(L-R) ASFPM Chair Maria Cox Lamm, Jamila Johnson and ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis. The association created the John R. Sheaffer Award for Excellence in Flood Proofing to honor its namesake for his pioneering work in demonstrating flood proofing as a viable flood-loss reduction measure, and for his decades of work in promoting and advancing…
ASFPM wants to alert you to a notice in the Federal Register where FEMA is seeking comments on the update of several forms related to the acquisition of structures/property in conjunction with its Hazard Mitigation Assistance Programs, and on FEMA’s proposal to exercise its authority to start an acquisition program directly with property owners (the…
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 bracket to purchase homes that…
Explore the people, milestones, and moments that shaped ASFPM during the past 50 years—and look ahead to the next 50 years of impact.