The launch of the Climate Ready America Southeast Navigator Network created a network of resilience support organizations (Navigators) available to 72 communities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida to enhance their resilience to natural hazards, including climate change. After passing the Community Disaster Resilience Zones (CDRZ) Act in 2022, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the initial 483 CDRZ communities that are most vulnerable to natural hazards and climate change.

In response to the CDRZ Act, the Geos Institute organized a collaboration funded by the Walmart Foundation to launch the Navigator Network, including: Project IN-CORE, Resilience Cities Catalyst, EcoAdapt, N.C. Office of Recovery and Resilience, The Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities, The Georgia Conservancy, and Florida Climate Institute. Navigators will create regional support teams and IN-CORE will provide technical support for several CDRZ communities.

This collaboration with IN-CORE will begin with six CDRZ communities in the southeast. Navigators are partnering with communities to assist in gaining funding sources for resilience projects, identify areas for improving resilience, and provide technical support for implementing resilience strategies.

Project IN-CORE will be a crucial support system for these communities, providing next-generation resilience modeling using the IN-CORE platform.