 Get ready to promote Flood Awareness Week (FAW) with Texas Floodplain Management Association (TFMA)! Visit the TFMA website for updates on FAW topics and resources. Coordinate with your social media team to share daily flood awareness, safety, risk, mitigation, and insurance facts. Don't forget to Wear Blue Wednesday on May 22!
As Flood Awareness Week approaches and with recent flooding around the state, here are a few resources you may want to share in your community.
Thursday, May 30, 2024, 11 a.m. - noon CT
Find out if structures in your community have experienced repeat flooding due to two or more FEMA Individual Assistance requests and after federally declared disasters. Learn how to request and use repeat flood data for effective mitigation efforts. One hour of continuing education credit (CEC) is approved through the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) for Certified Floodplain Managers (CFMs®).
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FEMA's nationally-run flood insurance training
Share these trainings with agents in your community. This webinar is a two-part course on FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program. Created for insurance agents with CEC varying by state, others are welcome to attend, but CEC is not available. Attendees must complete both sessions in order to cover all topics required by the Flood Insurance Reform Act (FIRA) of 2004.
- 5/21: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. CT (Part 1) REGISTER
5/22: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. CT (Part 2) REGISTER
- 5/22: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT (Part 1) REGISTER
5/23: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT (Part 2) REGISTER
- 5/29: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT (Part 1) REGISTER
5/30: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT (Part 2) REGISTER
Click here to view more offerings.
FEMA Region 6 Mitigation training
Join any of the four repeated sessions on FEMA's Public Assistance (PA) Mitigation for insights into building resilient infrastructure. Learn about program overview, access, and positive outcomes. All webinars will include a video explaining eligible building code and floodplain management activities for reimbursement through FEMA's PA program under Section 1206 of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA) of 2018. One hour of CEC is approved, not repeatable, for this training through ASFPM for CFMs®.
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 Click here to learn more about the Texas GLO Resilient Communities Program (RCP), which may provide up to $300,000 to help your community adopt modern, flood resistant codes. No local match needed
 FEMA made changes to increase equity in the Individual Assistance program by simplifying processes, removing barriers to entry, and increasing eligibility for certain types of assistance. Click here to view a fact sheet about the changes effective for disasters declared on or after March 22, 2024.
A Federal Register notice has been posted about the changes with the opportunity for public comment through July 22, 2024.
The public can review a beta version of the Federal Flood Standard Support website and the Federal Flood Standard Support Tool. These digital resources can assist federal agencies and applicants or recipients of federal financial assistance in the implementation of the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard. Public comments can help enhance the functionality of these resources in future versions, offer insights on potential training or technical assistance needs associated with the tool and provide suggestions for clarifying communication for flood mapping data development methodology.
A Federal Register notice has been posted with the opportunity for public comment through May 28, 2024.
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View resources and upcoming training provided by the state NFIP Coordination office at the Texas Water Development Board. Download the 2023 Texas Quick Guide, a resource tool on floodplain management designed for both floodplain managers and communities.
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View floodplain management resources, training, and more from the Texas Floodplain Management Association (TFMA), here.
Take TFMA's High Standards Survey by June 14 to document community initiatives surpassing NFIP minimum requirements. The 9-item survey should take no more than 15 minutes. Past survey results are available here.
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Did you know you can access past FEMA Region 6 Floodplain Monthly trainings at one site? Click here to explore past topics. Bookmark the link, make sure to scroll to the bottom and click next to view more listings, and check back for new additions. Continuing education credits are not available for viewing past recordings.
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