September 2, 2021
Take Your CFM Exam Online: More Convenient, Faster Results
By News Editor
Moving to an online format provides greater convenience and flexibility to the more than 1,200 floodplain management professionals who take the CFM exam each year.
August 12, 2021
2021 BRIC and FMA Webinar Series Underway
By News Editor
Advanced registration is required for the 2021 BRIC and FMA Webinar Series, which kicked off on July 28, 2021 and will run through Oct. 13, 2021.
August 11, 2021
Saluting the 2021 ASFPM Award Winners
By News Editor
The ASFPM Annual Awards serve to recognize the outstanding contributions made by individuals, agencies, and organizations to keep communities safe from flood loss, promote resiliency, and advance the association’s mission. After reviewing an impressive slate of nominations, we are pleased to announce our 2021 winners.
August 6, 2021
Biden Administration Commits Historic $3.46 Billion in Hazard Mitigation Funds
By News Editor
For eligible mitigation projects, HMGP funding can cover 75% of total project costs and states or communities cover the remaining share. See the full breakdown of how this record $3.46 billion in hazard mitigation funding will be allocated by state, tribe, and territory.
August 6, 2021
Coalition Urges Congress to Double Investment in Farm Bill Conservation Programs
By News Editor
Broad and diverse coalition points to popular and effective Farm Bill conservation programs as a key path to giving farmers a role in tackling climate change while also benefiting rural economies.
August 5, 2021
ASFPM Responds to FEMA’s RFI on Program Equity
By News Editor
ASFPM has submitted comments in response to FEMA’s Request for Information (RFI) related to the agency’s efforts on equity and environmental justice.
August 1, 2021
What is the Future for Traditional Flood Mitigation after BRIC Awards?
By Larry Larson, P.E., CFM
Many of us working to reduce flood risk were excited when Congress finally approved a disaster generated formula to create a sustained funding program for FEMA mitigation grants. After seeing the Fiscal Year 2020 grants, we’re less optimistic.
August 1, 2021
You Can Depend on ASFPM Legal Resources!
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
A recent ASFPM survey indicated that the two most important legal tools/information that would be useful for communities to better manage flood risk are: legal analyses of key cases and updated case law and citations
July 6, 2021
ASFPM Among Those Asking Congress to Increase Flood Map Funds for FEMA
By News Editor
In joint letters to both the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, ASFPM joined like-minded organizations in requesting a significant increase in funding for FEMA’s flood risk mapping program in FY 2022.
June 17, 2021
ASFPM Adds Name to Letter Urging Reinstatement of CBRA Protections
By News Editor
ASFPM was among the more than 30 organizations that signed onto a letter to the Department of the Interior urging the reinstatement the Coastal Barrier Resources Act’s (CBRA) protections against federally-funded sand mining in the areas protected by the Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS).