Pre-and Post-Disaster Mitigation | Association of State Floodplain Managers https://www.floods.org ASFPM’s mission is to promote education, policies and activities that mitigate current and future losses, costs and human suffering caused by flooding. Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:34:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.floods.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-asfpm-logo-512x512-1-32x32.png Pre-and Post-Disaster Mitigation | Association of State Floodplain Managers https://www.floods.org 32 32 ASFPM Presses FEMA Review Council on Three Urgent Priorities for Disaster Readiness https://www.floods.org/news-views/policy-matters/asfpm-presses-fema-review-council-on-three-urgent-priorities-for-disaster-readiness/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:28:09 +0000 https://www.floods.org/?p=307341 FEMA's ability to reduce risk and protect lives depends on hazard mitigation remaining at the center of its work, with investments that strengthen standards, expand risk reduction and build capacity at the state and community level.

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]]> ASFPM submitted comments to the FEMA Review Council in advance of the council’s Aug. 28 meeting. Our comments focus on three critical priorities: restoring FEMA as an independent agency, affirming that hazard mitigation is essential to FEMA’s mission, and ensuring the immediate release of the Fiscal Year 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program.

The letter concludes: “Only by empowering FEMA with independence, recommitting to hazard mitigation and sustaining trusted and proven partnerships can we ensure that communities across the Nation are prepared to withstand and recover from the disasters we know are coming.”

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The comments submitted this week build on the previous comments ASFPM provided in July. 

The FEMA Review Council is expected to release a report in November with its recommendations to improve federal disaster response.

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]]> ASFPM Submits Comments on FEMA’s Public Assistance Mitigation Cost Share Incentives Policy https://www.floods.org/news-views/policy-matters/asfpm-submits-comments-on-femas-public-assistance-mitigation-cost-share-incentives-policy/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:04:28 +0000 https://www.floods.org/?p=304758 Raising the federal cost share for FEMA’s post-disaster PA program from 75% up to 85% for proven mitigation measures can motivate investments in capacity and
resilience.

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]]> Earlier this week, ASFPM submitted comments in response to FEMA’s request for information on the Public Assistance Mitigation Cost-Share Incentive. Our comments emphasize our support for raising the federal cost share for FEMA’s post-disaster Public Assistance program from 75% up to 85% for proven mitigation measures as a way to motivate investments in capacity and resilience. The key is to identify the right set of actions that truly reduce risk over the long term.

We also highlight key challenges with implementing Section 406 mitigation, including the need to identify hazard mitigation opportunities early in the recovery process. Without addressing these process issues, simply offering a cost-share increase may not lead to meaningful improvements in disaster resilience. Additionally, ASFPM recommends expanding the criteria for cost-share incentives to recognize a broader range of state and local mitigation efforts. Read our full comments here.

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