Episode 56: Accessing Federal Grant Funding to Update Your Building Codes

About this episode

Episode 56 discusses the critical role of federal grants in enhancing building safety and community resilience.

The ICC Pulse Podcast is back with a new season that offers listeners the inside scoop on the International Code Council and the building safety industry. Welcoming new host, Beau Hansen, Deputy Building Official for the City of Beaumont, Texas, Episode 56 discusses the critical role of federal grants in enhancing building safety and community resilience. The episode covers an overview of available federal grants, success stories from Code Council members who have secured funding, emerging trends in the building safety industry and resources provided by the Code Council to assist in the grant application process. Guests on the show: Stella Carr, Project Manager , Energy and Resilience , International Code Council Paul A. Demers, State Building Official, Maine, Code Council Member Clayton Trevillyan, CBO, Building Official, City of Tuscon, Code Council Member Gabe Maser, Senior Vice President of Government Relations and National Strategy, International Code Council Links to related and referenced topics in this episode: Visit the Code Council's Federal Grants webpage to learn what grants are available in your community and how to apply for them Subscribe to the Code Council's…

People in this episode

Guest: Beau Hansen

Topics covered

• federal grants
• building safety
• community resilience

Keywords

• building codes
• International Code Council
• safety industry

Mentioned in this episode

Places: the City of Beaumont, Texas, Maine, City of Tuscon, Fort Collins, Lexington, Kentucky

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