Traditional resilience planning often requires six to eighteen months of labor and expenditures reaching $150,000, creating a barrier for smaller municipalities. The new platform, RIA, addresses this by pulling verified datasets from agencies like FEMA, NOAA, and the USGS to produce risk profiles for flooding, heat, and wildfire. Users receive a tailored action plan, project narratives for grant applications, and an implementation dashboard that functions as a ready-made report for city councils.
Founder Joyce Coffee developed the tool to bridge the gap between technical assessment and political viability. According to Deputy Director Robert Macnee, the platform consolidates complex data into a cohesive workflow to help municipal teams act with speed. Subscriptions are priced at $450 annually, a figure specifically set to remain beneath most municipal small-purchase thresholds, allowing local agencies to bypass complex procurement cycles. The software is currently available for adoption through the company’s portal.
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