FY16 PDM and FMA Application Period Now Open The FY16 Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Flood Mitigation Assistance grant application period opened and will close June 15, 2016 at 3 p.m. EST. Local and tribal governments or sub-applicants must submit planning and project sub-applications to their State/Territory Applicant agency. Contact your State Hazard Mitigation Officer: https://www.fema.gov/state-hazard-mitigation-officers to…
Y16 Grant Application Cycle Announcement FEMA announced the fiscal year 2016 planning and projects “identified for further review” to potentially receive funding for the Flood Mitigation Assistance or Pre-Disaster Mitigation programs Aug. 30. This competitive grant funding is provided to states, tribes, territories and local governments for eligible mitigation activities to strengthen our nation’s ability…
The publication, Building Coastal Resilience for Greater US Security, is the product of a series of discussions held between June and October of 2017. These discussions centered around pathways to solutions for our climate-related coastal challenges and were hosted jointly by the Hoover Institution, the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, and the Woodrow Wilson…
Today, the U.S. Senate passed S. 1926, legislation to delay implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters 2012 legislation phasing out discounts on flood insurance premiums, said Sam Medlock, ASFPM’s policy and partnerships manager. The Senate proposal, which would reinstate flood insurance discounts for most affected properties, faces an uncertain future in the House of…
