March 6, 2025
Big Ideas Wanted: ASFPM Foundation Extends Project Funding Deadline to April 4
By News Editor
Does your great idea need a boost? The ASFPM Foundation has extended the deadline for flood-related project applications through April 4.
February 20, 2025
ASFPM Extends Support for Federal Staff Impacted by Job Cuts
By News Editor
As unprecedented federal job cuts disrupt careers and lives, ASFPM is committed to offering support during this difficult time. What we’re doing and how you can help.
February 14, 2025
FEMA Halts Rule That Protects Against Future Floods
By News Editor
We already know what the cycle of flood-rebuild-repeat looks like. This means that billions of dollars in disaster aid will be wasted and people will be put in harm’s way.
February 13, 2025
Rising to the Challenge: Ensuring Flood Resilience in an Era of Change
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
In this column, I want to focus on how we, individually and collectively, can rise to the challenge and ensure that flood resilience remains a cornerstone of public safety and prosperity.
February 12, 2025
Throwing the Numbers out with the Bathwater
By Christopher Taormina, CFM
The convenience of bathtub modeling allows for quick calculations over large areas, but water, and subsequently flooding events, do not behave this way.
February 11, 2025
Register Now for the 2025 ASFPM Annual Conference
By News Editor
This year marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina, making New Orleans a fitting place to reflect on past challenges, celebrate resilience, and explore the latest advancements in flood risk management.
February 3, 2025
ASFPM Announces Update of Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Planning Guide
By News Editor
The Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Planning Guide will help community officials address coastal hazards, such as flooding, erosion, and lake-level fluctuations.
January 28, 2025
Trump’s Executive Orders, FEMA, and ASFPM’s Role in Helping to Shape the Future
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
A message to ASFPM members and others who may wish to join the conversation on how we can best work together to reduce our nation’s flood risk.
January 21, 2025
FFRMS Still in Effect Following Trump’s Executive Order, For Now
By News Editor
ASFPM reached out to FEMA and HUD asking if they were planning on any guidance to help floodplain managers navigate the uncertainty of whether Trump’s EO rescinded FFRMS.
January 31, 2025
ASFPM Submits Comments on FEMA’s Public Assistance Mitigation Cost Share Incentives Policy
By News Editor
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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