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- Keeping New Public Infrastructure Out of Hazard-Prone Areas
- Passing a Protective Wetlands Bylaw
- Passing Strict Zoning Ordinances and Regulations
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- FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Grant Program
- FEMA Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) Program
- FEMA Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) grant program
- HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program – Disaster Recovery Grants
- HUD HOME Investment Partnerships Program
- HUD Mortgage Insurance for Disaster Victims
- HUD Property Improvement Loan Insurance
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- IRS Casualty Loss-Special Disaster Provisions
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- USDA / FSA Tree Assistance Program (TAP)
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- USDA / RD Section 504 Single Family Housing Repair Grants
- USDA / RD Section 504 Single Family Housing Repair Loans
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- Webinar: Climate Resilient Coastal Communities (Wednesday July 28)
- Funding for "Climate Change Mitigation" Available
- White House Opposes Multiple Peril Insurance Bill [UPDATED]
- FEMA Releases Guidance for 2011 Mitigation Grant Programs
- 3ft of Freeboard? I'll Take 12ft!
- Free Online Hurricane Response Training
- It's Back . . . Senate Reauthorizes National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
- Congress Wants Your Thoughts on New NOAA Climate Service
- Federal Flood Insurance Will Cover Flood-Related Oil Damage [FEMA Memo]
- New NOAA PDF Answers Hurricane vs Oil Slick Questions
- Gulf Spill Oil Coming to Atlantic?
- Editorial Advises Better Planning and Building, NOT the Ike Dike
- Introducing StormSmart Connect
- Incredible Oil Spill Photos
- New Funding Opportunity for Habitat Restoration
- Municipal Emergency Management Messaging Systems
- Texas Town Tightens Development Rules
- County Uses FEMA Funds for Innovative Infrastructure Reconstruction
- FEMA Releases New Mobile Website
- When Life Gives You Lemons: Galveston Turns Storm Damage Into Art
- High Tech (and generally free) Tools for Disaster Preparation
- Eight Hurricanes, Fifteen Tropical Storms for 2010 Forecasters Say
- Study Finds Northeast Getting Fiercer Rainstorms
- When Are My New Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) Going to be Ready?
- National Flood Insurance Program Expires (Again)
- How Does Coastal Massachusetts's Risk Compare to Our Neighbors?
- NEW: Current Massachusetts Storm Outlook
- New FIRMs Tested in Massachusetts
- Florida is now StormSmart!
- Region Forms Group & Plan to Address Threats to Critical Infrastructure
- National Flood Insurance Program Expires [UPDATED]
- Hindsight: Video of Galveston After the 1900 Hurricane
- National Hurricane Center Announces Changes
- With Crumbling Seawalls and Limited Resources, France Struggles with Storms
- Disaster‐Resilient Homes Webinar Series [EVENT]
- Top 10 Reasons to Buy Flood Insurance NOW
- Risk Communication: Best Practices
- Coastal Adaptation Planning Webinar: Feb 25th [EVENT]
- NOAA Improves Forecasts for Coastal Flood Impacts
- Sunday: Scheduled StormSmart Coasts Site Maintenance [UPDATED]
- Hurricane Center Takes Storm Surge Out of Intensity Categories
- EPA Releases Water Quality Scorecard
- Texas Appellate Court Finds No Taking in State's Open Beaches Act
- Small-Town Cape Cod Also Losing Beaches VIDEO
- California Battles Disappearing Coastal Bluffs VIDEO
- Case-Study: Freeboard Pays Off for Office/Condo
- Community Threatens to Fine Homeowners Over Renourished-Beach Access
- Two Communities on Two Coasts Move to Adapt to New Climates
- Hurricane Damage Prediction Tough, Even for Insurance Companies
- National Hurricane Center to Provide Greater Lead Time in Watches and Warnings
- New Levee Outreach
- DHS Releases Grant Guidance for 2010
- NEW StormSmart Coasts Network Calendar
- FEMA Clarifies Sand Replacement and Public Assistance Funding
- Need Good Elevation Data? (Funding Opportunity)
- FEMA Wants to Know What You REALLY Think About the NFIP
- Preventing Human-Caused Disasters (Editorial)
- Handy Guide to Coastal Inundation Mapping
- New Report on Best Building Practices
- NEW BOOK: Floodplain Management, A New Approach for a New Era
- Summary of Changes to NFIP
- FLOAT House Suggests New Approach to Floodplain Living
- Corps of Engineers Mandates Consideration of Sea Level Rise
- Town Offers Builders Permit Credit for Freeboard
- Alabama and Texas are now StormSmart!
