The best time to start planning a buyout program is now.
Make Buyouts Part of Your Community Resilience Strategy.
Extreme weather is increasing. Residents in your community may be experiencing negative impacts and demanding action. Finding solutions to address these risks may feel daunting - but you don’t have to do it alone.
Voluntary property acquisitions (also called buyouts) are the only permanent solution to eliminating flood risk, over other options such as elevation and floodproofing and can create win-win solutions across your community by reducing disaster losses, improving public health and safety, and increasing access to open space.
A sign asks the city to buy a flood damaged home in Des Moines, Iowa. Monday, July 16, 2018. Source. Photo Credit: Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register.
Our Services
Community Engagement.
Our team of trained engagement specialists use human-centered design principles that combine online and in-person strategies to maximize outreach and participation in buyout program design and implementation. We will help you design the right approach and outreach strategy to keep residents informed and engaged.
Technical Assistance.
For small jurisdictions, the staffing and capacity needed to apply for federal funding can be daunting. Buy-In provides technical assistance to under-resourced local governments for federal grant programs like FEMA HMGP, FEMA FMA, HUD CDBG-MIT and HUD CDBG-DR.
Program Management Software.
Buy-In's ESRI-enabled geospatial decision support tool enables cities to seamlessly integrate buyout program management into existing GIS workflow. Our digital intake and program management software helps local officials collect, analyze, and make decisions about where to implement buyouts and when.
Partnerships.
Buy-In matches communities who need additional financial assistance to a network of outside funders, including land conservation groups, foundations, and philanthropies to help restore local ecosystems and increase access to public space using bought-out properties.
Want to talk to someone?
Schedule an introductory 30-minute call with our staff to learn more about our services and how we can support the development of a local buyout program in your community.