Author: News Editor

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    February 28, 2022

    ASFPM Provides Written Testimony on FEMA Priorities for 2022

    By News Editor

    The testimony provided focused on several subjects we see as essential priorities for FEMA to address this year,

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    Road sign knocked down by flood waters. Researchers found flood risk higher than estimated

    February 24, 2022

    U.S. Flood Damage Risk Is Underestimated

    By News Editor

    Researchers found a high probability of flood damage for more than one million square miles across the United States, while the mapped area in FEMA’s 100-year flood plain is about 221,000 square miles

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    Cars driving through flooded street

    February 14, 2022

    New Infrastructure Funding Guidebook Available at BUILD.gov

    By News Editor

    The guidebook will help state, local, tribal, and territorial governments unlock the funding available from the $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure package.

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    February 14, 2022

    Cities’ biggest obstacle to flood-proofing isn’t money: It’s 50-year-old rainfall data.

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    February 9, 2022

    An unexpected item is blocking cities’ climate change prep: obsolete rainfall records

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    February 8, 2022

    ASFPM Weighs in on WOTUS Definition

    By News Editor

    ASFPM filed comments yesterday on a proposed rule defining the scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act

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    HMA grant applications - Amount requested vs amount available

    February 7, 2022

    FEMA Receives Record-breaking Amount in Requested Funding for BRIC, FMA

    By News Editor

    With $1.16 billion available in funding for FY 2021 across both BRIC and FMA programs, FEMA received requests for roughly $4.69 billion.

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    Flooded street with barricades in distance. CFM and ASFPM logos

    February 4, 2022

    Celebrating New CFMs

    By News Editor

    The CFM exam includes questions on floodplain management, mapping, NFIP regulations, flood insurance, mitigation, natural and beneficial functions, and the overall context of floodplain management.

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    February 4, 2022

    A new study predicts a huge increase in catastrophic hurricanes for the northeastern U.S.

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    February 1, 2022

    Infrastructure Update: Local Concerns Muddy a FEMA Flood Insurance Overhaul

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