About This Event

This event will convene regional, local, and state partners involved in hazard mitigation and resilience planning. Network with peers and partners, learn from successful mitigation projects, participate in hands-on tabletop exercises, and help shape future regional strategies.

Attendance Options

The featured speaker session will take place from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM, with check-in and networking beginning at 9:00 AM. We invite you to join us in person, but if you are unable to attend on-site, a virtual option will be available.

  • Strengthen collaboration across agencies and disciplines
  • Explore innovative approaches to community engagement, green infrastructure, and flood mitigation funding
  • Learn from current projects and successful mitigation investments
  • Share tools, data, and best practices to enhance regional preparedness and implementation
  • Identify opportunities for cross-sector funding and partnership development

Complimentary lunch is provided for in-person attendance—advance registration and breakout workshop selection is required below.

Event Information

Event Date Thursday, April 2, 2026
Event Time 9:00 am to 2:30 pm
Event Location H-GAC 2nd Floor Conference Rooms
3555 Timmons Ln.
Houston, TX 77027

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12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Workshop Registration

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Green Infrastructure Toolkit and Ecosystem Service Benefit Values for Texas Communities This session will dive into the work conducted to quantify environmental benefits and develop Texas-specific ecosystem service benefit values to support the evaluation of nature-based solutions in Benefit-Cost Analysis. Participants will also learn about the Green Infrastructure (GI) Toolkit, including the Implementation Guide and GI Design Sets. The toolkit aims to support the integration of GI solutions to enhance infrastructure resilience and sustainability, ensuring that every GI project starts with the right approach. A hands-on activity will then guide participants through these topics, providing practical experience to apply and utilize in future work.
Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard™(PIRS™)

Please note that this session will take place during both of the scheduled workshop time slots.

The Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard™ (PIRS™) guides participants through a practical framework for identifying, evaluating, and aligning community plans to enhance resilience to natural hazards. In this session, participants will learn how to map local spatial policies, analyze potential conflicts or gaps between plans, and use the PIRS Scorecard™ to make informed decisions for risk reduction and resilience.
Community Hazards & Resource Management (CHARM) An interactive session where participants use a GIS-based planning tool to visualize and test land use scenarios in real time. Attendees will collaboratively explore how their decisions on development, conservation, and infrastructure impact community resilience, hazard mitigation, and resource management. Through hands-on mapping and group discussion, participants will gain practical experience with scenario planning to better inform sustainable and disaster-resilient community strategies.
Grant Writing Tips and H-GAC’s Funding Development Program In this session, learn about H-GAC’s new Funding Development Program and explore some helpful tips for writing a successful grant application.

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Workshop Registration

All fields are required unless noted otherwise.

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Please select the 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm workshop you would like to attend. Please note that all workshops are in-person only and not available online.

Workshop Description Register
Green Infrastructure Toolkit and Ecosystem Service Benefit Values for Texas Communities This session will dive into the work conducted to quantify environmental benefits and develop Texas-specific ecosystem service benefit values to support the evaluation of nature-based solutions in Benefit-Cost Analysis. Participants will also learn about the Green Infrastructure (GI) Toolkit, including the Implementation Guide and GI Design Sets. The toolkit aims to support the integration of GI solutions to enhance infrastructure resilience and sustainability, ensuring that every GI project starts with the right approach. A hands-on activity will then guide participants through these topics, providing practical experience to apply and utilize in future work.
GLO Session This interactive workshop will provide participants with the latest information on flood planning and mitigation efforts in Texas. Participants will be invited to share feedback and discuss local needs and challenges.
Plan Maintenance Matters This session guides participants through effective maintenance of Hazard Mitigation Plans, emphasizing the importance of regular review meetings with key stakeholders such as emergency managers, public officials, and community partners. Attendees learn what documents to prepare and which sections of the plan to review, including mitigation action status, recent hazards, and changing community risks. The session includes a walkthrough of a model meeting agenda, tips for tracking plan updates, and practical tools for ongoing plan improvement.
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Contact Information

For more information about this event or assistance with your registration, please contact:

Amanda Ashcroft
[email protected]
713-993-4545

Bryant Clark
[email protected]
832-681-2681