“One of the things that made us more competitive was they included typhoons, and we were told that tornadoes fell under that,” he said.

Fidler said the exact amount of funding provided through the program hasn’t been decided because it fluctuates from city to city. However, he said the funding covers the new position for two years and at least part of the disaster-recovery plan’s development.

According to a news release, 32 cities were selected in 2013, 35 more cities were announced Tuesday and 33 final cities will join the 100 Resilient Cities in 2015.

“Members of the 100 Resilient Cities network are leading the world in showing that not only is it possible to build urban resilience in every kind of city, but it’s an imperative,” said Judith Rodin, president of the New York-based Rockefeller Foundation.

“Cities are learning that by building resilience, not only will they be better prepared for the bad times, but also life is better in the good times, especially for the poor and vulnerable.”

Tulsa was selected from about 350 applications from 90 countries on six continents, according to the news release.