Where to apply for post-disaster assistance
October 31, 2024 — After a disaster, communities and individuals can be overwhelmed by the amount of information available for recovery. As people worry about immediate needs like food, water, and power, they must also navigate a complex web of federal, state, local, and private resources, most of which involve applications and paperwork. This page […]
Everything you need to know about flood insurance
October 30, 2024 — In the wake of hurricanes and storms, many households face long and costly recoveries. That’s partially because few of those affected by storms are insured against flooding: For example, when Hurricane Helene hit Buncombe County, which comprises Asheville, less than 1% of homes and businesses had flood insurance. While flooding is widespread and […]
Hurricane Milton: Resources for Response & Recovery
As communities in Florida deal with the impacts of Hurricane Milton, our thoughts are with those responding and recovering from the storm. To support leaders during the aftermath of Milton, the American Flood Coalition compiled these resources. Florida assistance details Florida has received a federal disaster declaration for Milton. NOTE: The following information is current as of October 15, […]
Hurricane Helene: Resources for Response & Recovery
As communities across the Southeast deal with the impacts of Hurricane Helene, our thoughts are with those responding and recovering from the storm. To support leaders during the aftermath of Helene, the American Flood Coalition compiled these resources. FEMA Public Assistance FEMA’s Public Assistance program can help communities shoulder the burden of recovery from the impacts of […]
AFC convenes NC leaders to tour transportation resilience projects
September 30, 2024 — Communities are preparing for a long recovery after Hurricane Helene destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. Across North Carolina, roads collapsed and infrastructure failed as widespread flooding left residents cut off from basic goods and emergency services. Some of these same communities faced similar predicaments in 2016 with Hurricane Matthew, in […]
Statewide flood resilience starts with accountable, empowered leaders
September 30, 2024 — States are critical for reducing large-scale flood risk: They receive and allocate federal funding, can more effectively manage water across watersheds, and can help under-resourced communities. Successful leadership at the state level often involves an empowered leader, as well as a regional coordination entity. Such coordination leads to more effective flood projects, programs, […]
New Florida laws boost statewide flood resilience
This session the Florida Legislature unanimously passed a series of bills that increase flood resilience.
Through Blueprint, NC takes watershed-level approach to flooding
As North Carolina’s first comprehensive statewide vision on flooding, the Blueprint offers communities guidance on how to make decisions and drive investments.
