercises. The bill requires FEMA to issue guidance to state and tribal governments within one year of enactment, and mandates that these changes be implemented using existing FEMA funds without new appropriations. This directly affects state/local governments and community emergency response organizations by altering how they access federal resilience funding.