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Letter to President Obama on the need for flood mapping funding.
ASFPM is concerned about the reduction in support for production and maintenance of flood data and flood maps, which could impact the 22,000 flood prone communities across the nation. We believe flood mapping to be a key piece to the President’s recently unveiled Climate Action Plan and we advocate that the President support adequate funding…
Application Period for FEMA’s BRIC and FMA Grants Now Open
Today is the first day for applying for two of FEMA’s major hazard mitigation grant programs totaling $660 million. The two grant programs, the Flood Mitigation Assistance grant and the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant, or BRIC, will provide funding for projects that reduce future disaster losses and strengthen our nation’s ability to build a culture of preparedness.
Dialogue on a NOAA Climate Service
From the National Academy of Public Administration: Congress has asked the National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) to analyze organizational options for establishing a Climate Service at NOAA. This study will be used to inform NOAA’s ongoing work on this topic. A critical component of the Academy’s study is to identify mechanisms to fully…
EPA recently released an integrated green stormwater infrastructure guide
EPA releases Integrated Green Stormwater Infrastructure Guide On April 22 EPA Region 3 released a publication titled, “Community Based Public-Private Partnerships (CBP3) and Alternative Market-Based Tools for Integrated Green Stormwater Infrastructure: A Guide for Local Governments.” This guide comes out of a multi-year effort by EPA Region 3 and its partners to identify tools to…
