A FEMA initiative, established under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), to recognize and reward communities that have implemented floodplain management measures beyond the minimum NFIP requirements. Under theCRS, those communities that choose to participate may reduce the flood insurance premium...
However, this is also a problem that can be traced to the congressionally directed funding which took up greater shares of total funding while lengthening the process as communities receiving awards sought to justify their expenditures. This stood in contrast to communities that sought competitive awa...
individuals respond to post-disaster needs, and Hazard Mitigation Assistance, which helps communities execute projects that may reduce the loss of life and property from future disasters. For more information, see CRS Report R46014, FEMA Individual Assistance Programs: An Overview, by Elizabeth M. ...
Another example is the proposed amendmentH.Amdt. 4to Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013,33in the 113thCongress, which would have provided an offset of the $17 billion in emergency funding to address the immediate needs for victims and communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. The offset wou...