Policy Matters

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    December 2, 2025

    FEMA Review Council to Release Final Draft Report Dec. 11

    By News Editor

    Public meeting will include report presentation, deliberations, and final vote.

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    November 17, 2025

    ASFPM Engages USACE on Nonstructural Flood Solutions

    By News Editor

    ASFPM is requesting a meeting with the US Army Corps of Engineers to discuss obstacles to implementing nonstructural flood solutions and chart a path forward.

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    October 7, 2025

    The NFIP has lapsed. Here’s what it means.

    By News Editor

    The National Flood Insurance Program has lapsed. ASFPM provides essential guidance for members on community compliance, policy coverage, and federal advocacy efforts

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    September 12, 2025

    New ASFPM Resource Provides Model Ordinance Language for Putting ASCE 24-24 into Practice

    By News Editor

    By providing clear ordinance language alongside implementation considerations, ASFPM is making it easier to translate national standards into local action.

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    August 28, 2025

    ASFPM Presses FEMA Review Council on Three Urgent Priorities for Disaster Readiness

    By News Editor

    FEMA’s ability to reduce risk and protect lives depends on hazard mitigation remaining at the center of its work, with investments that strengthen standards, expand risk reduction and build capacity at the state and community level.

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    August 28, 2025

    Senators Seek Input on Improving the NFIP

    By News Editor

    Submit feedback by Sept 15 on how to improve the NFIP and help keep it affordable and solvent.

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    August 21, 2025

    EDA Announces $1.45 Billion in Disaster Recovery Grants for FY 2025

    By News Editor

    The Disaster Supplemental Grant Program is available to communities that received major disaster declarations in calendar years 2023 and 2024.

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    August 14, 2025

    Congress, Courts, and Rulemakings Combine to Erode NEPA Protections

    By David Conrad, CFM

    ASFPM joins with 133 other organizations in warning that recent federal actions weaken NEPA, limit public input, and narrow environmental reviews.

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    August 11, 2025

    After Brief Delay, NOAA’s Atlas 15 Project Moves Ahead

    By News Editor

    Atlas 15 will become the authoritative source for precipitation frequency information across the United States.

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    August 7, 2025

    Federal Judge Blocks FEMA from Diverting BRIC Funds Amid 20-State Lawsuit

    By Mary Bart

    The injunction does not release the funds to states but does block the government from reallocating BRIC funds for non-BRIC purposes while the case moves forward. 

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