FEMA’s long-awaited Risk Rating 2.0 rollout is now underway as the agency announced April 1 that NFIP flood insurance policyholders will see a new system calculate their premiums. FEMA should be releasing more details in the coming days on its Risk Rating 2.0 webpage, and ASFPM will pass along any...
ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis testified virtually before the House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment on “The Water Resources Development Act of 2020: Status of Essential Provisions.” During the March 23rd testimony, he explained why ASFPM is encouraged by the directio...
On Jan. 29, 2021, the Fiscal Year 2020 application period closed for FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program. In early March, FEMA started the project selection process. A total of $700 million is available...
With the 45th Annual National Conference beginning in just two months, now is the time to secure your spot for the nation’s premier conference dedicated to all aspects of flooding and floodplain management, May 10-14. Like last year, the 2021 conference will be held entirely online. And given ...
Bi-partisan Bills in the House and Senate would vastly improve flood monitoring, forecasting, and communication efforts MADISON, WI – March 4. 2021 – Flooding is the most common, deadly, and costly natural disaster in the United States. In recent years, flood frequency and severity have incr...