- The Costs of Not Preparing for Climate Change
- Improved Hazard Mitigation Assistance Guidance Released
- What if Historic Storm Hit Today? New Site Shows
- Smart Growth Guide for Coastal and Waterfront Communities Released
- North Carolina Amends Innovative Beach Plan
- How it Adds Up: FEMA in Mississippi Four Years After Katrina
- New TV Program on Coastal Watersheds Now Online [UPDATED]
- FEMA Proposes Payout Cuts for Repairs of Repetitively Damaged Facilities
- Hurricane Resistant "Louisiana Lift House" Launched
- Television Programs Promote Storm Resilience
- "Planning for Climate Change" Workshop Materials Released
- NOAA Revises Hurricane Outlook
- US House Gives NFIP 6-month Extension
- Wall of Wind to Blow Houses Down
- Can Bill Gates Stop Hurricanes?
- Experimental Hurricane Wind Scale Debuts This Season
- Disaster Preparedness for Your Community Records
- Role Play Helps Communities Find Consensus
- Evacuating with Your Pets
- FEMA Releases 2010 Hazard Mitigation Unified Guidance
- Poll Reveals Coastal Residents Grossly Unprepared for 2009 Hurricane Season
- Whitehouse Releases New Climate Change Report
- Mid-Atlantic to See Greatest Sea Level Rise?
- Radio Show: "'Hurricane Highway' Islands: Rebuild Or Retreat?"
- Short Video on Building Tougher [BUILDING]
- Slight Downgrade in Hurricane Projections [REPORT]
- HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE (Is Your Community Ready?)
- NOAA's New Institute Advances National Climate Service
- President Declares National Hurricane Preparadness Week
- PUBLICATION: New EPA Report Outlines Adaptation Options
- FEMA Moves Towards Digital-Only FIRMs
- DHS Releases New Compendium of Disaster Assistance Programs
- National Hurricane Center Urged to Update Warning System
- LEGAL: Liability of Government for Flood Damages Tested
- TECHNOLOGY: Twitter for Evacuation?
- California Creates On-Line Climate Change Impact Maps
- EDUCATION: FEMA Launches New School Program
- 2009 Hurricane Season Predictions
- FUNDING/ASSISTANCE: NRCS Recovery Act
- Florida to Weaken Price-Controls on Property Insurance Rates?
- New publication: The Importance of Reducing Disaster-Related Losses for Vulnerable Populations
- New book: Managing for Long-Term Community Recovery in the Aftermath of Disaster
- New book: How to Maximize FEMA Funding After a Natural Disaster
- New Publication Guides Climate Change Outreach and Communications
- Report Calls For Federal Assistance For Local Planning for Climate Change
- FUNDING/ASSISTANCE: Smart Growth Implementation Assistance
- Trim Your Trees, Protect Your Utilities?
- Town gets ~ million in FEMA funds to move utilities underground
- EPA releases new report on effects of sea level rise on Mid-Atlantic region
- FEMA releases Hurricane Ike Impact Report
- Uncategorized
- The 2010 Hurricane Season Begins with New Oil Spill Map
- County Promotes More Precise Storm Surge Maps
- StormSmart Coasts Community Leader Receives National Award
- Storm Recovery Difficult, But There is Help
- The View from Down Deep: Photo of the Leak
- More Amazing Photos of the Pre-Spill Fire
- New England Gets .4M for Better Coastal Flood Maps
- Disaster Assistance Available for Both March Storms
- Massachusetts CZM Launches New Coastal Landscaping Website
- Get Flood-Related Disaster Assistance Fast
- What Flooding Really Looks Like [VIDEO]
- State Works to Qualify for Federal Disaster Aid
- Video of Chatham Flooding
- Blizzard of 1978 Video
- StormSmart Coasts Community Proposing Regulatory Changes
- State Farm to Drop 125,000 Policies in Florida
- Chatham Faces Increasing Erosion
- FEMA Grants Conference Call—February 5
- Do you live behind a levee? ASCE provides homeowners with real scoop on their risk.
- New Course: Adapting to Climate Change, a Consensus Approach
- Incredible Photos: One Year After Ike
- Five Things We Should Learn from Ike [EDITORIAL]
- New Report Shows How Urban Governments are Adapting to Climate Change
- Study Finds Florida Home Retrofitting Program Cost Effective
- Funding Available! FEMA's Unified Hazard Mitigation Grant Period Begins
- New Cape Cod Flood Maps Project Greater Risk
- REPORT: Interagency Study Concludes Structural Shore Protection Can't Solve All Problems
- Rising Sea Levels: Survival Tips from 5000 BC
- Blueprint for Coastal Resiliency Released
- FUNDING/ASSISTANCE: NOAA Seeking "Shovel-Ready" Habitat Restoration Proposals
- CICEET Convenes Living Coasts Workshop
- CARRI releases new "Searchable Resilience Bibliography"
