A consortium of New England groups has received a $1.4 million grant to collect high-resolution topographical data for greatly improved flood risk maps, according to a press release from the University of New Hampshire. The project will collect data from New York City to Eastport, Maine. This is potentially very good news for all coastal […]
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Governor Requests Additional Flood Assistance for Impacted Communities
Posted on April 16, 2010
A new press release from MEMA (emphasis added): Governor Patrick Requests Additional Flood Assistance for Impacted Communities Thursday, April 15, 2010 – Governor Deval Patrick has made a request to President Obama to declare a Major Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation in order to expedite financial aid to the local cities and […]
Disaster Assistance Available for Both March Storms
Posted on April 7, 2010
This in from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency: Federal Flood Recovery Assistance Available For Both Storms BOSTON, MA – The State of Emergency that Governor Deval Patrick declared last week in response to the March 29 storm that produced heavy rains, widespread road closures and major flooding has been terminated. In addition, the Federal Emergency […]
Feds Declare Disaster from mid-March Floods
Posted on March 30, 2010
Press release from MEMA: BOSTON, MA – Governor Deval Patrick announced this evening that federal aid will become available to Massachusetts individuals and businesses hardest hit by the most recent flooding events. The assistance was authorized under a Major Federal Disaster Declaration issued by President Barack Obama after a review of the Federal Emergency Management […]
State Works to Qualify for Federal Disaster Aid
Posted on March 12, 2010
Interesting article in the Boston Globe on how the state is working to reach the magical storm-damage dollar amount ($8.2 million) so federal funds can be freed up to assist communities in recovery from the February 25th storm that slammed into the state. “US storm aid may be gone with the wind” (Boston Globe)
National Flood Insurance Program Expires [UPDATED]
Posted on March 11, 2010
[ORIGINAL MARCH 1 POST]: Nothing to panic about (we don’t think), but the US Senate failed to pass a reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). As a result, the NFIP officially expired last night. FEMA, meanwhile, released an announcement last Friday expressing its confidence that the program will be reauthorized when the Senate […]
FEMA Grants Conference Call—February 5
Posted on January 28, 2010
A friend just passed this announcement our way: The DHS Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives would like to connect you to some of our colleagues in FEMA and share information on specific grant programs to strengthen your resilience against hazards. The call will provide an overview of four programs: Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) […]
DHS Releases Grant Guidance for 2010
Posted on December 15, 2009
The folks over at Emergency Management have posted a good summary of the newly released 2010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Grant Guidance. While the bulk of the $2.7 billion is targeted at terrorism-related security (this is DHS, after all), there’s plenty here for those looking for funding to protect coastal communities from weather and […]
FEMA Clarifies Sand Replacement and Public Assistance Funding
Posted on November 20, 2009
FEMA has released a 4-page PDF called “Eligible Sand Replacement on Public Beaches” which clarifies the availability of public assistance funding for the replacement of sand on damaged public beaches. Briefly? Under certain conditions, funding may be available for both emergency and permanent work, but it needs to meet certain requirements and not be in […]
Need Good Elevation Data? (Funding Opportunity)
Posted on November 19, 2009
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has announced a competitive grant opportunity to fund the collection and processing of high resolution elevation data and orthoimagery. Priorities for The National Map: Imagery and Elevation Maps under ARRA (CFDA 15.817) include collecting elevation data over coastal areas most susceptible to storm and hurricane flooding, earthquake damage, and coastal […]