American Flood Coalition recognizes Representative Sarah Elfreth as a Federal Champion
As Maryland faces stronger storms, higher seas, and more frequent flooding, Rep. Elfreth commits to leading on flood solutions. WASHINGTON, DC — January 16, 2024 — The American Flood Coalition (AFC) today recognized Representative Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03) as a Federal Champion for her leadership, public service, and commitment to finding solutions to challenges posed by flooding. […]
American Flood Coalition recognizes Representative Joe Neguse as a Federal Champion
As Colorado faces stronger storms and more frequent flooding, Rep. Neguse commits to leading on flood solutions. WASHINGTON, DC — January 9, 2025 — The American Flood Coalition (AFC) today recognized Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO) as a Federal Champion for his leadership, public service, and commitment to finding solutions to challenges posed by flooding. “We’ve […]
2024 in review
With historic flooding across the country, including severe storms in the Midwest and devastating hurricanes in the Southeast, 2024 showed the need for flood solutions in every community. Despite these challenges, this year we saw all levels of government build flood resilience: Communities planned flood projects, states invested in resilient infrastructure, and we worked with […]
Strategies for keeping property values afloat
Three strategies for protecting property values from flooding: resilient roads, CRS, and municipal planning and design.
How could rising floodwaters impact your home’s value?
Understanding the link between property value and flooding and what it means for homeowners and state and local officials.
Turning the tide toward equity: simplifying federal flood assistance applications
How application complexity hinders access to federal flood assistance for small municipalities and low-income people.
Turning the tide toward equity: improving federal flood programs to serve marginalized populations
Renters, unbanked populations, and non-English speakers fall through the cracks of federal flood insurance programs.
Turning the tide toward equity: making federal flood programs work for low-income people
Federal flood program eligibility requirements leave out low-income communities.
Spring flooding and COVID-19 collide in the Midwest
As spring flooding threatens cities across the Midwest, local government leaders on the frontlines of COVID-19 prepare for a “dual disaster” response.
$400M+ expected to go to cities and towns for resilience projects this fall
FEMA’s new Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program opens up money for resilience projects.
