Enhancing Community Resilience with FEMA’s New Flood Risk Management Standard
Introduction to FFRMS In a significant move to bolster community resilience against flooding, the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has published a Final Rule to implement the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS). This forward-thinking [...]
Funding Advances National Climate Resilience Framework
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell has announced the third round of Swift Current funding, releasing $300 million through the recent Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This initiative is aimed at helping National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders across the United States enhance [...]
Ensuring Preparedness: FEMA’s $103 Million Grant to Emergency Operations Centers
In a significant move toward bolstering emergency response capabilities nationwide, FEMA has announced the availability of over $103 million through the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant Program for the fiscal year 2024. This grant initiative aims to equip, upgrade, [...]
FEMA Offers $36 Million in Grants for Fire Prevention Programs
In an effort to bolster community resilience and fortify fire prevention efforts nationwide, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the initiation of the application process for the Fiscal Year 2023 Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) grant program. [...]
Managing Catastrophic Flood Losses: FEMA’s 2024 Reinsurance Placement and How BOLDplanning Can Help
In a recent announcement, FEMA revealed its 2024 traditional reinsurance placement for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), highlighting its commitment to managing catastrophic flood losses. This move signifies the agency's ongoing efforts to transfer financial risk to the [...]
$150 Million Made Available to Support Hazard Mitigation Efforts Through FEMA
2024, heralded by FEMA as the “Year of Resilience,” is now well underway. As such, it is unsurprising that the agency has made a second funding opportunity available through its Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) — and it’s a substantial [...]