May 12, 2016
FEMA is now implementing the critical lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy to improve the customer experience for policyholders involved in litigation
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FEMA’s Roy Wright in a March 12 memo explains FEMA oversight in WYO legislation FEMA is transforming the National Flood Insurance Program with a focus on customer experience and ensuring policyholders and communities become more disaster resistant and resilient. FEMA’s commitment begins when a policyholder purchases a federal flood insurance policy and does not end
May 10, 2016
FEMA releases Oct. 1 2016 program changes
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NFIP announces Oct. 1, 2016 program changes on May 10, 2016 Go to https://www.nfipiservice.com/Stakeholder/FEMA8/W-16032.html to view the cover memo and four attachments, including: Attachment A – Transaction Record Reporting and Processing Plan Revisions Attachment B – Edit Specifications Revisions Attachment C –Updated Preferred Risk Policy and Newly Mapped Application Form Attachment D –Sample Form for
April 21, 2016
ASFPM submits comments on draft Bulletin 17C
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ASFPM submits comments on draft Bulletin 17C Read the full comments here: https://www.floods.org/ace-images/Bulletin_17CMM.pdf
April 12, 2016
$300M set aside for Strategic Economic and Community Development funds
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Funding Opportunity-Strategic Economic and Community Development: 2014 Farm Bill provision sets aside funding to help communities implement their multi-jurisdictional plans The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new Rural Development funding opportunity authorized by Section 6025 of the 2014 Farm Bill called Strategic Economic and Community Development.SECD supports rural communities engaged in regional planning efforts.
April 11, 2016
Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants Program from HUD
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Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants Program from HUD HUD is soliciting applications for the FY2016 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants program. The maximum grant award is $30 million. The Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants support the implementation of comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plans that are expected to achieve the following three core goals: Housing: Replace distressed public and assisted
April 4, 2016
ASFPM submits Outside Witness Testimony for programs under NOAA for FY17
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ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis submitted Outside Witness Testimony for Programs under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for Fiscal year 2017. The OWT was submitted to House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies. Read the full letter here.
March 30, 2016
FEMA Issues an Addendum to HFIAA Program Changes: Clear Communication of Risk
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Bulletin-16021 MEMORANDUM FOR: Write Your Own (WYO) Company Principal Coordinators, WYO Vendors, and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Direct Servicing Agent FROM: Roy E. Wright Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration SUBJECT: Addendum 4 to April 1, 2016, Program Changes – Revised Underwriting Procedures for HFIAA Section 28,
March 29, 2016
Series of photos on an elevation project
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Step-by-step process of elevating a home from Rod Scott (CFM, of L&R Resources, LLC in Mandeville, Louisiana) Click here for the series of photos.
March 22, 2016
White House Water Summit live today includes ASFPM partnership.
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White House Water Summit to Include ASFPM Partnership to Promote Nature’s Role in Reducing Flood Risk Washington, DC, March 22 – A partnership project between the Association of State Floodplain Managers, The Nature Conservancy, American Planning Association, National Association of Counties and Sasaki Partners to help communities determine the role nature can play in reducing
March 21, 2016
ASFPM submitted today its comments in support of establishing a deductible for FEMA’s PA Program
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ASFPM submitted comments March 21, 2016 on its support of Establishing a Deductible for FEMA’s Public Assistance Program. You can read the responses we submitted to the questions asked in the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking here: https://www.floods.org/ace-images/ASFPM_comments_PAdecuctibleMar2016.pdf