March 30, 2018
Federal Insurance Directorate Underwriting Branch Chief Named
By News Editor
FEMA names new underwriting branch chief John Hintermister has been selected as the Branch Chief for the Underwriting Branch in the Product Delivery Division of the Federal Insurance Directorate, according to a March 30, 2018 announcement. Hintermister started his FEMA career as an Insurance Examiner in the Underwriting Branch in 2008 and became an Underwriting
March 28, 2018
New WYO Bulletin highlights Oct. 1, 2018 NFIP changes
By News Editor
NFIP October 2018 Changes Bruce Bender, ASFPM Flood Insurance Committee Co-chair said, “As always, not many changes in the fall…but there are one or two big ones.” An NFIP policy can now be canceled pro-rata and replaced by a private policy if FEMA gets a copy of the declaration page and a statement from a
March 23, 2018
Did you submit an application for FMA or PDM mitigation funds?
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Intergovernmental Affairs Advisory FEMA Announces Fiscal Year 2017 Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Flood Mitigation Assistance Status of Submissions March 22, 2018 FEMA will announce on March 22 the pre-award eligibility of sub-applications submitted for the Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant applications for Fiscal Year 2017. HMA’s two competitive grants programs are the Flood Mitigation Assistance and Pre-Disaster
March 22, 2018
A word from ASFPM’s Exec. Director on positive aspects of Omnibus budget
By News Editor
Dear ASFPM leaders: Congress released the text of the FY18 Omnibus late March 21 and I am thrilled to be able to report that the budget for pre-disaster mitigation and floodplain mapping are at their highest appropriated levels ever! Floodplain mapping: $262.5 million appropriated + $189.9 million from flood insurance fund (for flood mapping and
March 21, 2018
ASFPM Joins Multiple Groups Supporting HR 4062, the Digital Coast Act of 2017
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ASFPM and others urge Congress to move Digital Coast Act along In a March 20, 2018 letter to Chairman Rob Bishop and Ranking Member Raul Grijalva of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, a Digital Coast Partnership Advocacy Coalition wrote the following: The Digital Coast Partnership Advocacy Coalition requests your help in scheduling a
February 14, 2018
ASFPM develops fact sheet for FHA 203(k)
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ASFPM develops fact sheet for FHA 203(k) , a finance option to reduce flood losses for homeowners. In an attempt to revitalize neighborhoods that were run down, the Federal Housing Administration created the 203(k) Rehabilitation Program, which has been around since the 1970s. It was originally designed to encourage families in the low- to moderate-income…
January 22, 2018
Government shutdown means a lapse in NFIP authority
By News Editor
The National Flood Insurance Program was not reauthorization by the deadline, Jan. 19, 2018. Guidance on how to move forward during the federal government shutdown can be found here: https://nfip-iservice.com/Stakeholder/pdf/bulletin/w-17069.pdf. ASFPM will be monitoring the situation and will make announcements when we have additional information.
January 12, 2018
FEMA’s National Institute of Building Sciences Releases Update to its 2005 Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves Report
By News Editor
FEMA’s National Institute of Building Sciences Releases Update to its 2005 Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves Report ASFPM and other organizations have used the 2005 report very heavily in our congressional testimony, policy guidance, etc. As most of you know, the well cited statistic “FEMA mitigation programs result in $4 benefits for every $1 in cost”
January 11, 2018
Make America’s Swamps Great Again
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ASFPM member Kevin Coulton, of Troutdale, Oregon, is serious about getting his message out on natural infrastructure being coupled with traditional infrastructure when protecting people and property from flood risks. That’s why he wrote Make America’s Swamps Great Again , along with a letter to President Trump , urging him to “consider my opinions regarding…
December 7, 2017
Short-term NFIP extension likely through Dec. 22
By Chad Berginnis, CFM
This is the latest we are hearing on NFIP reauthorization, excerpted from CQ Roll Call Dec. 7, 2017: The House Rules Committee recommended on Wednesday a closed rule for a stopgap continuing resolution to fund federal agencies through Dec. 22, paving the way for floor consideration of the measure Thursday. The panel adopted the rule