October 14, 2022
FEMA Introduces Alternative Cost-Effectiveness Methodology for FY2022 BRIC and FMA
By News Editor
The change provides flexibility that should make it easier for disadvantaged communities to secure FY2022 hazard mitigation funding.
October 13, 2022
ASFPM Foundation’s 2023 Future Leaders Scholarship Application Period Opens
By News Editor
The ASFPM Foundation provides one $20,000 FLS scholarship for up to two years to a student studying in a field related to flood risk management.
October 11, 2022
Estimated Damage for Hurricane Ian Between $41 Billion and $70 Billion
By News Editor
Uninsured flood loss is estimated between $10 billion and $17 billion, according to updated analysis from CoreLogic.
October 11, 2022
Technical Assistance Program to Help Great Lakes Coastal Communities
By News Editor
Strengthening Coastal Counties Resilience Challenge to help Great Lakes communities develop policies and plans to improve their community’s resilience to coastal flooding.
October 9, 2022
Welcome New Members – September 2022
By News Editor
ASFPM extends a big welcome to the following people who joined the association this past month.
October 6, 2022
FEMA Releases Latest Edition of the National Flood Insurance Program Manual
By News Editor
Most of the updates incorporated in this release were provided earlier to industry through the monthly Underwriting Guidance Updates (UGUs), issued November 2021 through June 2022.
September 20, 2022
Digital CFM Exam, A Year in Review
By News Editor
Approximately 350 floodplain management professionals have taken the digital CFM exam since we launched the new online format in Sept. 2021.
September 19, 2022
New Ecosystem Service Value Updates for BCA Toolkit
By News Editor
The report includes more detailed guidance on how to interpret and use the land cover categories in the context of a mitigation project BCA, including hypothetical project examples.
September 14, 2022
Rising Seas Threaten Tax Bases as Private Property Falls Below Tidelines
By News Editor
As property owners lose land and buildings, local property tax revenues may be lost, too — threatening a primary source of funding for critical services.