U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency Intergovernmental Affairs Advisory September 27, 2012 FEMA ANNOUNCES 2012 COMMUNITY RESILIENCE INNOVATION CHALLENGE Application Period Open for Funding to Increase Local Resiliency through Whole Community Approach WASHINGTON-Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that the application period is open for a new funding opportunity to…
Sea Level Rise Task Force Report Final Report The New York State Sea Level Rise Task Force has prepared the final reportof its findings and recommendations for adapting to sea level rise for submittal to the State Legislature. The Task Force prepared a draft report of its findings and recommendations and made this draft reportavailable…
ASFPM Announces Leadership Transition The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) is pleased to announce the appointment of CHAD BERGINNIS to ASFPM Executive Director, effective July 1, 2012, at the start of our new fiscal year. LARRY A. LARSON, Executive Director since 1982, is transitioning his role with the Association to Director Emeritus – Senior…
From The Washington Post This week Fugate will visit Louisiana and Mississippi to pledge $28.4 million to rebuild churches, schools and universities, part of $2.5 billion in federal aid distributed since last year. FEMA alone has spent about $38 billion in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas since Katrina, but it’s also in recovery, trying to…