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This section authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in consultation with the FEMA Administrator and the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior, to make formula grants to states, territories, and Indian tribes (as defined in 25 U.S.C. 4103) for establishing and maintaining resiliency offices. To be eligible, a grantee must have or plan an office responsible for (1) developing and updating a resiliency framework every five years, in consultation with vulnerable communities, identifying risks in environmental/natural hazards, economy/workforce, infrastructure, health/social services, and housing, with recommendations; (2) implementing programming such as technical assistance to local governments, resilience integration into grants, and pre/post-disaster support; and (3) improving coordination among agencies and jurisdictions. Grant funds may be used for office costs, resilience planning/tools, community capacity, coordination, technical assistance, and required non-Federal shares; HUD may use 1% of amounts for administration and technical assistance. The Secretary must prioritize applications showing greatest need, focus on disadvantaged communities, broad resilience approaches, and prevailing wage subgrants; provide at least 24 months of funding per grantee; offer technical assistance; and require annual reports on activities, costs, and program effectiveness.