August 10, 2022
FEMA Increases Public Assistance Small Project Maximum to $1 Million
By News Editor
The $1 million threshold applies to all projects under major disasters and emergencies declared on or after Aug. 3, 2022.
August 10, 2022
ASFPM Joins Coalition in Recommendations for USACE Water Resources Planning
By News Editor
ASFPM joined a coalition of 83 organizations in a letter to the US Army Corps of Engineers on recommendations for water resources principles, requirements, and guidelines (PR&G), environmental justice, and tribal policies.
August 9, 2022
Welcome New Members – July 2022
By News Editor
ASFPM extends a big welcome to the following people who joined the association this past month.
August 9, 2022
ASFPM Foundation Announces its 2022 Future Leaders Scholarship Winner
By News Editor
Esme Nelson, a civil engineering student at Gonzaga University, has been awarded the Future Leaders Scholarship (FLS) for 2022-2024.
August 8, 2022
High-Tide Floods Surge as Climate Changes and Sea Level Rises
By News Editor
For many coastal cities around the U.S., it now takes fewer flood factors to drive high-tide floods, which disrupt daily life and occur more frequently than severe flood events
August 4, 2022
BRIC and FMA Competitive Selections Announced for FY2021
By News Editor
For BRIC, FEMA selected projects across all 10 FEMA regions with 53 states and territories, the District of Columbia and 271 different communities, including 33 tribes. The Flood Mitigation Assistance projects will go to 19 states and 72 different communities.
August 3, 2022
What is a Flash Flood? A Civil Engineer Explains
By Janey Camp, PhD, PE, GISP, CFM
Flash floods often catch people by surprise, even though weather forecasters and emergency personnel try to warn and prepare communities.
August 1, 2022
ASFPM Founder Larry Larson Retires After 60 Years of Service to Floodplain Management
By Mary Bart
ASFPM staff members past and present came together to celebrate the retirement of the ASFPM founder and the man whose name has been synonymous with ASFPM since the association began in 1977.
July 29, 2022
Overcoming Obstacles to Buyouts
By Larry Larson, P.E., CFM
Burdensome timelines, insufficient funding for low-income families, and lack of comparable housing often stymie buyout programs
July 26, 2022
ASFPM Creates New Award to Honor Margaret A. Davidson, Recognize Climate Resilience
By Mary Bart
When ASFPM opens the nomination process for the 2023 ASFPM Awards later this year, there will be an entirely new award named in honor of this coastal management pioneer and true visionary in the field.