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This bill, known as the Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resilience Act of 2025 or the CLEAR Act of 2025, authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide grants to states, territories, and Indian tribes to establish and maintain offices dedicated to resilience. These offices must develop and update a resilience framework every five years, identifying risks from extreme weather and other challenges across environmental, economic, infrastructure, health, and housing sectors, and then implement programs to address these identified risks. This includes offering technical assistance to local governments, integrating resilience into existing grant funding, and supporting pre- and post-disaster mitigation and recovery efforts. The bill also emphasizes improving coordination among various government levels and stakeholders for community and economic recovery. Grant funds can be used for establishing and maintaining these offices, implementing resilience programs, developing planning tools, enhancing community capacity, and providing technical assistance, as well as covering non-federal cost-sharing for federal programs. Priority will be given to applications demonstrating the greatest need, focusing on disadvantaged communities, adopting a broad approach to resilience, and including provisions for prevailing wages. The Secretary will also provide technical assistance to grantees, and up to 1% of available funds can be used for administrative costs and technical assistance. Grantees must submit annual reports to HUD detailing their activities, costs, and program effectiveness. The bill defines "resilience" as a community's ability to rebound, adapt, or thrive amidst changing conditions and challenges to maintain quality of life and economic vitality for present and future generations. It authorizes $100 million annually for these grants from fiscal years 2025 through 2030, with a specific set-aside for Indian tribes.

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