May 18, 2016
ASFPM’s Recommendations for Managing Flood Risk in the Nation
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Section 1 (A, B & C): Flood Hazard Mapping and National Data Sets Flood maps show areas in a community that will flood in a certain probability of flooding. They have been produced since the 1950s and ’60s, when Jim Goddard at the Tennessee Valley Authority worked with communities in the Valley to produce maps
May 13, 2016
Designing better projects for a changing climate
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Worldwide, densely populated and economically-productive, low-lying coastal areas are experiencing the effects of accelerated sea level rise, erosion and flooding caused by more severe and frequent storms. They face existential threats and we must do more to incorporate climate adaptation into projects affecting these coastal areas and inland floodplains. The good news is that innovative
May 12, 2016
FEMA is now implementing the critical lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy to improve the customer experience for policyholders involved in litigation
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FEMA’s Roy Wright in a March 12 memo explains FEMA oversight in WYO legislation FEMA is transforming the National Flood Insurance Program with a focus on customer experience and ensuring policyholders and communities become more disaster resistant and resilient. FEMA’s commitment begins when a policyholder purchases a federal flood insurance policy and does not end
May 10, 2016
FEMA releases Oct. 1 2016 program changes
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NFIP announces Oct. 1, 2016 program changes on May 10, 2016 Go to https://www.nfipiservice.com/Stakeholder/FEMA8/W-16032.html to view the cover memo and four attachments, including: Attachment A – Transaction Record Reporting and Processing Plan Revisions Attachment B – Edit Specifications Revisions Attachment C –Updated Preferred Risk Policy and Newly Mapped Application Form Attachment D –Sample Form for
April 21, 2016
ASFPM submits comments on draft Bulletin 17C
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ASFPM submits comments on draft Bulletin 17C Read the full comments here: https://www.floods.org/ace-images/Bulletin_17CMM.pdf
April 12, 2016
$300M set aside for Strategic Economic and Community Development funds
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Funding Opportunity-Strategic Economic and Community Development: 2014 Farm Bill provision sets aside funding to help communities implement their multi-jurisdictional plans The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new Rural Development funding opportunity authorized by Section 6025 of the 2014 Farm Bill called Strategic Economic and Community Development.SECD supports rural communities engaged in regional planning efforts.
April 11, 2016
Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants Program from HUD
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Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants Program from HUD HUD is soliciting applications for the FY2016 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants program. The maximum grant award is $30 million. The Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants support the implementation of comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plans that are expected to achieve the following three core goals: Housing: Replace distressed public and assisted
April 4, 2016
ASFPM submits Outside Witness Testimony for programs under NOAA for FY17
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ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis submitted Outside Witness Testimony for Programs under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for Fiscal year 2017. The OWT was submitted to House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies. Read the full letter here.
March 30, 2016
FEMA Issues an Addendum to HFIAA Program Changes: Clear Communication of Risk
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Bulletin-16021 MEMORANDUM FOR: Write Your Own (WYO) Company Principal Coordinators, WYO Vendors, and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Direct Servicing Agent FROM: Roy E. Wright Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration SUBJECT: Addendum 4 to April 1, 2016, Program Changes – Revised Underwriting Procedures for HFIAA Section 28,
March 29, 2016
Series of photos on an elevation project
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Step-by-step process of elevating a home from Rod Scott (CFM, of L&R Resources, LLC in Mandeville, Louisiana) Click here for the series of photos.