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The Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance of the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing today (March 16) on reauthorization of the NFIP called “Flood Insurance Reform: A Community Perspective.” ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis will be testifying, along with Melissa H. Luckman, Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the Disaster Relief…
Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants Program from HUD
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…
Evaluation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers PPA Process
The National Academy, a congressionally-chartered, independent nonprofit, is conducting one-hour interviews via telephone. Pamela Haze, project director at the National Academy of Public Administration, would like to talk with representatives of non-federal entities who have had experience working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on partnership projects (more specifically Project Partnership Agreements (PPAs) or…
Key Bulletins Issued on Changes in NFIP
On April 1, the NFIP issued two important bulletins regarding changes in the National Flood Insurance Program. The first discusses the changes that will occur in the flood insurance program as of October 1, 2011. The second discusses a change in how the community’s substantial damage percentage can be used to trigger an ICC claim…