June 9, 2023
FEMA Announces Initial Selections for FY 2022 Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Funding
By News Editor
Record funding levels can’t keep pace with record requests as the initial selections for the FY22 BRIC and FMA programs are announced
June 7, 2023
FEMA Releases Updated Local Mitigation Planning Handbook
By News Editor
Updated for the first time since 2013, the new handbook shows how to design a sound planning process while meeting new policy requirements.
May 16, 2023
CTA Program for Dam Emergencies
By News Editor
FEMA is offering a Collaborative Technical Assistance (CTA) series to help communities understand their risk of dam-related flooding. The deadline is June 30.
March 24, 2023
FEMA Releases Updated Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program and Policy Guide
By News Editor
This is the first update to the guide since 2015. The new guide incorporates climate change and future conditions, equity, building codes, capability and capacity building, nature-based solutions and community lifelines as key principles for its grant programs.
March 17, 2023
NFIP Technical Bulletin 10 is Now Available
By News Editor
TB 10 provides guidance on the NFIP requirements related to determining that buildings constructed on filled land will be reasonably safe from flooding.
March 16, 2023
Prior NFIP Claims History Rating Factor in Risk Rating 2.0
By News Editor
Premiums for all buildings identified as Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) properties currently include a 15% SRL Surcharge.
March 3, 2023
Register for FEMA’s Virtual Local Mitigation Planning Workshop
By News Editor
Workshop attendees will learn about the planning process, assessing risks, and developing and implementing effective mitigation strategies.
February 16, 2023
FEMA Seeks Feedback on Guide for Achieving Equitable Recovery
By News Editor
You have until March 15 to provide feedback on “Achieving Equitable Recovery: A Post-Disaster Guide for Local Officials.”
February 2, 2023
FEMA Releases New Tools for State Mitigation Planning Programs
By News Editor
The toolkits were developed to help state mitigation programs work with FEMA regional offices.
January 24, 2023
Updated CRS Report Makes Recommendations on NFIP Affordability
By News Editor
A central question in any reform of the NFIP is who should bear the costs of floodplain occupancy in the future: individual policyholders (the insured), federal taxpayers, uninsured flood victims, or some combination of these.